December 2010
3 posts
“All Hands on Deck” Pick up the Phone for the Gulf...
Congress is now back in session. But, will they act for a healthy Gulf? Next Tuesday, December 7th, folks across the nation are making calls to tell Congress that the Gulf needs a Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council to help prevent future disasters and that Clean Water Act fines paid by BP should go towards restoring the coast. We need all hands on deck for Gulf Coast recovery. Pick up your...
WSJ article on FL phosphate mining
The need for regulation and oversight of drag mining in Florida is clear, and it’s what we need before the Levy County Commission commits the Nature Coast to a blighted future of extractive industry. The purpose of cautious study and permitting regulation is to take the long-term view on the safety of our water supply for future generations.
In case anyone missed the connection, as Mosaic...
White House Announces 7 More Years for FL Drilling...
In a stroke of good news for the Gulf Coast of Florida, the Obama Administration will announce today that it will continue to uphold the drilling ban in new Florida waters for the next seven years. We are not quite sure where they get the seven years calculated, but this reversal of an earlier White House policy (announced just prior to the Deepwater Horizon explosion) is attributed to the BP oil...