Denounced Big Govt., went with Job creation, followed by Energy and Healthcare then Military.
just a thought.. Lobby List of BIGS (possible top 3 in US., who knows.)
1. Big Oil/Energy 2. Big Pharma 3. Big Govt 4. possible Big Military? Jobs. Jobs. Jobs.
I no longer consider Big Ag to be on their own, they will forever be associated with Big Energy in my eyes (sorry Big Ag.)
If he doesn’t get elected, he should at least get paid for trying. Great Job Mitt.! Great speech.
April Fool’s Day and Ocean Rehab Initiative Inc.
About Ocean Rehab and April Fool’s Day
Ocean Rehab Initiative Inc. was actually born on this exact date; April Fool’s Day is the day that is stamped on our determination letter by the IRS declaring Ocean Rehab Initiative Inc. a 501(c) (3) public charity. Donors and Charter Sponsors whether independent or corporations receive 100% tax deductions for their generosity.
We are Reef Check Florida; an Ecological Assessment and Long Term monitoring program for the Southeast Florida Reef System as administered by Ocean Rehab Initiative Inc.
We hope you enjoy our project and work’s to protect Florida’s most valuable eco-system, the Oceans.
the Politics of Green and Oil Spill Damages; priceless
Fishery at Breakers Reef June 22, 2010 (Ocean Rehab)
Ocean Rehab Initiative Inc. pre- Oil Spill Surveys of Breakers Reef slideshow on Earth Rehab Flickr’ . click here and see what’s happening to protect Florida’s underwater eco-systems.
the Politics of Green; Florida and the Clean Water Act
A meeting will be held at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute on March 31, 2010 to discuss the Federal EPA Clean Water Act.
The meeting is intended to get scientific and public input regarding the nutrient criteria for establishing clean and healthy waters for Florida, and you are invited.
DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
PLACE: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University, Johnson Education Center Auditorium, 5600 US Highway 1 North, Ft. Pierce, Florida 34946
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), in cooperation with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and local scientists, is embarking on a process to engage those people familiar with Florida’s marine waters in the development of numeric nutrient criteria for estuarine and coastal areas. The primary purpose of numeric nutrient criteria is to protect healthy well-balanced natural populations of flora and fauna from the effects of excess nutrient enrichment. Implementation of these criteria can prevent over-enrichment from occurring, and can be used to identify waters impaired by nutrients in need of restoration. The criteria would also support full recreational use of the State’s predominantly marine waters.
The components of this estuarine/coastal nutrient criteria development process include:
• Engaging local organizations, stakeholders, and experts around the State to generate discussion and exploration of appropriate numeric nutrient criteria;
• Compiling data and scientific support on key ecological attributes and for recommended numeric nutrient criteria where such information is generated and available; and
• Ensuring that such information is accessible to both FDEP and EPA for consideration when moving forward with proposed numeric nutrient criteria.
The Politics of Green and Agricultural pollution
Red and Green Algae Bloom
An amazing victory will be celebrated in Florida, a victory for the Reefs and the Inland waters.
A federal judge orders the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set limits on Agricultural pollution and polluters that have deemed over 2000 Inland bodies of water impaired. The phosphorus and nitrogen over enriched waters of inland Florida have created massive Harmful Algae Blooms for over a decade, and consequentially also assisted massive Dead Zones (Hypoxia) to flourish.
Excellent job goes to David Guest and Earth Justice for the lawsuit and follow through.
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2009/11/16-13
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – November 16 – A federal judge in Tallahassee today approved a historic consent decree which requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to set legal limits for the widespread nutrient poisoning that triggers harmful algae blooms in Florida waters.
NOAA considering petition to review critical habitat for elkhorn and staghorn coral.
2008 NOAA
Press Release: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / 50 CFR Part 226 / Listing Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Designating Critical Habitat; 90–day Finding for a Petition to Revise Designated Critical Habitat for Elkhorn and Staghorn Corals
ACTION: Notice of petition finding; request for information and comments.
http://www.esablawg.com/esalaw/ESBlawg.nsf/d6plinks/KRII-7UL23S
Please comment on this article, ‘for Coral Reefs’, include a name and weblink. Critical times call for critical actions.
Thanks. William
http://www.esablawg.com/esalaw/ESBlawg.nsf/d6plinks/KRII-7UL23S
As a Native Floridian and a lover of water I am pleased that the EPA has finally addressed our Water Quality Crisis. I have copied the following passage from this 2009 determination by the EPA:
http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/standards/rules/fl-determination20090114.pdf
Magnitude of Nutrient Over-Enrichment in Florida
Water quality degradation due to nutrient over-enrichment is a significant
environmental issue in Florida. Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection has acknowledged and documented the magnitude of over-enrichment. According to Florida’s 2008 Integrated Report,6 approximately 1,000 miles of rivers and streams, 350,000 acres of lakes, and 900 square miles of estuaries are impaired for nutrients in the State. To put this into context, these values represent approximately 16% of the assessed river and stream miles, 36% of the assessed lake acres, and 25% of the assessed square miles of estuaries that Florida has listed as impaired under the IWR. The actual number of miles and acres of waters impaired for nutrients is likely higher, as many waters currently classified as “unassessed” may also be impaired.
This conclusion is based upon a range of available information, including the vastmamounts of monitoring data that exist on nutrient-related parameters in Florida waters. With almost 800,000 nutrient-related data points in STORET (including nitrogen, phosphorus, chlorophyll-a, and turbidity), Florida has substantially more data points than any other State or Territory to clearly characterize the magnitude of its nutrient challenges.
How can YOU help???
*Please sign our Enforce the Federal Clean Water Act for Florida petition: (many of you already have, Thanks.)
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/enforce-the-federal-clean-water-act
this petition is also available on Care2 and Facebook.
William Djubin
Founder
EarthRehab
Good to the last drop: Water Lectures for November 2008
Palm Beach and Martin County Florida
Friday November 7th– Friends of the Loxahatchee River Meeting
The meeting is at noon at the River Center and a light lunch will be served. Our guest speaker will be David Roach from the Florida Inland Navigation District. He will present a brief history of the Atlantic Intercoastal Waterway and its current use and management.
Contact Jocelyn P. O’Neill Environmental Education Coordinator for more details.
http://www.loxahatcheeriver.org/environmental_center.php
Tuesday November 11th– Palm Beach Reef Research Team
The meeting is held from 7pm-9pm on the 2nd Tuesday of each month in Building 509 of the ERM complex. For more information contact Lin Creel
Thursday November 13th – Loggerhead Marine Life Center Lecture
“Changing Tides: Strategies to Protect America’s Oceans.” From 6:30-9pm
Guest Speaker: David White, Director, Ocean Conservancy. Wine and Cheese reception is included. Cost is $5 for LMC members and $8 non-members. Seating limited; RSVP is required. Contact Loggerhead MLC
http://www.marinelife.org/eventscalendar
Saturday November 15th– Tequesta Harvest Festival Lecture
“The State of the Oceans; first Global then Local”; 2 presentations regarding Florida’s impending water crisis. Guest Speakers: Terry Gibson and William Djubin.
At 1:30pm speakers will present an informative view into the most current state of our global ocean eco-systems. William will discuss Reef Check, EPA Clean Water Act, inland waters impaired and salt water intrusion action.
Then at 3:30 PM he will discuss the state of Florida Reefs, speaking on a local level about the same topics as above http://www.tequesta.org/index.asp?NID=466
EarthRehab will attend the Symposium and we have created a special t-shirt for the occasion; it reads W.Q.M.S. and T.M.D.L. on the front.
Ft. Lauderdale Florida http://www.nova.edu/ncri/11icrs/index.html
Every four years the International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS) convenes as a major scientific conference to provide the latest knowledge about coral reefs worldwide. Natural scientists, resource managers and users, conservationists, economists, and educators meet together to advance coral reef science, management, and conservation.
REEFS FOR THE FUTURE is the scientific theme of the Symposium, highlighting one of the most important international treasures: coral reefs. Degradation due to factors including pollution, over fishing, and climate change, threaten destruction of these ecosystems on an unprecedented global scale.
As I understand it the following will be present and Expoing at the Symposium:
World Wildlife Fund, Nature Conservancy, Ocean Conservancy, International Coral Reef Initiative, the Billfish Foundation, Wyland Foundation, and NOAA.
Contact William at EarthRehab and reserve a WQMS and TMDL shirt today while supplies last. W1@earthRehab.com
ICRS 2008/ The 11th International Coral Reef Symposium
A brief synopsis of my experiences, abstracts are available.
Contact me at EarthRehab.com
William Djubin
Founder
EarthRehab
The Symposium kicked off in traditional International Year of the Reef 2008 celebration style. Reef Rescue and Ed Tichenor get the well-deserved credit and victory.
On opening day Reef Rescue was honored to be recognized by Florida Governor Charlie Crist for our groups work in protecting the marine environment. The Governor opened the Symposium by signing into law a bill to end ocean outfall sewage dumping in south Florida. The bill introduced by Senator Burt Saunders Environmental committee culminated six years of effort by Reef Rescue volunteers and the south Florida diving community to end this archaic practice. .
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Just this past week I was sent 2 E-mails, 1 from the DEP and 1 from Florida Fish and Wildlife.
They would like for Divers and Snorklers to Report Pollution and HAB’s.
If while diving you encounter a Pollution Spill of any magnitude you should photograph the spill and send to DEP.
If while snorkeling or diving you should encounter a Red Tide, HAB Algae Bloom the Florida Fish and Wildlife would appreciate photo’s and water samples.
original emails below DEP First then FFW:
Greetings to Everyone,
On behalf of The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Coral Reef Conservation Program (FDEP-CRCP), the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), and Palm Beach County Reef Rescue (PBCRR) we would like to announce the establishment of Southeast’s Florida Marine Debris Program.
The program is encourages local divers and southeast Florida dive shops to report marine debris they observe while scuba diving or snorkeling. An online data entry form and a hotline has been created to allow you to report the location, type, and quantity of marine debris observed as well as the type and quantity of marine debris removed, if any during the dive or snorkel.
The collection of this information will be used to organize reef clean-up events in the future.
For more information and to make a marine debris report visit www.cleanSEFLreefs.com
Please feel free to distribute widely and I apologize for any cross-postings.
Thank you,
Rob Ruzicka
Fishing and Diving Project Coordinator
Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s
Coral Reef Conservation Program
1277 NE 79th St Causeway
Miami, FL 33138
Phone: (305) 795-1221
Fax: (305) 795-3470
http://www.southeastfloridareefs.net/
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/COASTAL/programs/coral/
FFW
Good Morning,
Your email and photo’s were received by the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Research Institute. If there was a pollution issue, that would be within
the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) jurisdiction. If there
was a bloom of some kind, Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) may
have looked at samples, but we didn’t hear about any HAB problems.
Discolored water does not necessarily equal Harmful Algae Bloom (HAB).
Your photos were shared with our HAB expert who stated that if a water
sample could be provided, we can examine it for the presence of any HAB
species.
Thank you for your concern.
Robin Allen
Outreach Coordination
Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
100 Eighth Avenue, SE
St. Petersburg, FL 33702-5020
Phone: 727-896-8626 ext. 2059
Fax: 727-893-9183
Robin.Allen@MyFWC.com
http://research.MyFWC.com
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