Who does SFWMD really work for — lobbyists or taxpayers?
The following article in TC Palm may sound incredible, but it is nothing new. Florida is one of the most corrupt states in the nation, but we still feel outrage when we read articles […]
Woeful Lack of Leadership From Putnam, Caldwell, Crisafulli and Gardiner
An honor code for polluting farms? Just what our waterways and Everglades needed. Floridians can “thank” four men – Ag Comm. Adam Putnam, Rep. Matt Caldwell, Rep. Steve Crisafulli and Sen. Andy Gardiner – […]
Robbing Peter to Pay Paul
CBS Channel 47 in Jacksonville has provided the following information about a controversial plan to pump water from one place to another. Omitted by the scientists from the St Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) […]
Robert Knight: Florida’s springs are living things
A new article about the springs by Bob Knight appeared today August 13, 2017 in the Gainesville Sun. He described how are our springs are deteriorating and gives us a warning that we must take […]
Water is Free for the Taking
The article below is taken from USA Today, although it appeared in many periodicals. The cartoon above, re-printed with the kind permission of Andy Marlette of the Pensacola News Journal appeared in the St. Augustine […]
Is Development Draining the FL Aquifer System Beyond Repair?
Thanks to Sierra Club Organizer Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson for this information from Construction Dive, about our Florida springs. And thanks to Merrillee also for pointing out that we do not have hot springs here, in […]
Marion County Surprise
Authorities in Marion County met yesterday July 18, 2017, for the third time to consider AZ Ocala Ranch, a mega-development southwest of Ocala near the Withlacoochee River. This matched perfectly the manufactured “rural community,” paradisical […]
Marion Co.BOCC to Vote On Huge Water-User Ocala Ranch July 18 2017
Thanks to Sierra Club organizer Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson, who provided this information and also the map, we are reminded that the Marion County Board of County Commissioners will meet on July 18 in Ocala to vote […]
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