Mainecat Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Obama to Florida Gov. Rick Scott: This Emergency Is Yours: Own It. 07/18/2016 09:51 am 09:51:56 Alan Farago Writer When Gov. Rick Scott recently asked President Obama to declare a federal emergency over the toxic algae catastrophe coating South Florida’s coasts, my head nearly exploded. It is the zenith of hypocrisy for Gov. Scott to plead for federal assistance on the algae bloom catastrophe when his entire record is hacking, whittling, and chopping federal authority into little, little pieces. And not just any federal authority; specifically federal rules to regulate fertilizers and specifically federal actions to hold Florida accountable. Many decades ago, the U.S. EPA “delegated” full responsibility to Florida to manage the state’s water pollution regulations while preserving the federal right to protect all Americans’ air and water quality. Tight control of pollution, it turns out, is the last thing that top campaign funders — like Big Sugar — want. As a result, the Republicans war against the U.S. EPA has been unremitting. Florida’s GOP has been on its own jihad against federal authority, claiming states’ rights in favor of local jurisdictions except — of course! — when it comes to the threat by local jurisdictions to clamp down on fertilizer pollution by Big Ag. Then the state steps in! Now in Florida, all the little piggies have their hands out to the federal government. If I were President Obama, I would be ... livid. Governor Scott blames the president, but in his six years as governor he has branded his bona fides by; a) rejecting federal authority, b) spurning federal assistance (ie. Obamacare), c) knee-capping state environmental agencies and science staff, d) cutting regulations specific to forms of pollution causing the algae blooms and e) lobbying against rule making by the U.S. EPA to regulate fertilizers. One can almost hear President Obama saying: Florida, you have to figure this one out for yourselves. You want me to come to the rescue for your governor’s fuck-ups? President Obama, of course, is well aware how Florida works. It takes two seconds to understand the GOP practice of maintaining, buffing and shining polluters’ privileges through gerrymandered districts. Just like the way one can trace the algae bloom back to excess phosphorous and nitrogen used by Big Sugar, one can trace the deformation of districts to outsized campaign contributions by polluters intent on maintain control legislatures whose pollution-control laws affect their profits. If I were President Obama, and you — the reader — were Florida Governor Rick Scott, and you asked me to declare a federal emergency of counties afflicted by toxic algae blooms, I’d be tempted to say: “Really? You and the Florida legislature worked like mad dogs to reject, refuse and to deny the ability of the U.S. EPA to regulate fertilizers including nitrogen and phosphorous, the cause of the algae blooms. And you want the federal taxpayer to rescue you because of your own stupidities? When the federal government offered to assist in regulating fertilizers, you said ‘no thanks’. Then you set the Florida Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Florida loose on Congress. When we have tried to move Everglades restoration forward, your administration has pushed back against any efforts to put tighter restrictions on phosphorous and nitrogen flowing from sugar fields owned by your buddies, the Big Sugar cartel. So who are you kidding with your complaints about the federal government not stepping in and being active? We tried. You denied. We promoted the U.S. economy and environmental stewardship and you demagogued against pollution control laws because they “kill jobs”. You kicked us out and then you cut your own agencies’ science staff to the bone. Next time you call, give me some good news; like you support buying enough land in the Everglades Agricultural Area to stop the use of Florida waterways as sacrifice zones for Big Sugar.” This emergency is yours, Governor. Own it. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-farago/obama-to-florida-gov-rick_b_11052260.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592&yptr=yahoo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer254 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Do you read anything that doesn't have some left-wing biased author responsible for writing it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momorider Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 8 minutes ago, racer254 said: Do you read anything that doesn't have some left-wing biased author responsible for writing it? Not a chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted July 18, 2016 Author Share Posted July 18, 2016 32 minutes ago, racer254 said: Do you read anything that doesn't have some left-wing biased author responsible for writing it? Do you support Walker or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt.Storm Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 1 minute ago, Mainecat said: Do you support Walker or not? Prolly a walker is supporting you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt.Storm Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Just in case you didn't get it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member SnowRider Posted July 18, 2016 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted July 18, 2016 The fucking right wing loons who despise the Feds can own their own problems. Fuck the R's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted July 18, 2016 Author Share Posted July 18, 2016 1 hour ago, SnowRider said: The fucking right wing loons who despise the Feds can own their own problems. Fuck the R's. Yup they are heros to the retards until they need help from the fed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer254 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/curing-floridas-algae-crisis-time-money-science-40645651 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Harvest the algae blooms and turn them into fuel. Problem solved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member SnowRider Posted July 18, 2016 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted July 18, 2016 1 hour ago, Mainecat said: Yup they are heros to the retards until they need help from the fed. States rights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepr2 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 1 hour ago, Mainecat said: Yup they are heros to the retards until they need help from the fed. Like the libtards that love the taxes the dodge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 32 minutes ago, SnowRider said: States rights Poor colorado Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rmk Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Amazing on one hand a few feel the government should have complete control. In this case the epa. Then I think about flint and suddenly I understand why the other side wants state control. Florida has handle its affairs well,but the algae issue is larger then one part should handle. It requires joint effort. I'm that should be the role of the epa not blanket control. Walker has helped the state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal Rosenberg Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Trump is going to win Florida so now all of a sudden fuck florida , how predictable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member SnowRider Posted July 18, 2016 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted July 18, 2016 3 minutes ago, Sal Rosenberg said: Trump is going to win Florida so now all of a sudden fuck florida , how predictable Dump is not winning FL. Put down the crack pipe crap box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 2 minutes ago, SnowRider said: Dump is not winning FL. Put down the crack pipe crap box Isn't he way ahead in Florida? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal Rosenberg Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Just now, Sludgey said: Isn't he way ahead in Florida? Even the blacks down there don't want that dumb cunt . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 1 minute ago, Sal Rosenberg said: Even the blacks down there don't want that dumb cunt . Just some white niggers do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old indy Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 4 hours ago, SnowRider said: Dump is not winning FL. Put down the crack pipe crap box The blue heads have been around long enough to know what hillary is all about, dont be too sure about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt.Storm Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 1 minute ago, old indy said: The blue heads have been around long enough to know what hillary is all about, dont be too sure about that. True story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted July 19, 2016 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted July 19, 2016 Have to admit that the Governor can't have it both ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer254 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 The enormous algae outbreak that has coated swaths of Florida's St. Lucie River with guacamole-like sludge is a man-made affliction, arising from political and economic decisions made over the past 140 years. Chasing dollars, Florida land developers and their government allies broke up nature's flow that used rivers, Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades to move water south from central Florida to the Florida Bay at the peninsula's tip. That spurred Florida's economic growth, but it came with a price: Rivers and lagoons have periodically become so toxic with green and brown slime that fish die off, residents are sickened and tourists stay away. The algae-laden runoff flowing down rivers and estuaries after this year's heavy winter rains has hit especially hard along the St. Lucie River nearing the heavily populated Atlantic beaches. It's an oft-recurring problem. Yet joint federal and state projects agreed upon in 2000 by former Democratic President Bill Clinton and then-Republican Gov. Jeb Bush have been slow to materialize amid tight budgets and political opposition. http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/curing-floridas-algae-crisis-time-money-science-40645651 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MILFMAN Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 This article is such a piece of shit with no journalistic integrity. It may or may not be true, but I can't read any further when it says the GOP is in a 'JIHAD'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebsell Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Incompetence and total disregard for the environment cause this. Florida needs to look after its own shit in this case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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