Posts Tagged ‘Big Sugar’
Big Sugar’s slime flows north to the Capitol
By Carl Hiaasen January 15, 2017 Miami Herald The paid soldiers in Gov. Rick Scott’s war on the environment are aligning to block state efforts to purchase any farm lands…
Read MorePOINT OF VIEW: Negron’s plan for Everglades worth considering
By Sarah Heard January 8, 2016 Palm Beach Post Last summer, Florida’s incoming Senate President Joe Negron stepped into a controversy over Everglades restoration with an offer that no one…
Read MoreToughen the Everglades Forever Act | Editorial
By the Sun Sentinel Editorial Board December 29, 2016 Sun Sentinel If the Legislature doesn’t update the Everglades Forever Act, it will take forever to save what remains of the…
Read MoreGive Sen. Negron’s plan a chance
By Maggy Hurchalla December 29, 2016 Florida Today A statewide campaign to discredit Sen. Joe Negron’s effort to “Buy the land to send the water south” is now underway. Opponents…
Read MorePOINT OF VIEW The water is going the wrong way
By Kimberly Mitchell December 27, 2016 Palm Beach Post For many, the discussion of Everglades restoration can get a bit overwhelming. The complex, man-made water management problems we face involve…
Read MoreSugar-cane growing on state land misses pollution-cleanup goal, records show
By Andy Reid December 11, 2016 Sun Sentinel Two sugar cane farms repeatedly failing to meet Everglades pollution-cleanup goals remain in business thanks to an accommodating landlord — the state…
Read MoreCritics: Poor water management will lead to shortages for some
Big Sugar believes that people on the coast do not know what they are talking about. (See the end of the article.) What happens, though, when we run out of water?…
Read MoreThe Big Sugar Sham?
October 19, 2016 SANDSpaper.com A strange state-level issue spilled into an awkward mess during a recent Pensacola City Council Meeting, when local officials were asked to back a somewhat odd…
Read MoreNew mystery entity pushes local governments to oppose Negron’s Everglades reservoir plan
By Bruce Richie October 4, 2016 Politico TALLAHASSEE — A shadowy entity created last month is asking local governments in North Florida to pass resolutions opposing Sen. Joe Negron’s Everglades…
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