Tag: florida
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Stealing amendment 1 money should be a crime.
Stealing amendment 1 money should be a crime. We need an amendment that says if lawmakers do not support our citizen amendments they get charged with a crime. After all it is stealing. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/fred-grimm/article24812611.html Instead, as Craig Pittman and Michael Auslen of the Tampa Bay Times reported, that great pile of Amendment 1 money is…
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Do our Legislators Need to be Credentialed?
Our Legislators Need to be Credentialed. As a nurse I have to be credentialed into order to work. I had to go to school, take my boards, pay for my license. I have to complete continuing education. That’ s just to keep my license. Then in order to be a nurse and have a job…
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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? 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…
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Paddlefest 2015: Project L.I.F.T.
Paddlefest 2015: Project Lift http://www.projectliftmc.com How Project L.I.F.T. works Project L.I.F.T. combines job-training, community service and behavior modification with pioneering community solutions during difficult economic times. “At-risk” youth members of Project L.I.F.T. have the opportunity to literally affect the lives of hundreds of individuals in a positive way through innovative interventions and service learning experiences. This…
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Dolphin Ecology Project: Let’s help our Southern IRL Dolphin Family
Dolphin Ecology Project Yesterday, I caught up with Nik Mader of the Dolphin Ecology Project at Paddlefest 2015. We have around 100 resident dolphins in the southern Indian River Lagoon. They live here like we live here. Nik reminds us what happens to the water happens to the Dolphins. So if this happens to us…
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Candidate Training with Kevin Winchell
Candidate Training with Kevin Winchell #fladems @kwinchel Alina Valdes “Left me wanting more. As a candidate, I learned quite a bit. I see why people have said to me that the more I do, the better I will get. I am ready for the next one.” Terry Rizzo PBCDEC chair Event Organizer: Mary Westcott Higgins,…
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Big Sugar Summit Buy your tickets now
Thanks to the Sierra Club, Florida @SierraClubFL Buy Your Tickets Here Now! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/big-sugar-summit-tickets-16963454148 he Big Sugar Summit will pull the curtain back on the sugar industry. We’ll dig as deep into the muck as we can, in one day, to uncover just how profoundly Big Sugar affects us all. You’ll get the facts regarding the sugar industry’s influence and…
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Volunteerism : Medical Reserve Corp : Here when you need us
Volunteerism 44% percent of American’s volunteer. I feel like all the work I do for the water is a full time job. It was great this week that I got to take a day off and do some training with my fellow Medical Reserve Corp volunteers. http://www.floridahealth.gov/programs-and-services/emergency-preparedness-and-response/disaster-response-resources/mrc/ The Florida Medical Reserve Corps Network was established…
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Toxic Algae Eve : Protest: Buy the land! May 3. St Lucie Locks
@JaxStrong @SteveCrisafulli @JoeBiden #buytheland #sendcleanwatersouth #nomoredischarges #saveflwater #savetheeverglades On May 3 we had a protest. https://www.facebook.com/events/831962766840242/ ***VIDEO CHALLENGE AND PROTEST*** DEMAND CLEAN WATER! Meet us at Phipps park and we can all stand together! Ask your elected officials to CANCEL THE DISCHARGES and BUY THE LAND! This Sunday, make a video on your phone, make…
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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…
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