By not being well- informed, our lawmakers today did themselves and Florida a disservice.
Today in Tallahassee HB 1209, the horrible bill written by the petroleum industry to give them even more freedom to put poisons in our earth and waters, underwent inspection once again by an incomplete 13-member subcommittee. OSFR President Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson left home at about 5 am to record objection to this law which would make richer those who destroy our earth and poison our waters, all the while sanctioned by our Department of Environmental Protection. Others drove over 300 miles one way to object.
Committee members included the following: