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Eco-Voice Digest, Friday, September 3rd, 2010
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Caloosahatchee River Topic: Caloosahatchee River
Citizens demand a clean, healthy Caloosahatchee River, yet there have been several concerns over the years about
whether fertilizer runoff releases and pollution in Lake Okeechobee have significantly harmed the river.
What do you think about the health of the Caloosahatchee River?
Sound off on this important issue!
Your letters and/or op-eds on this important topic would be coveted by the editorial board of the Fort Myers daily newspaper,
the News-Press. The editorial board will be opining on this topic soon.
To read more about the Caloosahatchee River visit the Everglades Foundation’s website at http://www.evergladesfoundation.org/pages/reconnect-lake-okeechobee-to-the-everglades1.
Read an expert’s opinion about the Caloosahatchee River here http://www.evergladesfoundation.org/news/entry/Lake-Okeechobee-releases-cripple-Caloosahatchee/.
Send your letters to the News-Press Editorial Board. Their addresses are below.
If an opinion piece that you have written is published about Everglades restoration, let us know about it. Send us a copy via e-mail at info@evergladesfoundation.org.
News-Press Editorial Board
Terry Eberle, Executive Editor
E-mail: teberle@gannett.com
David Plazas, Community Conversation Editor
E-mail: dplazas@news-press.com
Editor Mark Stephens, Assistant Community Conversation
E-mail: mstephens@news-press.com
Dan Warner, Senior Writer/Columnist
E-mail: dwarner@news-press.com
Another Oil rig burns in Gulf
An Oil Rig Burns, Blanketing the Gulf With Angst
By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON
NEW ORLEANS — An oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico caught fire on Thursday morning, forcing its 13 crew members overboard and sending
waves of anxiety along a coast that has just begun to recover from the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
By early evening, the workers had been rescued with no serious injuries reported and the fire had been put out. Coast Guard officials said
that no oil could be seen on the water near the platform, contradicting an earlier report.
In another year, the blaze may not have garnered much attention; it might have been seen as one of the scores of fires and explosions
that occur on offshore platforms in the gulf every year....more
USC: Defend EPA's role in Climate Change
Write a Letter to the Editor Today
Please write a letter to the editor
today on the need for Congress to oppose any legislation that would block or delay the EPA from acting on global warming.
Defend the EPA's Ability to Protect Our Health and Environment
Dear UCS Supporter,
You were probably as disappointed as I was when the Senate failed to pass comprehensive climate and energy legislation before leaving for August recess.
While comprehensive legislation remains critical, we now are counting on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to do its job
to protect our health and the environment by reducing the heat-trapping emissions that cause global warming. In 2009, the EPA
found that global warming emissions endanger public health and welfare. According to the Supreme Court, this finding means that the agency
must limit these pollutants under the Clean Air Act
Unfortunately, some members of Congress, with the backing of the coal, oil, and electric utility industries,
are attempting to block the EPA from cutting these emissions.
Ken Bryan
Florida Director
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
I was stunned to find out that the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has yet again targeted walkers, bicyclists and trail users
. Please join me in telling our state leaders that enough is enough:
Stop marginalizing Florida’s cyclists and pedestrians!
Sen. Nelson's Survey: Deepwater Spill
Deepwater Spill Survey Results: Your Opinions Deepwater Spill Survey Results: Your Opinions
If you are having trouble viewing this e-Newsletter, click here .
Click here to visit Senator Bill Nelson's website
I heard from nearly 18,000 Floridians who responded to my recent survey stemming from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
The action wanted by the most people was getting Congress to act quickly on measures designed to ease our dependence on oil. I couldn't agree more.
Our government must enact a national program to transition us from petroleum to alternative and synthetic fuels--
and we need to act with the same urgency that led us to reach the moon within the 1960s. We also need more solar, wind and
thermal energy, and safer nuclear power. Survey Results Keep oil rigs away from states like Florida that rely on tourism, fishing and beach-front economies.
15.58%
Raise the legal cap on damages companies would owe from an oil spill from $75 million to at least $10 billion1
8.76%
Find out whether there's a lot of oil from the Gulf spill beneath the surface, and what the long-term threat might......
EPA Selects Gwen Keyes Fleming as Regional Administrator for Region 4
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/d0cf6618525a9efb85257359003fb69d/ac4de052e6f50d3a852577910072c71a!OpenDocument
EPA Announces Regional Administrator for Region 4 Regional Agency Headquarters in Atlanta
Contact: Carl Terry, (404) 562-8327, terry.carl@epa.gov
(ATLANTA – Sept. 1, 2010) Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson announced President Barack Obama's
selection of Gwen Keyes Fleming as the Agency's Regional Administrator for EPA's Region 4. This region encompasses Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and 6 Tribal Nations. "I look forward to working closely with Gwen Keyes Fleming
on the many urgent environmental issues we face throughout the country, and especially along Region 4's Gulf Coast," EPA Administrator Lisa P.
Jackson said. "Gwen is coming on at an exceptionally challenging time. I'm thrilled to have Gwen as part of our leadership team at EPA. She will
certainly play an instrumental role in protecting the health and environment of all those living in the region." Regional Administrators are responsible
for managing the Agency's regional activities under the direction of the EPA Administrator.
Plant Mangroves on Sanibel
Red mangrove plantings return Sept. 14 and 17
The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) is having a red mangrove plantings on Tuesday, Sept. 14 and Friday, Sept. 17.
Participants should meet at the SCCF Marine Lab (next to Tarpon Bay Explorers) at 9 a.m. for a facility tour and instructions when
collecting red mangrove propagules. Volunteers will paddle into Clam Bayou, located on the west end of Sanibel Island, and wade
into the water to plant red mangroves. We encourage volunteers to bring kayaks if they have them.
Interested participants must register prior to the event and should contact Sabrina Lartz at 395-4617 or e-mail her at slartz@sccf.org.
Friends of Rookery Bay
Connecting people with Southwest Florida's dynamic estuarine environment through education, engagement and stewardship by
supporting the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.
Rookery Bay Bulletin
monthly enewsletter
September 2010
FREE Boat Tours, Kayak Trips and Much More on Saturday, Sept. 25
Join us on Saturday, Sept. 25 from 10 to 3 for National Estuaries Day.
This is a day of FREE fun -- free admission to the Environmental Learning Center, boat trips*, guided
kayak trips for ages 12 and older*, naturalist-led tours of the 1/2-mile nature trail and new viewing platform,
nature films (including the local premiere of the 3D film "Wild Ocean"), lectures about local estuarine life and
habitat restoration efforts, children's crafts, touch tank, fish feeding, boating safety information, recycling
and conservation activities, art exhibit, and more.
CHNEP Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan Update
Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan Update
The agenda packets are provided as PDF files on this website.
All CHNEP meetings are open to the public.
Charlotte Harbor Nature Festival: Would you like to help plan the eleventh annual festival that'll be held Saturday, Nov 20th. 2010
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