This Is Important Enough to Say Again and Again
You’ll hear a lot of crowing this year about the money state government is spending on the environment. Look behind these claims, and ask yourself: Are we spending the money to fix the problem or […]
Guest Opinion: Connecting the Dots for Restoring Florida’s Waters
Once again this is about Tallahassee taking away the citizens’ rights and the DEP as a destructive agency for our waters. This is about the DEP very carefully avoiding hitting the sources of pollution and […]
Legislature’s Attempt to Thwart Amendments Flounders in Court
The unfortunate trend in Tallahassee is to take power from the people and put it in the state government. Happily, Judge Windsor, as seen below, ruled against DeSantis and those who would make it harder […]
Statewide Survey: Most Floridians Want More Protection for the Environment and More Money to Protect Endangered Species
Florida panther. Credit: State Archives of Florida. Read the original article here in Florida Phoenix. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river is like a life: once taken, it cannot […]
DeSantis Admits Deception
“Downplaying” is not an accurate word– “deceiving” is much better. Here is the cause of the problem as stated below: “humans dumping excess nutrients into water”. We’re not sure but we think DeSantis knows […]
Crist Unveils Clean Water Plan That Calls for Tougher Regulations on Pollution–
Crist may be the first of the new gubernatorial candidates to push the environment as a platform plank, but certainly not the last. Finally the environment has become a must-do item, but campaign promises […]
Agriculture Commission Pushes For Red Tide Emergency Declaration–
Our water is out of control. Beaches closed, drinking water contaminated and sewage is going into our rivers. Are we not yet concerned enough to begin to fix it? We have the way but […]
Desantis as ‘Green Governor’? More Like ‘Blue-Green Algae Governor’–
Mr. Webber has told the truth. We could add that it is not just Mr. DeSantis who is blue-green, his policies are hurled downward and made those of the Department of Environmental Protection and the […]
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