Florida's Vanishing Wetlands
and the Failure of No Net Loss

"Paving Paradise" coming out in paperback this spring

Posted on March 2, 2010 7:54 p.m.
By Craig Pittman

Mark your calendar, folks. The hardback edition of "Paving Paradise" has sold so well that the fine folks at the University Press of Florida have chosen to put it out in a paperback edition.

Look for it to hit stores starting this spring, around the same time as the hardback edition of Craig's second book, "Manatee Insanity: Inside the War Over Florida's Most Famous Endangered Species."

"Paving Paradise" wins national honor

Posted on Aug. 9, 2010 8:25 p.m.
By Craig Pittman

Every year the Society of Environmental Journalists gives out an award for the best environmental book of the year. The ...

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Corps loses two wetland cases in court

Posted on July 15, 2010 8:22 p.m.
By Craig Pittman

It's been a rough couple of weeks for the Corps of Engineers, as federal judges in two high-profile Florida cases ...

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"Paving Paradise" wins award named for Florida icon Stetson Kennedy

Posted on May 20, 2010 7:45 p.m.
By Craig Pittman

Big news, folks. The Florida Historical Society has notified our publisher that "Paving Paradise" has been named the winner of ...

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Oil spill reminds us of importance of wetlands

Posted on April 29, 2010 11:29 p.m.
By Craig Pittman

We named our book "Paving Paradise" after the lyrics from Joni Mitchell's song "Big Yellow Taxi," in which she observed, ...

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Earth Day at 40: Strong laws, spotty enforcement

Posted on April 21, 2010 8:15 p.m.
By Craig Pittman

You should expect to see a ton of stories this week about the 40th anniversary of Earth Day on Thursday. ...

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