True Conservation
Today in the Gainesville Sun Nathan Crabbe has written comments on the pending fate of Amendment 1, soon to be determined by our leaders in Tallahassee. We sincerely hope these, our leaders in Tallahassee, heed his […]
Blowing Smoke on Amendment 1
Freelance writer and editor of Floridaenvironments.com Bruce Ritchie has written a commentary today, Feb. 4, 2015 in the Gainesville Sun dealing with the ramifications of Amendment 1. Since the election back in November put this amendment […]
Magic of Springs Celebrated
Today in the Gainesville Sun, Ron Cunningham has given a review of last week’s presentation “The Myth and Magic of Florida Springs,” by Margaret Ross Tolbert and Rick Kilby. A presentation, according to Cunningham, […]
“Jevons’ Paradox” Costs Us Water
We need to redouble our efforts at conservation and efficient water use, but we must reorder our priorities and focus primarily on ways to limit total extraction. Thus says Dr. Robert Ulanowicz today in the […]
Comprehensive Article On Springs Protection Advocates In Gainesville Sun Jan. 11, 2015
Christopher Curry, staff writer for the Gainesville Sun, has an excellent article today, Jan. 11, 2015 about environmental groups joining together to fight threats against the springs: “Springs Protection Advocates Join Forces.” The result of […]
Florida Power & Light Gets Approval To Drill For Gas–At The Customers’ Expense
Florida’s Public Service Commission Thursday gave FPL permission to enter the natural-gas production business using money from its customers. They will sign a 30-year contract with Louisiana-based PetroQuest to explore for gas in Oklahoma, and […]
Silver Springs Is Drying UP
Dr. Robert Knight gave a lecture to a capacity crowd at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition in Ocala on Tues. Andy Fillmore has written an article about it in today’s Gainesville Sun, December […]
Gov. Scott & The DEP–The People Have Spoken–Did You Listen?
Gov. Scott is faced with naming a permanent leader for the DEP. The editorial in today’s Gainesville Sun outlines the choices he has: l) go with Cliff Wilson, the interim appointee, 2) pick someone […]
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