Why Our Springs Are Dying
It may not be an over-simplification to reiterate that the main causes of our dying springs have been known for decades: too much pumping from the aquifer and too much fertilizer. The state refuses to […]
Excess Nitrates Feed Red Tide
Science tells us that although red tide may occur naturally, Florida’s pollution-causing water policies are to blame for its exacerbation. Excess nitrates from farm fertilizer, sewage spills, and septic tanks do much to proliferate and […]
Unsafe Toxins Halt Florida’s Popular Pasco Scallop Season for 2nd Year In a Row
What is missing from this article? Important information is missing: the cause, the solution and what the state is doing about it. Answers are: 1) too many nitrates in the water from fertilizer, septic tanks […]
FDEP Fights Against Protecting Manatees
This is more about a fight over water than a fight over manatees. The State of Florida has allowed its waterways to become so polluted that the grasses on which manatees feed cannot grow. […]
Biosolids and the St. Johns
The Santa Fe River basin has not escaped harm from biosolids, as if I remember correctly, fields near Ft. White at one time were used to dispose of waste from Lake City. Read the original […]
Be Alert for “Flesh-Eating” Bacteria
Vibrio vulnificus, or“flesh-eating” bacteria have been found in North Florida as well as other areas, and it would be well to heed the information below. Read the original article here in USF HealthNews. The link […]
Another Potential Water Threat
Although not found yet in the Santa Fe River, (to my knowledge) this is yet another potential toxic contaminant, exacerbated by human activity. Excess nutrients are listed as probable causes. The DEP and its water […]
Article Misses Main Point
Articles like these are extremely frustrating because they leave out the most important information: the preventable causes which our state chooses to ignore. Instead, they spend millions on treating symptoms. Not to say that […]
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