Fouling Florida's
environment? That's simple insane
The first thing in
order would have to be a profound congratulation to Bill Maxwell at Scripps
Howard News Service, because he actually made it through a complete article
without blaming something on our president?
Next is a heartfelt
thank- you Bill for a great article in my Daily Commercial news paper and the
Tampa Bay Times.
You have hit the
nail on the head with this one, as to who is, was and will always be the polluters!
To my readers.
Some direct quotes
from Mr. Maxwell's article, why?
Because we need to
know who keeps putting money over our and the planets safety!
The list goes on
and I am sure that we missed some.
Sugar Cane
companies in the Everglades has been destroying Southern Florida for years!
Big
Sugar, Elected officials, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, owners that keep
continuing to contribute money to the same cast of characters in Tallahassee,
agricultural pollution, our governors and legislators, both Democrats and
Republicans, the polluting industries and their lobbyists!
As
Mr. Maxwell puts it.
"It
does not take rocket science to spot the loopholes".
"The
fox is being allowed to guard the henhouse".
"How
insane is that"?
"Last
week, the Indian River County Commission, the St. Lucie County Commission, the
Martin County Commission and the cities of Fort Pierce and St. Lucie Village signed
a resolution asking Gov. Rick Scott to declare a state of emergency regarding
the Indian River Lagoon.
The
resolution implored the governor to issue an executive order to protect the
waters of these areas. Scott has the constitutional authority to issue the
order and to hold violators accountable.
We
should be encouraged by the action of these local governments. However, because
the governor and the Legislature are value business over the environment, we
should expect the environmental insanity to continue unabated".
Albert
Einstein said that insanity is "doing the same thing over and over again
and expecting different results."