Great News! Planning Commission Just Says NO to CEMEX!
Maxine Connor of the Citrus County League of Women Voters has sent the following great news, from Neighbors Against Mining. If you go to this link, you will see that the residents opposing […]
Appeal Seeks to Protect Floridians, 50,000+ Acres, From Radioactive Waste and Phosphate Strip Mining
The following press release was distributed on Feb. 12, 2018. Phosphate mining is extremely destructive to the environment, and we have here a private company damaging our planet and putting our aquifer at risk in […]
“Saving Florida’s Springs” Movie Night and Rum 138 Friday, Feb. 16, 2018 7 pm
Don’t miss this worthwhile showing, right here in our neighborhood. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. -A river is like a life: once taken, it cannot be brought back- Rum 138, where you can […]
DEP’s Valenstein Gets Good Report. But wait . . .
* Great news from Sarasota. Another example of good indications coming from the DEP. But having been burned severely (multiple times) by the DEP in the past, let us hope that Mr. Valenstein’s position is […]
Clobber Fracking, Kill It Now, Call Corcoran
Jim Turner of News Service of Florida, writes the following article. Simmons suggested a moratorium of two to five years on the practice, which is currently allowed in Florida, to provide time to delve into […]
Strike While We Have the Chance! Kill Fracking Once And For All
Come to the meeting Monday in Tallahassee for the first committee meeting of SB 462. If you can’t come, ReThink Energy leader Kim Ross suggests we call the swing vote most important: Senator Dorothy Hukill, […]
Boots And A Bill: How A State Senator Aims To Unify Florida On Sea-Level Rise Projections
WRLN of Miami and South Florida has run the following story, describing continual recognition of rising seas. We say hooray for Sen. José Javier Rodríguez. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. -A river is […]
Gov. Rick Scott’s DEP Wants to Take Over Issuing Federal Wetland Permits
* Scott and the developers won’t stop until we have no wetlands, no clean water and no flowing springs. When that day comes, Scott will be gone, but the developers will still be here, and […]
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