After many years of advocacy against fracking, including by many OSFR volunteers, fracking remains a threat to Florida’s environment. As we and others have said before, as time goes on we constantly learn of more evidence against this destructive activity.
The numbers revealed below are shocking; these disorders are not just a little higher, but up to 55 and 91 times more than normal. This cannot be allowed to continue. This is the smoking gun.
The fossil fuels industry is powerful. We have sat in on Tallahassee Legislative committees and heard our elected officials blatantly and intentionally lie to committee members while touting bills protecting fracking in Florida.
We have also sat in on Legislative committees and been blatantly and intentionally lied to by members of the committee. More than once.
Read the original article here in EchoWatch.
Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum.
jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org
– A river is like a life: once taken,
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