Category: environmental

• SFWMD: Dirty toilets affront to citizens.

  

  Went to stormwater treatment area 5/6 and there was a bathroom and the bathroom was filled with spiders.

  Cyndi Lenz

  June 14, 2015

  environmental

  clean water, dirty toilets, environmental, glades county, hendry county, oleno state park, sebago lake, spiders, sta5/6

• BIG SUGAR ENTERTAINMENT or not: Fanjul’s try to control movies, TV, what’s next?

  

  Here are a few documentaries about the sugar industry.

  Cyndi Lenz

  June 12, 2015

  clean water, environmental, florida, florida politics, politics

  acasia gum, amy serrano, big sugar, canada, clean water, delray beach film festival, environmental, florida, micael posner, movies, political history, Political History of the Sugar Industry, the price of sugar, the sugar babies

• ACOE and the Herbert Hoover Dike: We should be up in arms together!

  

  In the minds of the people of the EAA -the coastal elite as they call the people of Martin County want to flood them. Its one of many conspiracy theories pushed by big sugar to keep them isolated. They couldn’t be more wrong. But there does come a day where you say “Believe what ever…

  Cyndi Lenz

  June 10, 2015

  environmental, florida politics, politics

  acoe, army corp of engineers, big sugar, clean water, clewiston, cyndi lenz, deja vu all over again, environmental, everglades restoration, FEMA, florida, Herbert Hoover Dike, indian river lagoon, indian riverkeeper, ring around the rosey, WPBT2

• Our STA 5/6 and their good neighbor US Sugar Corp

  

  Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6 (STA-5/6)tormwater Treatment Areas (STAs) are constructed wetlands designed to aid in Everglades restoration. STAs remove phosphorus from runoff water by channeling it through shallow marshes filled with aquatic plants such as cattail, southern naiad and algae.

  Cyndi Lenz

  June 9, 2015

  environmental, florida, florida politics, politics

  big sugar, bird watching, clean water, congressman patrick murphy, environmental, everglades restoration, florida, florida fish and wildlife, joe negron, sfwmd, sta5/6, us sugar corp

• Sugar U: The US Sugar Corp

  

  I wrote a bunch of Sugar U posts before we all were to attend The Big Sugar Summit which was sponsored by The Sierra Club in Florida. September 1, 2013,we had a rally in Clewiston Florida called the Sugarland Rally. Environmental activists and residents from Florida’s east and west coasts united in a peaceful demonstration…

  Cyndi Lenz

  June 7, 2015

  community, environmental, florida, florida politics, my martin county, my treasure coast, politics

  amendment one, army corp of engineers, big sugar, bubba wade, buy the land, clean water, clewiston, discharges, environmental, everglades restoration, florida, indian river lagoon, judy sanchez, justin riney, lake okeechobee, olive branches, robert coker, send clean water south, sierra club florida, st lucie river, sugarland

• The Uninvited. Barking up the wrong tree.

  

  So, our good friend of the Indian River Lagoon  and awesome blogger Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch wrote this blog.

  Cyndi Lenz

  June 6, 2015

  community, environmental, florida, florida politics, my martin county, my treasure coast, politics, polluton

  big sugar, buy the land, clean water, everglades, everglades restoration, florida, indian river lagoon, Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch, south florida water management, uninvited, wrong number

• Big Sugar Summit Update: Awesome Speakers! Check it out!

  

  Speakers for the big sugar summit

  Cyndi Lenz

  June 5, 2015

  environmental, everglades, florida, florida politics, politics

  big sugar, big sugar summit, Chairman Colley Billie, clean water, David Guest, Dr. Gail Hollander, environmental, florida, Frank Jackalone, Julia Hathaway, mark pafford, mary barley, sierra club, Stephen E. Davis III

• Paddlefest 2015: RiverKidz

  

  River Kidz is a local grassroots youth environmental advocacy organization based in Stuart, Florida.Affiliated with the Rivers Coalition, their core mission is to give children a voice in protecting and restoring local waterways, specifically the St. Lucie River and the Indian River Lagoon

  Cyndi Lenz

  May 30, 2015

  community, environmental, florida, my martin county, my treasure coast

  clean water, environmental, florida, indian river county, indian river lagoon, Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch, katey lewey, martin county, paddlefest 2015, river kidz, save our river, st lucie couty

• What can we do about the death of Florida Bay, our water, our river, our eastuaries? Bring me the person in charge!

  

  What can we do about the death of Florida Bay, our water, our river, our estuaries?

  Cyndi Lenz

  May 28, 2015

  environmental, florida, florida politics, politics

  amendment one, army corp of engineers, big sugar, buy the land, clean water, congressman patrick murphy, discharges, environmental, everglades restoration, florida, florida bay, florida legislators, indian river lagoon, rick scott, seagreass, sfwmd, south florida water managment, speckled trout

• Dolphin Ecology Project: Let’s help our Southern IRL Dolphin Family

  

  Dolphin Ecology Project: Let’s help our Southern IRL Dolphin Family

  Cyndi Lenz

  May 26, 2015

  environmental, florida, my martin county

  army corp of engineers, clean water, congressman patrick murphy, deolphins, dolphins, dolphn ecology project, environmental, florida, florida legislators, hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, indian river lagoon, martin county, martin county. florida, so long and thanks for all the fish, southern indian river lagoon, volunteer