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Diane RobertsSeptember 15, 2015

Remember when Rick Scott went around in 2014 claiming to be an environmentalist? Yeah, that was hilarious. If you find the rape and pillage of Florida amusing. Some of our fellow citizens actually fell for it, too, just enough to get him re-elected. Flori-duh, indeed. Here’s Scott’s shameful scorecard: 1. Still won’t talk about climate […]

Diane RobertsSeptember 14, 2015

Remember when Rick Scott went around in 2014 claiming to be an environmentalist? Yeah, that was hilarious. If you find the rape and pillage of Florida amusing. Some of our fellow citizens actually fell for it, too, just enough to get him re-elected. Flori-duh, indeed. Here’s Scott’s shameful scorecard: 1. Still won’t talk about climate […]

Diane RobertsApril 20, 2015

OCCUPIED TALLAHASSEE – The annual Harlot Show and Prostitution Expo – commonly called the Florida legislative session – has been such a wowsa so far, we’ve neglected to pay sufficient attention to the mack daddy in the Mansion. You know, Rick Scott. He’s not governing; he has people for that. He’s running for the United […]

Guest AuthorApril 20, 2015

It makes sense for President Barack Obama to be in the Everglades on Earth Day. According to the White House, he will draw attention to both the Everglades and the massive economic consequences of global warming and climate change. Obama is likely to echo what a former Friends of the Everglades director said over a […]

Guest AuthorApril 16, 2015

For those of us who care about the future of our nation – and in particular the future of Florida – we must first and foremost acknowledge that it is more than just the climate that is changing. Sea levels are unquestionably rising. High tides are measurably higher. And drinking wells near our coastlines are […]

Tag: salt water intrusion

Diane Roberts: Rick Scott runs up scorecard of shame

Diane Roberts: Rick Scott runs up scorecard of shame

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