This Land Is Still Beautiful – But For How Long? HPS II Overflight
This land is still beautiful, but for how long? Four families and a couple of extras want to rip it up, turn it upside down, and leave it forever a wasteland, after having killed […]
Too Many Chemicals, Herbicides, Pesticides In Our Water
Anthony Piel has an opinion piece in TC Palm about the contaminants, especially herbicides and pesticides, found in our water. He mentions Diquat, heavily used in Florida because it is cheaper than mechanical methods. Some […]
High Springs Water Fails Safety Test
An article in the Gainesville Sun shows a water quality database which gives High Springs a below-minimum score on water safety. Chris Bird explains that the database maybe tricky to read, but your writer would […]
Sierra Club Says Dept. of Energy Places Obstacles to Solar, Favors Fossil Fuels
Sadly, as is the trend, fairness and objectivity can often be obtained only by litigation. Too often those in positions of authority use their powers to serve their own agenda or line their pockets. […]
Fracking Poisons the Earth
Inside Energy has published the following article describing the mess left behind by fracking, sometimes decades ago, but still plaguing us today. The cleanup will run into the millions, an expense no one wants, especially […]
North Florida Springs Environmental Center Open House & Garden Reveal
Yes, it’s a pretty long title but it was a pretty great event, with many friends and associates of the Florida Springs Institute and Dr. Bob Knight. The new digs are impressive, with a garden, […]
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 – […]
U.S. Court of Appeals Rejects FERC’s Approval of Sabal Trail Pipeline
Sierra Club Florida News shared a link to the following article: U.S. Court of Appeals Rejects FERC’s Approval of Sabal Trail Pipeline In Major Climate Decision, D.C. Circuit Rejects Federal Approval of Sabal Trail Pipeline […]
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