Science tells us that although red tide may occur naturally, Florida’s pollution-causing water policies are to blame for its exacerbation. Excess nitrates from farm fertilizer, sewage spills, and septic tanks do much to proliferate and […]
Indeed, red tide is a natural phenomenon, but its devastation in recent years has reached new heights not seen before. And we are the cause because we inject pollution into our waters. UF scientists downplay […]
Desperate for more water, authorities resort too often to reclaimed water when they should reduce pumping permits. Read the original article here in WFSU News. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river […]
Since it is obvious that the State of Florida is not able nor willing to fix the algae/red tide problem, local governments must step in and do what they can. Money dictates the extent that […]
Lately there have been several article about the return of red tide. What is a bit frustrating is that many of the articles mention that it is a natural phenomenon, and perhaps later in the […]
Missing from this article are the causes of red tide, historically present but now known to be exacerbated by human presence and pollutants. Although pollution costs Florida astronomical sums each year, our state chooses to […]
Hopefully this will help change the mind of the naysayers, including some at the the Mote Marine Laboratory, who wish to push off the red tide as simply a natural occurrence. Same ol’ same ol’: […]
One of the first actions Rick Scott took was to remove development restrictions from counties. This BUSINESS-BEFORE-ALL-ELSE has continued with DeSantis in spite of the fact that our water management districts are telling us […]
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