The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.October 2018 We sometimes take the oxygen we breathe for granted. The air we breath is mostly nitrogen  (78%) but just 21% oxygen, with tiny amounts of other gases.  From where does the earth get its oxygen?  According to the National Geographic, 70% comes from microscopic plants in our…

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The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.September 2018 Just 100 years ago, Florida’s human population was about 900,000. Today it is estimated at 21 million.  Any wonder that our bird species are declining?  Since 1500, over 190 species of world’s birds have become extinct, and that rate is increasing. Approximately 1,469 of the world’s 10,966…

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The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.May 2018 Unbelievable – Our Governments Are Ignoring Science! Our environment is in jeopardy at nearly all levels of government. Unbelievably, Climate Change and/or Global Warming are words forbidden for use by folks at both the U.S. and Florida governmental levels.  Many of our political leaders ignore science.  For…

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The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.April 2018 1.  Governor Scott:  Save our precious aquifer- Veto Bill #HB 1149 that allows sewage-effluent injection into the Floridan aquifer. The Floridan Aquifer underlies an area of 100,000 square miles, the entire state of Florida. It developed millions of years ago during the late Paleocene to early Miocene…

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