TMDLs Are a License to Pollute
This meeting is about Total Maximum Daily Loads of pollutants allowed in our waterways. Since this rule makes a certain quantity legal, it amounts to a license to pollute. Thus industry is happy because the […]
Politics and the Homosassa River
Begging politicians for money to help restore a spring or a river is largely a waste of time, although we certainly do not discourage that. The way it is supposed to work, of course, is […]
Good News! You’re Florida’s New Governor. Bad News: Now You Have to Save Our Environment
Craig Pittman’s five suggestions would just about fix Florida’s problems were our governor to take him seriously. We criticize more severely people who have the power to fix our problems and choose not to. This […]
“Greenwash” Is an Established and Perfected Practice In Florida
There is certainly no dearth of “greenwash” in Florida, starting with the rock stars which are the Department of Environmental Protection followed closely by our water management districts. These agencies purport to protect our springs, […]
5 Big Threats to Rivers
Well, fortunately, we do not yet have a dam on the Santa Fe River, nor even the Suwannee. We do, however, have the other four threats outlined below. Both these rivers are located in […]
Florida Considers Seasonal Protections For Manatees
Florida will do just about anything to protect the manatee except what needs to be done. Scientists know that what needs to be done is to reduce nutrients in the water by controlling agriculture, urban […]
Alachua County Needs an Environmental Champion to Stop Destructive Development
The usual greed coming from developers and the weaknesses of our too-often spineless leaders are now exacerbated by the soon-to-arrive influx of coastal residents displaced by rising seas. Development has always been a Florida problem […]
Turning Florida’s Rural Lands Into Urban Sprawl Is a Tragedy Worthy of Shakespeare
Writer Craig Pittman says below in this article: “Pay attention to this sad tale.” That is the understatement of the year. It is a sick tale that makes me upchuck. It is the nauseating story […]
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