Manatee County has more water pollution problems. Do they bring these problems on themselves? Yes, certainly they do to some extent. This is because they invite the destructive phosphate industry into their midst, while […]
Thanks to the incompetence and lobbyist-controlled Tallahassee non-leadership, more toxic water from the uncontrolled phosphate industry is going into Tampa Bay. Rather than restore and protect Tampa Bay, the DEP allows it to be used […]
“Officials said in this instance the unease is misplaced.” The public has little reason to trust the officials, as they have deceived and failed to take proper precautions and failed to do their job. Piney […]
FLORIDA PHOSPHATE INIATIATIVE PHOSPHOGYPSUM DANGERS A new post has often popped up on FaceBook lately—it is Phosphate Innovation Initiative — and it is full of lies and half-truths. Lies, because […]
Many of our readers have learned of the recent dismissal of the lawsuit HPS II had against Union Co. and here we have some information. Thanks to Michelle Rose Moretti and Kate Ellison for images, […]
Great news for Okefenokee and the planet: the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has denied Twin Pines a mining permit. It seems the reasons are twofold — one, the company did not consult with […]
Indeed our DEP is a good friend of developers, phosphate miners and other businesses who put money way, way ahead of the environment. Even though they hide the fact they may be allowing residents to […]
This is an excellent article giving a history of this ill-conceived plan. The following statement, however, begs more information: Even Chemours, an international mining entity, renounced any interest in purchasing the project from Twin Pines. […]
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