In a country unable even to operate an workable postal service, we now see this same country is attempting to extract oil from the ocean bottom not far from the Florida coast. History has shown […]
New Oil Well Threat to Florida
Category: off shore drilling
BP and Nestle go well together
And there are those who want to continue drilling in the Gulf, even as they know oil as an energy source is on the way out. The Gulf may be irreparably damaged from Deepwater Horizon. […]
Politicians push back on gulf oil report
One thing we have learned during our advocacy days dealing with our legislative leaders in Tallahassee is that politicians’ loyalties can change in an instant. Something like lawyers whose job is to represent their client, […]
DOLPHINS, TURTLES AMONG MARINE LIFE STILL AT RISK A DECADE AFTER THE DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL
Ten years and counting and the largest marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry is still not fixed. Probably it never will be. Incredibly, the oil industry and those destined to […]
Where is Pam Bondi?
There is absolutely no excuse for this. We do not have the right to torture and kill animals to pursue our greed to make more money for the already rich. We have a surplus of […]
14-year-long oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
Read the original article here in the Washington Post. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. -A river is like a life: once taken, it cannot be brought back- A 14-year-long oil spill in […]
DeSantis Convinces No One
Following is a prime example of the Gainesville Sun’s recent warning in their newspaper: “Get Past Platitudes on Water Supply.” Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis is making lots of noise about the environment, but everything we […]
Gary Appelson: Gulf oil drilling is not good for Florida
Oil drilling lobbyists are working hard to put our waters at risk again by drilling off Florida’s shores. The BP oil spill is responsible for the death of thousands of animals living in the […]
We’ve Had Enough Of Jeff Kottkamp’s Falsehoods And Exaggerations
Pelican covered in oil from BP spill on Florida shore We have had enough of Jeff Kottkamp’s lies and exaggerations about the BP spill and off-shore drilling, first in the following editorial by the […]
Oil industry targets Florida in new offshore drilling advocacy push
Always knocking at our door, the hungry wolves will not let up. For money, greedy men will destroy our planet, taking and taking until we have no water we can drink, no animals in […]
Drilling Ban Headed To November Ballot
Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch has prevailed in a difficult environment and successfully placed the ban-drilling amendment on the November ballot. Offshore drilling in Florida has been a political football lately, kicked back and forth by those in […]
Trump, Gov. Rick Scott too slippery on oil drilling
More greening of Scott, just as the “toilet to tap” shenanigan was planned for Scott’s benefit. Go to this link to see the original article in the Sun Sentinel. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. […]
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