The Case for Rights of Nature—
When it comes to pictures of springs, no one does it better than John Moran and his new photo essay tells a powerful story that words cannot adequately describe. Somewhere in the Florida Statutes […]
Plastics Industry Spent Millions Selling the Public on Recycling – in an Effort to Sell More Plastic
This description of the downside of plastics does not even mention the worst one — the risk to human health. Just one more way we allow global corporations to kill our Earth as we […]
Hundreds continue to visit Ginnie Springs amid COVID-19 outbreak
Flying in the face of medical experts, Ginnie Springs and our State of Florida remain unrestricted so we can have fun and keep business as usual. Common sense dictates that the longer we […]
Health officials lift advisory for Withlacoochee
Suwannee Democrat Although the latest huge Valdosta spill now has passed the Withlacoochee River, new problems from sewage spills may have arrived, as scientists now say the coronavirus may live in human fecal material. […]
Carlos Beruff in the Headlines Again.
Well, any Ethics Board that would not find John Miklos guilty would certainly not condemn Mr. Beruff. Also, Manatee County authorities are not known for their concern over the environment — they have flagrantly jumped […]
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Prevails as Federal Judge Strikes Down DAPL Permits
In a rare win for the environment, United States District Judge James E. Boasberg issued a ruling on March 25, 2020 against the Army Corps of Engineers. This ruling finds that the Corps was […]
Veto SB 712
Following is a commentary by Ryan Smart, Executive Director of the Florida Springs Council, representing about 360,000 Floridians, and a letter signed by 50 organizations and businesses. Among them is OSFR. Senate Bill 712, written […]
Plus Plastic: Microplastics found in global bottled water, Nestle is worst
The following study by this non-profit is mindboggling in what it reveals. NOTE THAT NESTLE HAD NEARLY TWICE THE HIGHEST MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PLASTIC PARTICLES PER LITER AS THE NEXT NEAREST BRAND TESTED. So what’s […]
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