Tag: discharges
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Gathering Weekly Photo

Gathering May 4th,2014 We had a funeral for the St Lucie River and the Indian River Lagoon which had been devastated by discharges from Lake Okeechobee. Both turned green with poisonous green toxic algae. Our lives would never be the same again. As a way to protest we held this funeral at Phipps Park which…
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The very funny local Liberty Caucus. Striped men in tights.

The very funny local Liberty Caucus. Yesterday I had to laugh because if I just had clean water I probably wouldn’t even be sitting here on my day off computing. I would be in the water. Yesterday after I posted my blog I was having a conversation with my friend Kenny Hinkle and between the…
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Throwback Thurs: What was penny a pound and make the polluter pay?
Throwback Thurs: What was penny a pound and make the polluter pay? As always, if you have something to add please add it. What was penny a pound? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restoration_of_the_Everglades “Restoration of the Everglades, however, briefly became a bipartisan cause in national politics. A controversial penny-a-pound (2 cent/kg) tax on sugar was proposed to fund some…
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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…
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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?
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SFWMD: ” You’ve been part of a propaganda campaign! ” US “hahahahah”

SFWMD literally tells the entire clean water community that they are nuts. SFWMD literally tells the entire clean water community that they are nuts.Just so you know the difference THIS is a propaganda campaign. Trying to stop you from polluting us, saving the water, saving the Everglades and stopping sea level rise and salt water…
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Michael Grunwald at the Elliot Museum

Author Michael Grunwald speaks at the Elliot Museum in Stuart, Florida to a sold out crowd.
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May the fourth be with us! Toxic algae, discharging St Lucie locks. We must keep going!

Toxic green algae fills lake Okeechobee. Here are some photos at Port Mayaca.
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Post Earth Day Press Conferance (Video) Stuart FL April 29

Rallies to support State Senator Joe Negron for his efforts to open the door to a sugar land purchase and call for further action
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Discharges stopped for the moment

Kenny Hinkle Jr. and Captain Mike Connor went up to Port Mayaca and made a video and took photos showing green algae.