PLEASE MAKE TWO PHONE CALLS
A critical moment has arrived in the course of the new legislative session in Tallahassee. We must get the two ban fracking bills introduced into the session. These are HB19 in the House and SB166 in […]
State Officials Sued (Again) for Misusing Amendment 1 Funds
Florida Defenders of the Environment is suing state agencies to block their spending of what they believe are misappropriated funds from Amendment 1. The article by Christopher Curry was published in the Gainesville Sun on […]
OSFR Speaks Against Weak Water Bill
The Senate subcommittee today passed unanimously a bill purporting to protect the Florida springs. Sen. Charlie Dean’s bill was opposed by environmental groups seeking to protect our waters. That the bill was supported by the […]
Subcommittee Passes House Pro Fracking Bill 9 – 4
Today in Tallahassee, Nov. 3, 2015, the House Subcommittee on Agriculture and Natural Resources considered HB 191, brought forth this year again as in last session, by Rep. Ray Rodrigues. Purporting to stiffen […]
CALL TO ACTION TO FIGHT FRACKING
CALL TO ACTION: next week in Tallahassee or call now: Florida Against Fracking: We need a huge showing from around the state at the committee meeting, and we need lots of people making calls. […]
Sen. Dean’s Water Bills Similar to Last Year’s, Environmentalists Not Optimistic
Chris Curry of the Gainesville Sun has written an article in today’s edition entitled “Water, spring bills mirror bills from last session.” Here he compares the new bills (PCB SAC 16-01 and SB 552) to those […]
Lake City Legislative Delegation Addressed by OSFR
Representative Elizabeth Porter and Senator Charlie Dean received comments by multiple OSFR members Sept. 23, 2015 at Gateway College in Lake City. Members spoke on springs protection, fracking, and sustainable energy which included Sabal […]
OSFR Has Presence at Delegation Meetings.
OSFR had a busy day on Tuesday with trips to three different venues for Legislative delegation meetings to represent our organization before our lawmakers. First in order was Lafayette County in Mayo with […]
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