With development rapidly encroaching upon rural parts of Florida, the need to maintain green space has resulted in unprecedented purchases of land by governmental agencies and environmental advocacy groups. The resulting costs to taxpayers for acquisitions and management were onerous in good economic times, but, given today's financial environment, have become cost prohibitive. During the past several years there has been increasing pressure to find creative, innovative and cost effective ways to protect and preserve Florida's natural habitats. The most popular and widely accepted method is the use of conservation easements. ...more

January 27, 2009

This is to the entire spectrum of employers, including Congress, who hire yard work, house work and nannies for their children, and these jobs are given to those who are illegal, guest workers, those on visas and green cards, who when they lose their jobs can return home. ...more

May 29, 2008