Miami native. Executive director of @FoEverglades, founded by Marjory Stoneman Douglas in 1969. Former journalist still seeking truth. @UNC alum.
Florida, USA
Joined February 2009
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⛑ We have a rare opportunity to Rescue the River of Grass. NOW is the time! Learn how you can join the movement at everglades.org/rescue.
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Just realized Bill Whitehead, longtime freelancer for @TCPalm @AP @Gannett and many other organizations, had his home destroyed by a tornado. Help if you can
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We oppose Amendment 2 because:
❌ There’s no need for this amendment to the Florida Constitution.
❌ The amendment is not based on science.
❌ It could have unintended consequences.
❌ It’s driven by special interests.
❌ It could threaten private property rights.
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There is no immediate threat of another storm. Please don’t get your weather info from TikTok.
#TropicalUpdate 🌀
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Speechless. We are at the entrance to our Tampa Bay Times office in downtown St. Petersburg.
A crane is blocking the road, and several stories up, smoke billows out of the building from where it appears the crane fell
Smell of gas in the air and you can hear alarms #MILTON
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The view from our window as we ride out the storm. The roof of Tropicana Field is destroyed by the winds of #HurricaneMilton. Praying for Tampa Bay and all areas affected. Stay safe, everyone
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Florida politicians have failed us while dismantling regulation and pandering to developers. This has made all of us less safe. You simply CANNOT build in parts of Florida without severe repercussions, but the legislature and developers have done so anyway.
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Lives were lost on this barrier island just 12 days ago from Hurricane Helene’s storm surge
The fact that this beautiful community is now preparing for another hurricane, so soon, is truly heartbreaking
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Yesterday, @noaaocean crews flew over Tampa Bay to document damage from #Helene
I've compiled a few before-and-afters from across the region, starting with Sunset Beach 1/
tampabay.com/hurricane/2024/…
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Was finally able to find Canton Mayor @ZebSmathers just now, and he has some choice words for cell phone service providers — the lack of cell service during #helene and even as we speak has been appalling.
Smathers told me:
"The number one issue that I'm dealing with is the lack of cellular service. It started with Verizon. It seems to go to many [providers]. I have not been able to communicate with our emergency services directly from my cell phone since approximately 9 a.m. yesterday morning until today. The idea that not just us here in Canton — Haywood County and across Western North Carolina — we cannot communicate to our citizens and our emergency management is absolutely disgraceful.
I have yet to hear any good reason. I understand that there have been several issues — power, water. We understand those issues, but the idea that our cellular network and the people that run those networks did not prepare for this storm or do what is necessary or have resources on the ground for us to be able to communicate with emergency management, the idea that anybody out there — though I hope it’s not true — had the ability to rescue someone and tell their loved ones to get out, and they couldn't because their cell phone signal when we needed our communication network the most has at best let us down and at worst put people's lives at risk.
I want answers and I will not rest. I will be talking with Congressman [Chuck] Edwards. This is above my pay grade as a mayor, but the people of Western North Carolina need to know why this happened. We know there's going to be other issues and storms and natural disasters. I mean, we’re facing a storm, the worst we've ever had, and we we’re facing it with technology from the 1990s.
I was able to speak with Governor Cooper and Attorney General Stein about this issue, and brought it to their attention very early yesterday with one of the few phone calls I was able to get out. If you cannot communicate, it affects your ability to respond to every single issue. And it's absolutely disgraceful."
#WNC #WNXwx
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“After eight days of public outrage, DeSantis was forced to back off plans to develop nine Florida state parks — a huge credit to all the people who united in opposition,” said @EveSamples, executive director of Friends of the Everglades.
everglades.org/we-did-it-for…
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Tens of thousands of Floridians have banded together against the so-called Great Outdoors Initiative.
We need your help to kill this terrible plan once and for all. Tell Gov. DeSantis that you stand with us against this proposal: everglades.org/save-floridas….
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WOW. After postponing next Tuesday’s public meetings due to citizen outrage, DeSantis’ DEP posts this tweet DOUBLING DOWN on construction of golf courses on scrub habitat at JD State Park.
We the people do not want this!
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To recap, FDEP's "fact check" confirmed the awful facts: The administration of @GovRonDeSantis is proposing intense development, including golf courses and lodging, at some of Florida's most popular state parks.
There is A LOT of confusion out there about the 2024-25 Great Outdoors Initiative & our efforts to increase public access, recreation & lodging throughout @FLStateParks. We love #TheRealFlorida as much as you do, so we want to clear some things up…🧵
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We need your help! Florida’s state parks are under threat!
Environmentally damaging plans have been proposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, including three parks in the Greater Everglades ecosystem.
Share this post and take action!
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What makes LOSOM different from past Lake O management plans?
Friends of the Everglades executive director @EveSamples answers that question in an interview with @wptv’s Michael Williams, host of the weekly show “To the Point”.
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We need federal toxic-algae standards that protect human health.
So, we joined with allies @CenterForBioDiv, @CityofStuartFL, @SCCF_SWFL, @FlWildFed and @calusawater to make that happen.
Our petition to the EPA is now filed ✅
everglades.org/federal-toxic…
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🚨 @noaa says the planet is currently experiencing the 4th global coral bleaching event on record & the 2nd in the last 10 years. Our Earth is on fire & yet science & mentions of climate change are being challenged. While Fl corals still recover from 2023 devastating bleach.
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Get used to it: wqcs.org/2024-05-17/doh-okee…
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Stuart, @FoEverglades & 4 nonprofits urge EPA to set toxic algae standard for Florida waterways
tcpalm.com/story/news/local/…
