The Ocala Star Banner today, January 4, 2015 has published the opinion editorial “Fears Over Fracking,” by OSFR president Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson and historian Jim Tatum. The article can be read in its entirety at this […]
OSFR’s guest editorial “Viewpoint: New interest in state’s oil and gas,” appeared today, Jan. 3, 2015 in the Pensacola News Journal. (Photo: Food & Water Watch) Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking” is an oil-drilling technique where sand, water and […]
Dr. Robert Knight of the Howard T. Odom Florida Springs Institute announced today the recent formation of a new Florida Springs Council, composed of representatives from seven major Florida water advocacy groups. These are Friends of Warm […]
OSFR as an organization will be on the agenda of the Columbia County Board of County Commissioners at the Jan. 15 meeting, requesting that the commission enact an ordinance which bans all forms of fracking […]
The Suwannee Democrat in Live Oak, FL has published the guest editorial written by President Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson and OSFR historian Jim Tatum. The editorial outlines the threat of hydraulic fracturing or fracking, a growing danger […]
Huge victory in New York! It’s official: The state of New York banned fracking!This victory is because of the years of education, mobilization and advocacy work to build the political power for holding Governor Cuomo […]
Dr. Robert Knight gave a lecture to a capacity crowd at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition in Ocala on Tues. Andy Fillmore has written an article about it in today’s Gainesville Sun, December […]
Gov. Scott is faced with naming a permanent leader for the DEP. The editorial in today’s Gainesville Sun outlines the choices he has: l) go with Cliff Wilson, the interim appointee, 2) pick someone […]
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