Teaming Up for a Sustainable Suwannee
We are happy to report on the reduced use of fertilizer but at the risk of being our old critical self, we must point out that, while no percentage in reduction was expressed here, we […]
Removing Rodman Dam Would Be Manna From Heaven for Manatees
Water scientist and OSFR advisor Dr. Robert Knight continues to explain our water issues and offer solutions which continue to be ignored by those responsible for taking care of our water. These people are […]
Some Are Criticizing the Red Tide Report From Desantis’ Algae Task Force for Not Going Far Enough
One of the tasks assigned to the Task Force is to “…prioritize and recommend:” actions to reduce excess loads of nutrients entering our freshwater and coastal systems developed in collaboration with the Blue-Green Algae Task […]
Some Welcome Problems for DeSantis
It looks like the state’s power grab from the EPA of doing their own permitting may have backfired. This is just like Rick “Jobs!” Scott, (AKA Rick “I like my fish dead” Scott) telling the […]
Court Finds Massive Offshore Oil Lease Sale in Gulf Based on Faulty Legal Analysis
The current administration in Washington has done much to undo the devastating damage from the previous one, but this is a huge issue to have slipped through the cracks. The Gulf of Mexico continues to […]
Gainesville’s First Environmental Book Club Makes a Splash for Water Preservation
Hats off to OSFR board member David Vaina for initiating this excellent way to further educate and make known our water problems in Florida. Many people have no clue that our springs and rivers are […]
New for governmentese: “an imbalance of nutrients”meaning “excessive.”
New for governmentese: “an imbalance of nutrients” meaning “excessive.” Well, it’s that alright. And that seems to be about all that is new with this task force. If it follows the previous attempts, we […]
Opinion: Florida’s Waters Choke on Fertilizer, Dead Fish and Red Tides — While Big AG Floats Above It All
Lizette Alvarez makes many good points in this article but seems to miss a major one: the BMAPs are useless and even if followed completely they will not come close to solving our problems with […]
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