News of Plastics More and More Scary
When will it stop? What is to become of us? New facts about plastics and our health are more and more dire. Read the complete article here in EchoWatch. Researchers Detect ‘Alarming’ Levels of Microplastics […]
Public Fed-Up With Development
As a non-profit, OSFR does not endorse individual political candidates, but we are happy to note the anti-development trend in some communities. Read more at VoteWater.org. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A […]
“Overwhelming Interest” Means Criticism & Outrage
The DEP coined a fine euphemism to make themselves look better when they cloaked criticism as “overwhelming interest.” You could also call it “outrage” at our loose-cannon governor’s latest hair-brained scheme to create more revenue […]
Shoddy Work Prolongs Environmental Threat of Old Oil Wells
Produce water left over from fracking continues to be a problem even more than it should be. This water is so toxic it cannot be cleaned up and put back into the water cycle, […]
Mill Creek Sink and the Santa Fe River
A 500 home development is threatening the Santa Fe River. Poised to break ground on top of Mill Creek Sink, a phenomenal geologic and hydrological system located near the intersection of I-75 and 441 in […]
“…the EPA Is Underestimating the Scale of Methane Emissions From the Oil and Gas Sector by as Much as 76 Percent….”
MethaneSAT has been in development for more than six years and cost roughly $88 million. It is about the size of an oven. Courtesy of Environmental Defense Fund Now that the oft-denied science predictions of […]
Debbie Exposes Inadequate Drainage Infrastructure
It was already apparent, especially in areas such as Pinellas County and Valdosta Georgia, that our sewage systems were inadequate, but Debbie made it glaringly more so. The important part of this issue […]
Water traces and the Ichetucknee
Look around your yard and neighborhood, observe where the rainwater flows. These are the traces, a name given to the path water takes as it follows gravity down to the lowest point. Sometimes traces are […]
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