“Young Leaders for Wild Florida”
You may have noticed that many environmental meetings are dominated by those over 50, and we often hear it said that we need to get young people involved to carry on the cause. Well, […]
A Visit With Charles Shinn of Florida Farm Bureau Federation
Special guest at the OSFR board meeting on March 27 was Mr. Charles Shinn III, Director of Government and Community Affairs of the Florida Farm Bureau Federation. Mr. Shinn comes from a many-generation Florida family of […]
Maya Van Rossum & The Green Amendment
Delaware Riverkeeper Maya Van Rossum spoke in Gainesville Monday, March 26 to a group of people interested in clean air, pure water and a healthy environment. She has recently published The Green Amendment: […]
Honor Marjorie Carr’s legacy: Free the Ocklawaha
The long wait to restore the Ocklawaha River continues. This documentary will help draw attention to the issue where a lot of taxpayer money goes to maintain Rodman dam. Another example where people have […]
Robert Knight: Reducing your aquifer footprint is essential
Despite record funding, our springs and drinking water supply are becoming more depleted and polluted every year. Reducing your personal aquifer footprint is essential. But without government action, the springs and aquifer cannot be […]
Jury Sides with Property Owners in Eminent Domain Suit with Sabal Trail Pipeline
Sabal Trail Crossing Santa Fe River, right bank. Photo by Cody Suggs Welcome news for those fighting Sabal Trail comes from Cision prweb, which relates S T’s loss to property owners contesting the pipeline company’s […]
Sand Mines Are Collateral Damage From Fracking.
Sand Products of Wisconsin mine near Whitehall. Erik Daily, La Crosse Tribune An additional form of damage caused by the fracking industry that we often do not hear about is the huge amounts of […]
Risky Move: Canada Shipping More Tar Sands Oil by Rail
Gogama oil train derailment. CBC / YouTube Echo Watch has published the following article which appeared in DemogBlog. We came very close this year to banning fracking in our state. Our legislators are not yet free […]
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