Clean up Lake Okeechobee Cyanobacteria and prevent future blooms while moving on FL amendment 1.
Lake Okeechobee is covered in cyanobacteria, polluting our waterways to the East via St. Lucie River and West via Caloosahatchee River. There is a serious threat to humans, marine life, and our ecosystem. We are seeing an influx of red tide on our beaches killing countless amounts of fish, seaturtles, dolphins, manatees, birds, marine plants and other life. These animals survive on the delicate balance that is being disrupted by human and chemical interference whether it be agriculture, run off or dumping. Many persons living on canals, waterways and effected beaches are becoming severely ill. Our politicians are not making the everglades restoration as part of Florida legacy amendment 1, a priority as per legislation passed in 2014. Our economy relies on tourism, fishing and many water related industries. Please save our waters, sealife, and our state!
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Reached 100 supporters
August 17, 2018
31 Comments
This is like the BP oil spill, only worse, it’s not getting cleaned up. It’s effecting every aspect of this area, marine life, humans, business, the entire economy! This needs to stop immediately.
Please, Washington,our Fl. Congressmans,Senators, Govenor help us get this cleaned up. And come up with a solution. So that this horrific event never happens again to our coasts of Florida
All this fresh water being dumped in the coasts are totally killing all the fish and most importantly abunch of animals high iup in the food chain this isrediculous As a ex comercial fisherman if I cought or killed 1 under sized or illegal fish it would be a 100$ fine Yet all this devastation and no one has been held accountable
Please save our marine life and our beautiful beaches. Just moved here in March. My dream come true, now it’s my nightmare.
This needs the attention and funds of the state now!! Tourism will be destroyed along the gulf and no one will eat seafood from Florida!!! This is an ecological and economical disaster!!!
This is killing our Planet. Knock it off!
SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.
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Clean up Lake Okeechobee Cyanobacteria and prevent future blooms while moving on FL amendment 1.
Lake Okeechobee is covered in cyanobacteria, polluting our waterways to the East via St. Lucie River and West via Caloosahatchee River. There is a serious threat to humans, marine life, and our ecosystem. We are seeing an influx of red tide on our beaches killing countless amounts of fish, seaturtles, dolphins, manatees, birds, marine plants and other life. These animals survive on the delicate balance that is being disrupted by human and chemical interference whether it be agriculture, run off or dumping. Many persons living on canals, waterways and effected beaches are becoming severely ill. Our politicians are not making the everglades restoration as part of Florida legacy amendment 1, a priority as per legislation passed in 2014. Our economy relies on tourism, fishing and many water related industries. Please save our waters, sealife, and our state!
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Reached 100 supporters
August 17, 2018
31 Comments
I visit SW FL a few times a year. It is my paradise on earth. Please, please, hold everyone accountable for their part in this. And also educate the property owners who use chemicals and pesticides as well, to know that their ground water which is contaminated, is running into the canals, rivers, and estuaries also attributes to this problem!
This is like the BP oil spill, only worse, it’s not getting cleaned up. It’s effecting every aspect of this area, marine life, humans, business, the entire economy! This needs to stop immediately.
Please, Washington,our Fl. Congressmans,Senators, Govenor help us get this cleaned up. And come up with a solution. So that this horrific event never happens again to our coasts of Florida
All this fresh water being dumped in the coasts are totally killing all the fish and most importantly abunch of animals high iup in the food chain this isrediculous As a ex comercial fisherman if I cought or killed 1 under sized or illegal fish it would be a 100$ fine Yet all this devastation and no one has been held accountable
Please save our marine life and our beautiful beaches. Just moved here in March. My dream come true, now it’s my nightmare.
This needs the attention and funds of the state now!! Tourism will be destroyed along the gulf and no one will eat seafood from Florida!!! This is an ecological and economical disaster!!!
This is killing our Planet. Knock it off!
SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.
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I visit SW FL a few times a year. It is my paradise on earth. Please, please, hold everyone accountable for their part in this. And also educate the property owners who use chemicals and pesticides as well, to know that their ground water which is contaminated, is running into the canals, rivers, and estuaries also attributes to this problem!