Tag: discharges
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
Sugar U: The US Sugar Corp
@sugarcard2 In a few week we’ll be going to the Sugar Summit that is being put together by our great friends, the Florida SIerra Club. I thought it was a good time to bone up on who’z who and what’s what. Please feel free to chime in. Even at sugarcard2 – we want to hear…
-
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? Feeling frustration? Yes me too. This just in from the keys free press. Why is Rick Scott destroying Florida? http://pdf.keysnews.com/weeklys/freepress.pdf Opinion piece that is in this weeks Florida Keys Free Press at http://pdf.keysnews.com/weeklys/freepress.pdf that reads as follows: Florida Bay…
-
SFWMD: ” You’ve been part of a propaganda campaign! ” US “hahahahah”
@SFWMD @PetersonMelanie SFWMD: You’ve been part of a propaganda campaign” Thank you Kenny Hinkle for this great video. This is great work. Last Thursday SFWMD voted to terminate the 46,000 acre option on the sugar lands where our reservoir was suppose to go. You know the one that was going clean and convey…
-
Michael Grunwald at the Elliot Museum
Last night, with a sold out crowd, Sold out At Eliot museum listening to @MikeGrunwald #theswamp pic.twitter.com/zq3isRyJks — cyndilenz (@cyndilenz) May 13, 2015 Michael Grunwald came to talk to us all at the our new and improved Elliot Museum. The event was sponsored by BullSugar and anonymous supporters. It was first of what…
-
May the fourth be with us! Toxic algae, discharging St Lucie locks. We must keep going!
@JaxStrong @BarackObama @joenegronfl @RepMurphyFL @SteveCrisafulli May the fourth be with you! Toxic algae, discharging St Lucie locks. On May 4th our friend Katy Lewey, river warrior, founder of the River Kidz of St Lucie and Indian River County put together a gathering so we could all be there when the locks open. They have been…
-
Post Earth Day Press Conferance (Video) Stuart FL April 29
Press Advisory STUART EVENT: Contact Cara Capp, (305) 546-6689, cara@evergladescoalition.org, Mark Perry, 772-486-3858, mperry@floridaocean.org CAPTIVA EVENT: Contact David Jensen, 239-470-5389, dave@gocaptiva.com; Rae Ann Wessel, 239-246-0100, rawessel@sccf.org Two Coasts, One Message: Buy the Land Now Rallies to support State Senator Joe Negron for his efforts to open the door to a sugar land purchase and call…
-
Discharges stopped for the moment.
@BarackObama @joenegronfl @RepMurphyFL @SteveCrisafulli @MaryLynnMagar @Gayle_Harrell So this what happened. Thursday, Kenny Hinkle Jr. and Captain Mike Connor went up to Port Mayaca and made a video and took photos showing green algae. Then Senator Negron saw and told them to shut it down. http://www.tcpalm.com/franchise/indian-river-lagoon/health/possible-bluegreen-algae-found-in-st-lucie-canal_46291092 “Senator Negron Calls on Army Corps to Immediately Suspend…
cyndi lenz 