algaeMoran In: Manatee Deaths, Algae Blooms Suggest Florida Waters Getting Worse, Not Better | Our View | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Manatee Deaths, Algae Blooms Suggest Florida Waters Getting Worse, Not Better | Our View

  Members of the Blue Green Algae Task Force, appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, who created the panel in April 2019, were asked: “What grade would you give to state lawmakers for their efforts to adopt […]

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oil refinery wikicommons In: Big Oil Sold the World on a Plastics Recycling Myth. It May be Too Late to Undo the Damage | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Big Oil Sold the World on a Plastics Recycling Myth. It May be Too Late to Undo the Damage

  For decades Big Oil and plastics makers have inundated the U.S. with  disinformation [lies] about their products.  This is very similar to the Florida DEP and the water management districts  hoodwinking its citizens into […]

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symposiumbottled water In: Bottled Water Giant BlueTriton Admits Claims of Recycling and Sustainability Are “Puffery” | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Bottled Water Giant BlueTriton Admits Claims of Recycling and Sustainability Are “Puffery”

Puffery sounds more like lies, especially when Nestle/BlueTrion states that they are a “sustainable” business.  Like Coca Cola’s “Every Bottle Back” nonsense.  Nestle/BlueTriton’s promises and statements may be wishful thinking but not fact. As we […]

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andymarlettemanateeFI In: ‘We’re Going to Remain Optimistic’: New Rays of Hope and Dollars Shine on Florida Manatees | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

‘We’re Going to Remain Optimistic’: New Rays of Hope and Dollars Shine on Florida Manatees

  The solution of course is to stop nutrients from entering the water which allow algae to flourish, killing of the manatees’ grass.  These come from fertilizer, both urban and agricultural, septic tanks (most are […]

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Descending Into Florida’s Underwater Caves

    Jason Gulley got it right when he says Florida’s springs are at the center of a slow-motion environmental tragedy. For causes he lists “…a combination of development, population growth, climate change, over-pumping of […]

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