Environment

Urban farming for profit in the midst of million-dollar mansions

DALWORTHINGTON GARDENS — Lynn and Cynthia Remsing have a 7-acre front yard in this small, increasingly affluent Tarrant County city now dotted with $1 million mansions.

But theirs is like none other in the community of 2,400 surrounded by Arlington.

What started out as an after-school project by their two children has evolved into the Remsings’ livelihood. They produce tons of commercially rare — or just plain delicious — varieties of onions, garlic, okra, seedless tomatoes, corn, leeks, artichokes, rhubarb, blackberries and strawberries. » read more

Posted on Mon, July 6, 2009

Employee steals $100,000 from Alaska non-profit, staff forced into furloughs

ANCHORAGE — Police say a former employee of an Anchorage-based environmental and conservation group has stolen $100,000 from the nonprofit.

Travis Robinson, 36, is accused of using company credit cards, company accounts and false reimbursements to steal from the Alaska Marine Conservation Council.

Police say the theft took place over several months. All of the group's paid employees had to take a furlough as a result of the crimes, police said. Some workers lost their jobs. » read more

Posted on Mon, July 6, 2009

Florida Keys considers changing storm evacuation policies

MIAMI — Twice last year, tens of thousands of visitors were ordered to leave the Florida Keys when far-off tropical storms threatened. Both Fay and Ike wound up as little more than blustery side-swipes.

This year, Monroe County may not be as quick to pull the evacuation trigger.

While they stress public safety remains top priority, the county's emergency management chief and top administrator are considering tweaking the long-standing policy of ordering visitors to pack up every time the Keys fall into the National Hurricane Center's dreaded "cone of uncertainty.'' » read more

Posted on Mon, July 6, 2009

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