More Polluted Lakes
For many years this lake received wastewater effluent from nearby Winter Haven. Efforts were made to clean it up, but apparently it is still overloaded with nutrients. Given the fact that Florida has more polluted […]
Number One In Pollution, Thanks to Our State Water Protectors
What’s worse, the measurements would be based on computer models, not on actual water samples. Florida’s computer modeling has already done a terrible job with state water permits, because it’s based on false assumptions. […]
More Algae
So, who is going to explain to these kids that they can’t have their fishing event because the state leaders who are supposed to take care of our water choose not to do their jobs? […]
Current Regulations For Excess Nutrients Not Working
This is the story of Florida all over again. We are poisoning our planet in order to save money and the agencies which are supposed to protect our waters do not care. Read the original […]
The Costs of Not Stopping Algae
Although this article speaks mostly of the southern end of the state, the cost of allowing green algae to flourish applies to all of us. In the north part of Florida, the overwhelming source […]
Dancing Around the Issue
Ten million that would better be spent on the sources of algal blooms–excess fertilizer and nutrients. This is politically motivated to pretend to address the issue but carefully designed to not offend the polluters. Read […]
IFAS Has No Credibility Here
We question the statements of IFAS regarding urban fertilizer because of their past misinformation and the red flags present here. The fertilizer lobby is powerful and we believe politics and money are involved here. As […]
Universities Partly to Blame For Excess Fertilizer Use
It is well documented that farmers often use much more fertilizer than needed and that the soil and plants can absorb. What is less well known is that state universities may often be partly to […]
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