The numbers prove that the policies of Rick Scott and Ron DeSantis are failures, since they promote business at the expense of all else. And lately the “all else” part has been our water-related recreation. […]
Oscar Corral’s new documentary, Fellowship of the Springs, examines the growing fragility of one of Florida’s most important water resources, its springs. Photo courtesy Oscar Corral. Corral has it right when, referring to the state, […]
We gave our review of “The Fellowship of the Springs” in an earlier post and now a larger audience will have the opportunity on Thursday, July 8 at 4 pm on WUCF. Hopefully it may […]
This problem is not limited to Florida south of I-4, it is here in North Florida as well. Thanks to OSFR’s Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson and Suwannee RiverKeeper John Quarterman, more monitoring of the the […]
DeSantis’ inaction may cost Florida grant money to purchase conservation areas. At the very least it will needlessly cost the taxpayers money. Just as with the water management boards, he has failed to fill required […]
Your historian is a relative newcomer when it comes to trying to protect our springs and rivers. We have been working on that less than a decade but we are sorry to say we have […]
A 2018 algae outbreak in Stuart, where Lake Okeechobee water is discharged. Credit: John Moran By not following the scientists’ roadmap to clean water, the governor can continue announcing he’s spending millions of dollars […]
Politics: apparently no other reason exists to explain the absence of environmentalists on water management boards. Don’t expect any reasonable explanation from DeSantis– or don’t expect any answer at all. This writer has written him […]
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