7 Reasons We Face a Water Crisis in Florida
EcoWatch has an eye-opening article which follows. It speaks of the world, it speaks of India, but if you listen you will see it speaks of Florida and the Santa Fe River and it speaks […]
Will legislators finally start preserving Florida’s land, as the Constitution requires?
Today in the Tampa Bay Times, Manley Fuller has written an important article about our legislators’ use of public funds. So rare to see a lawmaker who tries to follow the will of his […]
Who does SFWMD really work for — lobbyists or taxpayers?
The following article in TC Palm may sound incredible, but it is nothing new. Florida is one of the most corrupt states in the nation, but we still feel outrage when we read articles […]
Too Many Chemicals, Herbicides, Pesticides In Our Water
Anthony Piel has an opinion piece in TC Palm about the contaminants, especially herbicides and pesticides, found in our water. He mentions Diquat, heavily used in Florida because it is cheaper than mechanical methods. Some […]
High Springs Water Fails Safety Test
An article in the Gainesville Sun shows a water quality database which gives High Springs a below-minimum score on water safety. Chris Bird explains that the database maybe tricky to read, but your writer would […]
Fracking Poisons the Earth
Inside Energy has published the following article describing the mess left behind by fracking, sometimes decades ago, but still plaguing us today. The cleanup will run into the millions, an expense no one wants, especially […]
Woeful Lack of Leadership From Putnam, Caldwell, Crisafulli and Gardiner
An honor code for polluting farms? Just what our waterways and Everglades needed. Floridians can “thank” four men – Ag Comm. Adam Putnam, Rep. Matt Caldwell, Rep. Steve Crisafulli and Sen. Andy Gardiner – […]
U.S. Court of Appeals Rejects FERC’s Approval of Sabal Trail Pipeline
Sierra Club Florida News shared a link to the following article: U.S. Court of Appeals Rejects FERC’s Approval of Sabal Trail Pipeline In Major Climate Decision, D.C. Circuit Rejects Federal Approval of Sabal Trail Pipeline […]
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