Turtle Island Natural Foods
Provides organic and natural foods.
The St. Johns River powers this port city’s economy and some consider it the city’s crown jewel. However, the conservation group American Rivers has named the waterway, which passes through Jacksonville, the sixth most endangered river in the country. High phosphate and nitrogen levels have caused algal blooms in the past. Traffic in and out of Jacksonville’s busy port, which welcomes cargo and cruise ships as well as ferries, has also caused environmental damage. The city is committed to cleaning up the river, and to that end, has adopted laws mandating restrictions on fertilizer use (a major source of nitrates) and limiting irrigation (which helps reduce urban runoff). The next move for Jacksonville is to channel the same river-cleaning energy into other sustainability areas, like increasing public transit and diverting waste from landfills.
(Photo by John Zander)
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Provides organic and natural foods.
Natural food store.
Health food coop that offers fresh organic produce and meat products.
Is there any link between political affiliation and sustainability policy? We ran the numbers!
Which is the greater danger - nuclear warfare or the population explosion? The latter absolutely! To bring about nuclear war, someone has to DO something; someone has to press a button. To bring about destruction by overcrowding, mass starvation, anarchy, the destruction of our most cherished values-there is no need to do anything. We need only do nothing except what comes naturally - and breed. And how easy it is to do nothing. —Dr. Isaac Asimov
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