Toxic Water in Florida

[RockaFowler]

Oh and our Governor is blaming the Federal Government because he can't take responsibility for the horrible hires in the South Florida Water Management District. All people he hired after FIRING the staff there. He is an abysmal failure. Still can't believe he won re-election. This state is killing me. And they are saying that Rubio will be re-elected. God Help Me!!!

http://www.wptv.com/toxic-water

http://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/west-palm-beach/florida-governor-rick-scott-aware-of-algae-problems-blames-feds

Governor Rick Scott was part of a roundtable discussion in West Palm Beach on Tuesday.

The subject of the conversation was the Zika virus.

Less than an hour away from that discussion many concerned people in Martin County were taking part in an emergency meeting about the growing algae problem in the Treasure Coast.

The governor did address the problem following his meeting, but continued to give very similar answers.

"The first thing you think of is public safety. So the Department of Health is out there along with the Department of Environmental Protection."

He didn't take any blame for the growing problem, saying the problem lies with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

[riversedge]

1. In other words, he does not care.

[RockaFowler]

3. That's it exactly

The water is foul here

And he wouldn't even look at it today. Just a complete asshole

[Lochloosa]

2. Big Sugar is killing, with an assist from skeletor.

[Mika]

4. Florida's Big Sugar = former sugar barons of the Cuban slave plantations. The US gov gave them ...

... the land AND A SUGAR SUBSIDY to undercut Cuba's sugar crop prices, after they fled prosecution (and taxes) in Cuba.

This (big sugar) destruction of Floriduh was/is part of the cold war against post 1959 Revolution Cuba.

[RockaFowler]

5. I knew part of that story

I forgot that they gave them the property, too

The Fanjul family still rules out there in the Glades

[Mika]

6. Yep. And we really showed them Cubans who's the #1 country in the world too.

#1 in gun deaths and cost of health care and education.

[malaise]

7. What is their connection to the destruction of the reefs? n/t

[Lochloosa]

11. The runoff from the cane sugar crops causes the algae bloom.

The algae is toxic and depletes the oxygen in the water.

The blue green algae that's hitting Florida now is especially bad. Toxic to fish and humans.

[malaise]

13. Same crap in Jamaica

the sugar barons and the rum makers have destroyed way too many beaches and polluted the water

[mcar]

8. He is the worst

[GusBob]

9. The photos of the toxic algae blooms are horrific

Thick crusts of blue-green yuck

On Facebook: Bullsugar.org

[RockaFowler]

10. The smell is really bad

Who wants to eat by the St Lucie River right now?? It stinks and it looks even worse. The restaurants and the companies using the River for their income are really hurting.

And of course Gov Skeletor could care less

[GusBob]

12. Silver lining: people from across the political spectrum are lining up to fight

From environmentalists to business owners to fishing guides.

This could cost Rubio his seat.

I used to live in PSL some 16 years ago. The river was nasty then

[RockaFowler]

14. I hope so

This state can't deal with Rubio and his do-nothingness

At least Nelson has been here trying to get the situation fixed. He actually cares about this state

[GusBob]

15. Dickhead proclaims state of emergency today, blames Obama

Not one person in the entire state believes him