To all who value the blessings of private property and property rights: Happy Thanksgiving! At this time of year, I, like you, turn my attention to those things for which I am thankful: family and friends, a...
Florida’s 2018 Election Choice: Protecting Private Property Rights or Growing the Regulatory State? Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness? The 2018 elections will decide. Every American should recognize...
As the 2018 Legislative Session hits its midpoint, the biggest issue, as always, is balancing the budget. In the hunt to secure funding are environmental appropriations. The policies to protect Florida’s...
The Florida Legislature has passed a bill that deserves the attention of property owners and government entities everywhere. Property owners in the United States are entitled, according to the U.S. Constitution, to the...
Property owners in the Wekiva Springs area have taken a stand against the Mandates of the Wekiva Springs Basin Management Plan which calls for the elimination of all septic systems. The plan will cost home owners and...
It’s out and it’s expensive. It’s government, regulatory overreach at its worst. Florida springs are polluted with too much nitrogen from septic systems. Wekiva Springs is one of those polluted springs. The Florida...
Conservation or Control? Since our initial founding, both the United States and the State have Florida have prospered on a recognition, and consistent defense of, the concept of private property rights. It was no...
The problem, as stated by Florida Department of Environmental Protection specialists, is springs’ water impairment (pollution) due to excessive nitrogen. The plan of attack was a local committee to study the problem...
Climate change activists are calling for Florida municipalities to join a wave of lawsuits against the oil and gas industry. This legal movement, which began in San Francisco, Oakland and other California cities and...
Florida has a shining example of how excess water can be stored effectively, quickly, and economically. The Caulkins Water Farm in Martin County meets these needs and I was privileged to attend its grand opening last...
Dan Peterson
