Excellent Summary Of Florida’s Water Woes
DeSmog has published an excellent rundown of the water problems in South Florida, on the severity and on the causes. The severity is high — the causes are excessive nitrates from agricultural runoff […]
John Moran’s “Florida’s Summer of Slime: Stuart and Lake Okeechobee”
John Moran’s photo essays are in a league by themselves. When he wants to, he can add words that are poetry in prose, every bit as eloquent and beautiful as his fantastic photos. He didn’t […]
Bradford BOCC On Monday August 6, 2018
The mine was discussed during public comments, as Paul Still, Kate Ellison, Carol Mosely and your historian all addressed the board. Carol Mosely Hugh Thomas, SRWMD Kate Ellison […]
Blame long line of politicians for Florida’s recurring algae crisis | Fred Grimm
The beginning of the water problems in South Florida was in 1881, when Hamilton Disston purchased four million acres of land and attempted to drain it. At that time, draining wetlands was considered a good […]
Mine Opponents Continue To Speak Out
Bradford County commissioners did not escape a reminder of the mine issue at their bi-monthly meeting on July 19, 2018. Six speakers went to the podium, and several members of Citizens Against Phosphate […]
Adena Golf & Country Club Abruptly Closes
Frank Stronach’s 420-acre Golf & Country Club abruptly closed its doors Wed. with no explanation. The implication is that the closure is permanent. This land was purchased by Stronach in addition to his huge […]
Will Nutrien Drill Here?
Dennis Price has published the following in the Lake City Reporter on July 11, 2018. Mr. Price is an expert in this business, as he has worked many years each for Occidental, (now Nutrien,) Suwannee […]
Extra Long Meeting at SRWMD
An unusually long meeting (six hours, including the working lunch and workshop,) took place Tuesday July 10, 2018 in Live Oak at the SRWMD headquarters, including a couple of surprises for the public. Additionally, […]
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