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Newsletter: Toxic Algae Linked to ALS, Alzheimer’s

January 12, 2017

By Peter Girard This summer’s toxic algae blooms may have far-reaching health implications that radically alter the debate over water management in South Florida. Public health concerns came up frequently at last week’s Everglades Coalition annual conference, including building evidence that exposure…

Fake News Attacks Attempt to Divide Everglades Restoration Factions

January 5, 2017

The fake news industry kicked off the new year in style. A flurry of misinformation from US Sugar’s Judy Sanchez, Janet Taylor’s “Glades Lives Matter,” the Sunshine State News, the Okeechobee News and others introduced the following stories (in no particular order): Scientists are planning to flood…

Don’t Blame the Sparrow

December 15, 2016

Endangered Species Act Does Not Affect Lake Okeechobee Discharges By Peter Girard As Florida officials deflect blame for this year’s toxic algae disaster, the most ridiculous scapegoat they’ve found is a sparrow. This should be funny, but instead it spotlights…

Bullsugar.org Names Water-friendly Political Candidates in All Florida Counties

September 27, 2016

bullsugar.org/vote: Voter guides highlight fight for Everglades restoration, support Patrick Murphy over Marco Rubio for U.S. Senate.  September 27, 2016 – Stuart, FL – Bullsugar.org, a 501c4 non-profit dedicated to stopping destructive discharges into the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee estuaries and restoring…

Once Again, Rick Scott Dismisses Opportunity To Address Toxic Algae Crisis

July 19, 2016

Stuart, FL – Bullsugar.org, a 501c4 based in Stuart, is asking Governor Rick Scott to address the toxic algae crisis by signing the “Now or Neverglades Declaration” and today released video of their direct ask to Scott at the ICAST…

BullSugar.org Adds Its Voice to Growing Chorus Calling for Sugar Reform

June 30, 2016

Washington, DC –Today, the Coalition for Sugar Reform announced that BullSugar.org has added its name to the growing list of organizations that want Congress to reform the U.S. sugar program. BullSugar.org is dedicated to protecting Florida’s waterways, which have been…

BullSugar.org Adds Its Voice to Growing Chorus Calling for Sugar Reform

June 30, 2016

Washington, DC –Today, the Coalition for Sugar Reform announced that BullSugar.org has added its name to the growing list of organizations that want Congress to reform the U.S. sugar program. BullSugar.org is dedicated to protecting Florida’s waterways, which have been…

Bullsugar.org Writes Letter Regarding Representative Caldwell Bias & Lake Okeechobee Learning Collaborative

June 21, 2016

FORT MYERS, Fla., June 21, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The following is a letter from Kenny Hinkle Jr., On Behalf of Bullsugar.org, to Mayor Randy Henderson of Fort Myers, Florida: Dear Mayor Henderson, I write to you on behalf of the 127,000 and growing followers of Bullsugar.org.  Bullsugar.org…

NOAA: Southwest Florida a ‘hotspot’ for wetland loss

August 23, 2014

Article Reference: NOAA: Southwest Florida a ‘hotspot’ for wetland loss By Naples Daily News Staff Southwest Florida has lost 148 square miles of land cover — an area 1 1/2 times the size of Cape Coral — to development and…

Wetland Loss, 404 Wetland Permitting and Wetland Mitigation Banking in Florida

June 24, 2013

Scholar Article References: SpringerLink “Wetlands” 1. Evaluation of permit success in wetland mitigation banking: A Florida case study By Kelly Chinners Reiss, Erica Hernandez & Mark T. Brown With the recent Final Compensatory Mitigation Rule by the US Army Corps…

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