For folks on the east coast of Florida who have been watching the push for new oil drilling in the western Everglades - hold on to your hats. A new application just sent to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection would bring oil drilling to the Everglades of Broward County! Articles in the Miami-Herald and Sun-Sentinel - with soundbites from South Florida Wildlands - summarizes this breaking news. Much more to come - please get the word out by sharing this post widely. Articles are below.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-broward-oil-drilling-20150710-story.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article27014374.html
Full application for the well can be found at this link. Click the permit # (1366) next to Broward. Then open the PDF by clicking the “Public Oculus Login” button.
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/WATER/mines/oil_gas/drill-apps.htm