Be Part of the Solution on May 24th
Our river and springs are in need of your help. You can be part of the solution by signing up to attend the upcoming BMAPS meetings beginning on May 24th. Too many nutrients are entering […]
Failure Describes Florida’s Lack Of Water Leadership
Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection and the five water management districts are failing in their missions to protect our waters. Each year our springs, rivers and aquifers decline, flow less and become more polluted. Politicians […]
What Happens When There Is No Water
Florida’s leaders have not been faced yet with the problem of no water. The water planners for Florida are unable to make realistic projections for future water availability. They try to make water available where […]
Negative Aspects Far Outweigh the Positive With Aquaculture
Money seekers are relentless and continue with plans to put our waters and food at risk, and Florida’s non-leaders continue to be dazzled with the prospect of money at the expense of the environment and […]
FERC Still FERC
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the government’s rubber stamp for the petroleum industry, continues being FERC and continues to bully its opponents. FERC remains a tool of the fossil fuel industry. OSFR had a […]
Upcoming BMAP Public Meetings
The Florida Springs Council has sent the information below regarding the State’s Basin Management Action Plans (BMAPs.) Those of you who have been around OSFR for much time will know the sad history of […]
No Surprises From the Usual Culprits
Not getting any better. Read the original article here at EchoWatch. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river is like a life: once taken, it cannot be brought back © Jim Tatum […]
The Race to Open the Florida Coast to Industrial Fish Farms Can Be Stopped | Opinion
Fish farms indeed have a “legacy of trouble” and that is putting it mildly. Everything goes as promised until an unforeseen accident happens and this is the case sooner or later. The company who wants […]
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