Few Florida Counties seem to be less caring of their environment than Manatee County. In the past they allowed the phosphate industry to rip up their land and leave a huge pile of radioactive waste […]
In a follow-up to a recent post, we are happy to see that there may be some consequences for the commissioners’ blatant disregard for the 2,300 Manatee County citizens. We certainly hope voters remember when […]
Orange County, like Alachua County, has several good things going for it as a model for environmental protections. Not the least of these are the elected representatives they send to Tallahassee [read Eskamani, Soto, etc.] […]
The value of wetlands to our environment and water sources cannot be overstated. Read the original article here in the Tampa Bay Times. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river is like […]
Then again, maybe they do understand and just don’t care about their county or think money is the only thing important in life. Manatee County Commissioners have an abysmal history when it comes to promoting […]
Manasota-88 has sent the following information about wetlands mitigation banking. This is a ploy used by water management districts to allow developers to build on wetlands and destroy them. Face is saved because they […]
“We all want to protect our environment,” Commission Chairman Kevin Van Ostenbridge — who’s been a real estate salesman for 20 years — said during the commission meeting. “At the same time, we also […]
While Bradenton County’s commissioners’ ponderings are not housed in the Santa Fe River basin, the problem of developers chipping away at building regulations is one that affects and poses risks to us […]
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