Task Force Farce
The Blue-Green Algae Task Force was window dressing concocted by Gov. DeSantis to pretend he was actually doing something about Florida’s water problems. These problems in large part were brought about by […]
Florida Beach Water Quality Map: See Test Results for Your Favorite Beach
Well, it is finally here. The day that it is recommended to check first before heading out to the beach. We can no longer assume that our favorite beach is fit to swim in–we […]
Officials: Starvation Threat Not Over for Florida Manatees
The solution to this problem is known to our water decision-makers: fewer nutrients entering our waters. Most nutrients come from too much fertilizer, both urban and agricultural, and from too septic tanks. Some money is […]
One More Problem Caused By Our Pollution
Both red tide and seasonal Sargassum are natural occurring phenomena and both are exacerbated by human activity which is mostly excessive nutrients in water. Now this seaweed is becoming more abundant and toxic, […]
Using Pollution to Make More Pollution and Spending Millions Doing It.
The title here is “Algae to Fertilizer” which should be : “Algae to Fertilizer to More Algae.” This is rather incredible but here in Florida we are used to it. We have a serious water […]
IFAS and Fertilizer -Here We Go Again
The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences of the University of Florida may soon make recommendations as to the amounts of fertilizer farmers should apply to their crops. The amounts commonly used in practice in […]
Research Shows Link Between Toxic Algae, Lou Gehrig’s Disease
BMAA, which is the short form of the toxin β-methylamino-L-alanine was not found in Florida by the Arizona researcher, but was “…found in every one of 945 analyses done over five months by Calusa Waterkeeper […]
Biden Signs South Florida Algae Bloom Bill Forcing Federal Response. How Will It Help?
Contrary to what Rick “I like my fish dead” Scott famously said, Florida can absolutely NOT take care of our own water. And neither can Gov. DeSantis. And in spite of making much noise, Mr. […]
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