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Too Little, Too Late? Breaking Down Florida’s Latest Property Insurance Reforms A bill passed by the Florida Legislature to address the state’s property insurance crisis has created optimism among some stakeholders, while others say it will not reduce rates over the next 18 to 24 months or stop the state’s out-of-control claims litigation. This year’s effort to pass property insurance reforms came down to the wire with the passage of Senate Bill 76 on the last day of session. The bill attempts to solve some of the issues plaguing the state’s homeowners insurance market in which insu...

Madge Lake Developments partners, Fred Perepiolkin and Robert Ritchie are excited about offering the long-term rental model, which is relatively new in the provincial parks setting. “By leasing long-term, your campsite is guaranteed and ready for use all season long,” explained Ritchie. “Those who lease sites at The Woodlands will have access from May to October, but they can leave their camper, equipment, or boats on their own personal site throughout the winter. Not only does it provide an off-season storage solution, it also mitigates the costs associated with hauling trailers, boa...

Date Time To Design Truly Compostable Plastic, Scientists Take Cues From Nature Ivan Jayapurna, a UC Berkeley materials science and engineering graduate student, preparing a sample film of a new biodegradable plastic. (Credit: Adam Lau/UC Berkeley) Despite our efforts to sort and recycle, less than 9% of plastic gets recycled in the U.S., and most ends up in landfill or the environment. Biodegradable plastic bags and containers could help, but if they’re not properly sorted, they can contaminate otherwise recyclable #1 and #2 plastics. What’s worse, most biodegradable plastics take months...

 E-Mail IMAGE: A modified plastic (left) breaks down after just three days in standard compost (right) and entirely after two weeks. view more  Credit: Christopher DelRe, UC Berkeley Biodegradable plastics have been advertised as one solution to the plastic pollution problem bedeviling the world, but today's "compostable" plastic bags, utensils and cup lids don't break down during typical composting and contaminate other recyclable plastics, creating headaches for recyclers. Most compostable plastics, made primarily of the polyester known as polylactic acid, or PLA, end up in landfi...