(Miami Herald LTE, Jan 31, 2012) For 15 years Florida taxpayers have been carrying dirty water for the sugar billionaires. When Florida’s voters passed the Polluters Pay Amendment to Florida Constitution, the sugar industry was supposed to pay 100 percent of their pollution cleanup costs. In one of the most cynical abdications of governance in… Read the Rest»
The CLEO Institute is a much needed organization to communicated to the public, students and government officials the urgency and importance of working together to combat this treat to the planet and most severely to South Florida. Professor Hal Wanlass with the University of Miami is offering a four Saturday course which I’m looking forward… Read the Rest»
Miami-Dade Expressway Authority is planning to expand the 836 Dolphin Expressway west toward Krome Avenue and then south to Tamiami Airport. This project would accelerate westward development, threaten agriculture, and threaten Everglades restoration. Please email written comments to tgarcia@mdxway.com by this Friday, January 27, 2012. Here’s a sample comment to cut and paste or put… Read the Rest»
FAMOUS BIRDING ADVENTURE T.V.’S JAMES CURRIE TO SPEAK EVERGLADES BIRDING FESTIVAL-JANUARY 13, 2012 7 P.M. WHERE: La Quinta Inn, 8101 Peters Road, Plantation COST: $10 with a donation for South Florida Audubon Society INCLUDES: Light refreshments WHAT: Join Birding Adventures T.V. host, James Currie, as he takes you on a journey of discovery that delves… Read the Rest»
In the past year your support for Friends of the Everglades has made it possible to advance Everglades restoration in some critical respects. Friends of the Everglades is a small, Miami-based grass roots environmental group founded by Marjory Stoneman Douglas in 1969 during the battle to stop the Everglades jetport. Marjory’s goals– vividly described… Read the Rest»
