Bleak Forecast For Fossil Fuels

July 8, 2018 Environmental Threats - Fossil Fuels Leave a Comment

Shale Smart Brief has published the following article about EOG Resources, which is the successor to the infamous Enron Oil & Gas Company. Sustainables are on the forefront as the writing is on the […]

Water Supply Assessment (20l5-2035) More Input

July 8, 2018 Miscellaneous, Environmental Threats, THREATS, State Government Threats, Water Quantity (Threats) 1 Comment

Thursday, July 5, 2018, was the final public input meeting for the twenty-year plan before acceptance by the Governing Board at the July water management meeting. This is an exercise required by Florida law. At […]

Definitive Study — Natural Gas No Better Than Coal

July 4, 2018 Federal Government Threats, Water Quality Threats - Chemicals, Environmental Threats, State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats, Environmental Threats - Fossil Fuels, Other Water Quality Threats Leave a Comment

We have been reporting here for years that the methane leaks from natural gas production negate any advantage that energy source has over coal in regards to benefits to the environment. A definitive study […]

Sabal Trail ordered to pay landowners more

June 29, 2018 Environmental Threats - Pipelines Leave a Comment

Sabal Trail is in the news again as they suffered another legal defeat. The Gainesville Sun has the full article here. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. -A river is like a life: once […]

Gilchrist Co. Hears About Mine

June 21, 2018 THREATS, Environmental Threats, Events (Advocacy), County Government Solutions, Environmental Threats - Mining, Presentations (speaking, PowerPoint, forums) 1 Comment

The following was written by OSFR president Mike Roth. We can only congratulate and thank him, Ken Cornell, Oscar Psychas (about whom we have posted before), Lucy Anstey and the others who spoke, especially the […]

Gilchrist County and the Phosphate Mine………… continued

June 20, 2018 THREATS, County Government Solutions, Environmental Threats - Mining, Presentations (speaking, PowerPoint, forums) Leave a Comment

More Protection For The Santa Fe!!!

June 16, 2018 Miscellaneous, Conservation, Environmental Threats - Development, Water Quality Threats 1 Comment

Great news for the Santa Fe River. Recently the ten-member Acquisition and Restoration Council (ARC) made a recommendation that the Florida’s First Magnitude Springs Florida Forever Project add a 565-acre land parcel in Columbia […]

Phosphate mine on agenda, Gilchrist BOCC, 2018-06-18

June 14, 2018 Miscellaneous, THREATS, County Government Solutions, Environmental Threats - Mining, Presentations (speaking, PowerPoint, forums) Leave a Comment

Thanks to OSFR President Mike Smith for putting this item on the agenda, and to John Quarterman for publicizing it. If you can, please attend, and even better, please stand and tell the commissioners […]

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Bleak Forecast For Fossil Fuels

Water Supply Assessment (20l5-2035) More Input

Definitive Study — Natural Gas No Better Than Coal

Sabal Trail ordered to pay landowners more

Gilchrist Co. Hears About Mine

Gilchrist County and the Phosphate Mine………… continued

More Protection For The Santa Fe!!!

Phosphate mine on agenda, Gilchrist BOCC, 2018-06-18

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