The Green Community week in review: Oil spill forum in St. Pete, Hillsborough fertilizer debate continues, animal rights activists vs SeaWorld, and more

What’s the buzz on the latest issues in the Green Community? Check out what you may have missed last week:

John Kerry makes the case for an energy bill in the wake of the disastrous oil spill – Kerry said yesterday, "The United States is losing a major economic transformational moment. Until we begin to do something — you know, since 9/11, we now actually import more oil than we did before 9/11. It's insulting to common sense."

Photo highlights from the 2010 Tampa Bay Living Green Expo – The 2010 edition featured over 75 exhibitors, activities for the whole family, and new ways to go green.

The Battle of Upham Beach, part 2: The great sand debate – If the groins are not affecting the sand down drift at Upham, does that imply the structures are not holding the sand as they were designed to do and costing more taxpayer dollars for upkeep?

Gulf spill hits Pensacola and the "small" amount of oil we have risked our environment over – Recent cross posts on the Pensacola tar balls and and the environmental damage done because of one "small" oil reservoir.

Animal rights group calls for an end of public display of captive orcas after another dies at SeaWorld – The animal-rights group In Defense of Animals, say it's now past time to stop using the public display of orcas for SeaWorld's benefit.