Wednesday November 14, 2007

The restoration of the Everglades is way behind schedule, and faltering, mainly because federal funding has dried up. The only presidential candidate to mention the Everglades has been Fred Thompson, and that was to say he might allow oil drilling there. Meanwhile, Central Florida farmers just missed their first phosphorus reduction target in 11 years. (via TM)

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  1. Rick    Wed Nov 14, 08:51 AM #  

    Ummmm….Congress just overrode a presidential veto on a huge spending bill for the ‘glades.

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  2. alesh    Wed Nov 14, 09:17 AM #  

    Thanks Rick; that’s good news, but not so fast. As the article points out, that’s hardly the salvation it sounds like. Note from here:

    The water bill authorizes popular projects in states across the country, including hurricane recovery efforts in Louisiana, environme