This two-county planning board met today, June 2, 2022, to discuss the proposed Northern Turnpike Extension. On May 25 the Citizens Advisory Committee of this board unanimously agreed to oppose the road. The […]
It is so obvious that we can not take care of our own water. Our own water just gets worse and worse, and we symbolically try to skim the toxic algae off the top, and […]
Lawn fertilizer restrictions are great and kudos to Ace Hardware for taking fertilizer off the shelves during the summer months. Now we need agricultural fertilizer restrictions, but that is a more difficult issue. But restrictions […]
The main problem outlined in this excellent article is the lack of sustainability of our resources. The answers to the questions that Mr. Thomas poses below will not be found with the Department of Environmental […]
Of course it doesn’t. When we have toxic green algae, we spend money trying to find out how to dissolve it instead of limiting nutrients. When the manatees starve to death we buy lettuce […]
Well, this is not an entirely new idea, since our very own Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson has been spotted wearing plastic water bottles at public meetings. But rest assured, unlike Rob Greenfield, these […]
Following is an op-ed by your historian which will appear in the Sunday, May 29, 2022 of the Sun. Read the original article with photos here in the Gainesville Sun. Comments by OSFR […]
Happily, the Citrus County commissioners in general like the rural environment they now enjoy, and at least some for sure do not want the Northern Turnpike Extension to mess that up. All the commissioners […]
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