fbpx

All Posts

Cyanobacteria bloom 2018

Bob Graham’s Confession: I Failed You

January 17, 2019

Has there ever been a harsher contrast in leadership than what Florida saw last week from the Governing Board of the South Florida Water Management District and from former governor Bob Graham? Confronted with a litany of catastophic failures and…

Cyanobacteria Outbreak, 2018

We Can’t Wait 65 years: Calusa Waterkeeper Sues Federal Water Managers

January 3, 2019

More conservation groups are standing up for clean water, refusing to wait decades for Florida to build itself out of this water management crisis. Calusa Waterkeeper John Cassani says it plainly: the time for bold action cannot wait. Introducing federal legislation…

St. Lucie dolphin. Emily Mauri photo.

2018 Thank-you Message to Bullsugar Supporters

December 27, 2018

We made history this year. Never before has clean water inspired political debate, media coverage, or public discussion the way it did in Florida in 2018. For the first time federal lamakers and agencies enter a new year being held…

Trying to forget Toxic 2018 is forgivable. Spreading disinformation about it isn't.

Disinformation: Three Tales Being Spread Now About Florida’s Water Crisis

December 20, 2018

Without Lake Okeechobee discharges feeding toxic blooms, the water on both Florida coasts is clearing up, like a Christmas gift from water management agencies. Memories of the sight–and smell–of death and slime piling up on our shorelines are starting to…

Florida's water managers have failed the Everglades

Calls, Reasons Multiply for New Leadership at SFWMD

December 13, 2018

Lost in the outcry to replace the SFWMD Board of Governors over its attempt to sneak in one last sugarcane land deal at taxpayers’ expense before the Rick Scott era ends is another reason to replace the board: Its announcement…

Florida waterways deserve better

SFWMD Blocks Email from Public

December 6, 2018

The South Florida Water Management District’s board of governors got an earful from the public last week after sneaking through a deal to lease the EAA reservoir property to a sugarcane company. So the district responded to critical emails from…

USGS Study: Saltwater triggers cyanobacteria to release toxins

Mystery Solved: USGS Study Explains High Toxicity Levels in Coastal Algae Blooms

November 29, 2018

USGS scientists may have solved a pivotal toxic algae mystery in the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie estuaries. Why are cyanobacteria blooms in Lake Okeechobee more toxic when the Army Corps flushes them to the coasts? Why is the microcystis that people…

GT_FB_Cover_.png

#GivingTuesday: We Need Your Help

November 27, 2018

We need your help. Supporters like you have made Bullsugar one of the most impactful forces in Florida’s fight for clean water, and today, Giving Tuesday, we’re asking for donations to help us keep winning in 2019. This has been a…

caldwell-and-putnam800.png

Guest Post: Farewell Mr. Caldwell

November 27, 2018

“Never has one elected official so blatantly sold out his community and left a legacy of destruction of our precious and fragile water resources.” FAREWELL, MR. CALDWELL By Ray Judah After eight years of sponsoring legislation designed to undermine water…

Vote Water

Thank You!

November 22, 2018

Thank you so much. Because of Bullsugar supporters, the fight for clean water is on a new path. A year ago we celebrated effort and possibilities. The passion of a few dedicated people pushed Florida’s water crises into the open and…

Archives