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    Florida Springs Institute Director Robert Knight talks about the problems at Florida's springs and what can be done to save them

    Florida Springs Institute Director Robert Knight talks about the problems at Florida's springs and what can be done to save them

    FromThe Nature of Florida with Oscar Corral

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    Florida Springs Institute Director Robert Knight talks about the problems at Florida's springs and what can be done to save them

    FromThe Nature of Florida with Oscar Corral

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    Length:
    42 minutes
    Released:
    Jul 27, 2022
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    Robert "Bob" Knight is the director of the Florida Springs Institute. He has also authored numerous books about the springs, their unique nature and how they are being degraded in Florida. In this episode, he talks about how Florida's system of granting permits to pump water is enabling corporations and business interests to pump water for almost nothing. This practically free use of water is draining the aquifer the the springs' water comes from. If things don't change, Bob feels the springs may be destroyed.
    Released:
    Jul 27, 2022
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (21)

    The Nature of Florida is the premiere podcast in the Sunshine state dedicated exclusively to environmental topics. Journalist and Filmmaker Oscar Corral hosts the podcast, which features a different interview every episode with someone who is passionate and knowledgeable about an environmental issue. Mermaids, surfers, journalists, scientists, leaders, advocates: Oscar selects people from a wide variety of backgrounds to talk about Florida's globally unique environment, its challenges and solutions for preserving it for the next generation. How do industries like phosphate mining, agriculture, septic tanks and development affect the environment? And how do people who enjoy Florida's outdoors, like fishermen, surfers and hunters, see things? We hear from the people who are at the forefront of the state-wide struggle to save what's left of Florida's natural world. This podcast is sponsored in part by The Everglades Foundation; the Fish and Wildlife Foundation of Florida and The Felburn Foundation.