Articles by: Gil Smart
In a blockbuster Feb. 3 story, the Palm Beach Post and ProPublica laid out exactly how the sugar industry manages to capture local politicians, and indeed local communities, which then helps them stave off change at the state level –…
Stuart-based VoteWater has announced the addition of two new members, Carl Bettinger and Todd Thurlow, to the organization’s Board of Directors. Bettinger, of Palmetto, is a physician and attorney who earned a mathematics degree from Williams College in Williamstown, Mass.,…
In a Jan. 2 piece, TCPalm’s environmental columnist Ed Killer hit the nail on the head by noting that as bad as 2021 was for Florida’s environment, 2022 could be worse: The list of assaults on the fragile environment seems endless: biosolids, wildfires, invasive…
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There is a very special group of people that choose the hard fight over the comfort of the sidelines every year. You are a part of that group. This year, the hard work and generosity of bullsugar supporters paid off,…
What’s a Florida resident to do when one of the greatest perks of living in this state–close proximity to the water–becomes a danger to your health? Jody O’Konski has lived on a canals in Fort Myers for nearly three decades. In…
Happy #GivingTuesday! In the next 1,440 minutes, we’d like to ask Bullsugar supporters to support the fight for clean water in the biggest way possible. With your help, we hope to protect the only Everglades in the world for generations…
On this Thanksgiving Day, we’re thankful for you. Because of Bullsugar supporters like you, the fight for clean water has only gotten stronger. Much of what we do would not be possible without the support we receive from all across…
We need your help. The state’s triennial review of water quality standards is under way and Friday, November 22, is the deadline to ask the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to establish strict numeric standards for cyanotoxins to protect public…
Thursday November 21st, is Give Miami Day – South Florida’s biggest annual day for charitable giving to 501(c)3 organizations. As a 501(c)4, Bullsugar.org is not qualified to participate in this giving event. Instead, we’d like to encourage our supporters to…