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Mosaic is Back in Manatee
Newspaper article 04-26-2018 discussing recent Mosaic requests for changes to the master mining plan for Wingate Creek Mine
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Global Phosphate Rock Production & Reserves
This report by Stephen Jasinski of the U.S. Geological Survey Jan 2018 provides a breakdown of the phosphate mine production and reserves for the US and Globally. The Link is to the USGS Minerals Information Statistics on Phosphate Rock.
Better Farming Methods
At the recent Public Meeting in Arcadia, Nancy and Brooks Armstrong presented an excellent overview of Better Farming Methods to ween ourselves off of the environmentally damaging overuse of applied fertilizer products. Brooks narrates a YouTube video by Gabe Brown. Please listen.
History of Mining Protest in DeSoto
This presentation by Dennis Mader, introduced by Andy Mele, was delivered to a full-house audience on May 31, 2018 in Arcadia, DeSoto County, FL. Dennis discusses the fact that phosphate mining activities have been the subject of citizen protest for decades and continues on today.
“For Additional Information” Website List
Due to the terrific turnout at last nights meeting in Arcadia, we ran out of this list of websites for additional information on Regenerative Agriculture and Phosphate Mining.
Sinkhole Two Years Later
This links to an article in the Tampa Bay Times dated May 28, 2018 by Craig Pittman. A update on the disaster two years ago.
DeSoto County Planning Dept Meeting
As posted in the Sunday Port Charlotte Sun, this is notice of upcoming County meetings about phosphate mining permitting.
Mosaic Corp Coming to Hillsborough
DeSoto Commissioners On The Hot Seat
Letter to the Editor of the Arcadian April 26, 2018 posing several very important questions.
Come clean, DeSoto County commissioners
Mine reclamation is risky business. It’s like building a home on a Superfund site.
DeSoto County … protect yourself from phosphate mining. Rodeo arenas, (McSwain Park) splash-pad, donations and tax revenue are being accepted to allow Mosaic to pollute your water, land and air.
This is no laughing matter, commissioners. This is all common sense. Mosaic is giving you money for your water to dilute their carcinogens into the Horse Creek for the next 30 years.
Commissioners, tell me what the Peace River and Horse Creek will look like after Mosaic mines in Pine Level for 30 years.
Buddy Mansfield, Terry Hill, Judy Schaefer, Elton Langford and Jim Selph, all five of you will be responsible for the degradation of the Horse Creek. And if a cancer cluster should arise in Hidden Acres among the residents, you will be responsible for that too.
Remember Hidden Acres floods easily; Mosaic will not be able to keep their toxic chemicals off their property during a flood. Plus, decades of Mosaic diluting their pollution into the Horse Creek will contaminate the drinking water.
Phosphate mining is dirty business; there is nothing safe or clean about radioactive waste!
Mari Hollingsworth
Boone, North Carolina
Healthy Soil Is The Future
This is a link to an April 9,2018 NPR News report by Dan Charles on the growing movement in “regenerative agriculture” including cover crops and no-till land management. There have to be solutions for sustainable farming. Strip mining for phosphate fertilizers is not a sustainable way to build soil health. Fresh approaches like this are the answer.