Treating Symptoms Instead of Causes
The problem here is once again we are treating the symptom and not the cause, which is excessive nutrients from fertilizer and septics. In addition, they put unspecified chemicals into the water which perhaps […]
More Wasted Money to Protect Polluters
“We don’t need to keep on throwing chemicals into the water,” Sullivan said. “We can just get (our water) clean naturally and stop the nutrient pollution that will go a long way.” The above statement […]
Public Invited to Blue-Green Algae Task Force Pre-Meeting Information Sharing
If anyone has interest in the activities of Governor DeSantis’ Blue-Green Algae Task Force, you will find a link below to an on-line meeting on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, from 1-2:30 pm. There is […]
Now We Have Green Algae
I do remember the smell of the paper mills which kept me out of Jacksonville back when. Today we have green algae and good ole’ boy politics scattered about Florida and both stink. The authorities […]
More Dead Fish For Florida
Not good for tourism. Too much heat, too many nutrients. Read the complete article here in Sun Sentinel. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river is like a life: once taken, […]
Still More Consequences of Dirty Water: Why We Need the Right to Clean Water Amendment
Florida is handing us dirty water and showing no signs of stopping. Each year our surface and ground water are diminished in quantity and quality and our state does little to reverse this. Our DEP […]
Urban Fertilizer Continues In News
Although we have posted this before, it remains a current topic in Florida’s newspapers. IFAS has been exposed for promoting unnecessary fertilizer usage by dispensing inaccurate information. There is no way to remove the stink […]
New BMAP Challenge
That the BMAPS as our DEP have written them have no hope of success is disputed by no one. The DEP is fully aware and has admitted that they will fail. This stonewalling by […]
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