DEP Political Commercial
Today, April 20, 2018, the Gainesville Sun has published a letter by OSFR President Mike Roth which was written in response to a DEP press release touting the environmental qualities of Florida’s governor. Since our […]
Future Generations Are Being Robbed
The opposite poles related to water issues described below are extremes–what our water authorities did to Silver Springs, Crystal River and the Rainbow are inexcusable and indefensible. What Sierra Club, Environment Florida and associates […]
In The Shadow Of Wind Farms
The Gainesville Sun has published this article showing the downside of wind energy. Go to this link to see the entire article. It may be that the turbines should not be located near […]
Mine Poses Threat to River, Aquifer
The scene above illustrates what mining does to the earth. No matter what anyone says, this cannot be restored. Photo by Jim Tatum Today, August 6, 2017, Nathan Crabbe of the Gainesville Sun has written […]
Send EPA Your Comments – Deadline May 15, 2017
Catherine Frompovich writes the following in Activist Post. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. -A river is like a life: once taken, it cannot be brought back- EPA Asks For Your Comments About Presidential Executive […]
Bob Palmer: Can agriculture and healthy springs coexist?
“DEP’s presentation was a bracing dose of reality not typically seen or heard from our state environmental agencies.” Rarely do we get a statement like the one above, but we will happily take it. […]
OSFR Advisor Bob Knight Co-Authors Study On Turtles In The Santa Fe
“THE SANTA FE RIVER IN NORTHERN FLORIDA: EFFECT OF HABITAT HETEROGENEITY ON TURTLE POPULATIONS” Gerald R. Johnston1, Joseph C. Mitchell2, Eric Suarez3, Tom Morris4, Georgia A. Shemitz4, Peter L. Butt4, and Robert L. Knight5 […]
State Should ‘Show Its Work’ In Science — Bob Palmer
“By embracing non-transparency, the state is making it impossible for even well-trained scientists to check its work.” This is the theme of Dr. Bob Palmer’s article in today’s Tallahassee Democrat in which he exposes […]
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