TOXIC SLUDGE seeps into FLA SENATE RACE--see the RED Gulf of Mexico

[centerleftFL]

Anyone else see the SYMBOLISM of a RED Gulf of Mexico? Remember it is REPUBLICANS who live along the 'waterways' of Florida.

PS It's GREEN on my side of the state.

Toxic algae sludge seeps into Florida Senate race
BY MIRANDA GREEN - 08/30/18 06:00 AM EDT 279
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An alarming environmental phenomenon along Florida’s Gulf Coast is seeping into the state’s Senate race, and it may play a decisive role in the GOP’s efforts to unseat the three-term Democratic incumbent.

A toxic green algae bloom in freshwater systems and a red algae tide in the Gulf Coast are spreading along the state's vast coastline, killing troves of fish and prompting emergency beach closures. Scientists say the uncontrolled growth of algae this summer is the worst in the Sunshine State’s history.

The environmental issue that largely affects Florida’s tourism and fishing industries has since become a top campaign issue for both candidates -- Sen. Bill Nelson (D) and Gov. Rick Scott (R) -- in what's expected to be the country's most expensive Senate race.

Environmental issues are rarely a core component of Republican campaigns, but Florida’s deep reliance on ecotourism industries has made the algae surge a key factor in Scott’s election prospects.

While the two-term governor declared a state of emergency this month that allowed for $1.5 million in emergency funds to deal with the toxic algae, he still faces the challenge of proving he's environmentalist enough to tackle threats that largely stem from climate change...


Toxic algae sludge seeps into Florida Senate race

 

[Penelope]

Yuck. Meanwhile
Detroit schools shutting off drinking water because of lead, copper

Both Republican run states.

You can bet when it affects the wealthy it will be taken care of.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Red tide, happens nearly every year only a dope would try and make a political issue out of it

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Yuck. Meanwhile
Detroit schools shutting off drinking water because of lead, copper

Both Republican run states.

Detroit is a dem controlled city, loon. You can tell...it's been run into the ground

 

[DigitalDrifter]

It's a dog whistle.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

It's a dog whistle.

Monkeys are to blame

 

[MarathonMike]

Maybe it's a sign from GOD, let's just go full retard why don't we.

 

[JLW]

It should be a political issue as well as other environmental calamities the anti-environmental Republican controlled government has inflicted on Florida. Those people have been a scourge on us. Pawns of Big Sugar, Big Developers and anyone else that wants to drop toxins and pollutants in our waterways and lands. Bums in every sense of the word.

 

[centerleftFL]

Red tide, happens nearly every year only a dope would try and make a political issue out of it

AND IT IS DECIDELY WORSE with increases in POLLUTION--and yes, I'm going to say it, a W A R M I N G planet.

August 30, 2018 9:04 AM

Red tide may be ‘natural’ but scientists believe coastal pollution is making it worse

Duration 1:13
A red tide is destroying wildlife across Florida’s southwest coast

1 of 2
An ongoing red tide is killing wildlife throughout Florida’s southwest coast and has left beaches littered with dead fish, sea turtles, manatees and a whale shark. Additional footage courtesy of Southwest Florida TV via Facebook. Matias J. Ocner

BY JENNY STALETOVICH

[email protected]

Vince Lovko, a phytoplantkon ecologist at Mote Marine Lab, crisscrossed the waters off Longboat Key in his lab’s Yellowfin fishing boat earlier this month with a crew of researchers, sampling sea water from a red tide that has slushed around Southwest Florida for nearly a year and littered beaches with dead manatees, sea turtles and rotting marine life.

Every few yards, dead herring, grass eels and pinfish floated by, peppering the water like a toxic stew. The water, cloudy and yellowish, looked like it was flushed from a toilet.

RED TIDE LEADS FLORIDA TO ALTER FISHING RULES FOR SNOOK AND REDFISH
Lovko is part of a team tracking the tide and trying to fine-tune widely circulated satellite maps that show much of the state’s Gulf coast glowing bright red with toxic tide. But as Florida’s summer of slime winds into fall, scientists like Lovko have also found themselves caught in an uncomfortable position: trying to referee a complicated and contentious political fight amid a heated election year where their research is getting twisted by competing interests — and sometimes leaving the public confused.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Red tide, happens nearly every year only a dope would try and make a political issue out of it

AND IT IS DECIDELY WORSE with increases in POLLUTION--and yes, I'm going to say it, a W A R M I N G planet.

August 30, 2018 9:04 AM

Red tide may be ‘natural’ but scientists believe coastal pollution is making it worse

Duration 1:13
A red tide is destroying wildlife across Florida’s southwest coast

1 of 2
An ongoing red tide is killing wildlife throughout Florida’s southwest coast and has left beaches littered with dead fish, sea turtles, manatees and a whale shark. Additional footage courtesy of Southwest Florida TV via Facebook. Matias J. Ocner

BY JENNY STALETOVICH

[email protected]

Vince Lovko, a phytoplantkon ecologist at Mote Marine Lab, crisscrossed the waters off Longboat Key in his lab’s Yellowfin fishing boat earlier this month with a crew of researchers, sampling sea water from a red tide that has slushed around Southwest Florida for nearly a year and littered beaches with dead manatees, sea turtles and rotting marine life.

Every few yards, dead herring, grass eels and pinfish floated by, peppering the water like a toxic stew. The water, cloudy and yellowish, looked like it was flushed from a toilet.

RED TIDE LEADS FLORIDA TO ALTER FISHING RULES FOR SNOOK AND REDFISH
Lovko is part of a team tracking the tide and trying to fine-tune widely circulated satellite maps that show much of the state’s Gulf coast glowing bright red with toxic tide. But as Florida’s summer of slime winds into fall, scientists like Lovko have also found themselves caught in an uncomfortable position: trying to referee a complicated and contentious political fight amid a heated election year where their research is getting twisted by competing interests — and sometimes leaving the public confused.

Uhm....

16th century -- A Spanish explorer records stories by Florida Indians of toxic "red water" and the resulting death of birds and fish.

1844 -- The first scientifically documented red-tide episode in U.S. waters occurs in the Gulf along what is called the West Florida Shelf, off the Panhandle near Panama City.

1878 -- Florida's first protracted period of red-tide episodes begins and continues for 10 years. 1880 -- A widespread episode of bird mortality affects the Florida Gulf. It is believed by some to have resulted from red tide.

1884 -- The first incident of human sickness from red-tide-infected shellfish is recorded in Florida.

http://crca.caloosahatchee.org/crca_docs/Heraldtribune_Timeline.pdf

 

[Claudette]

Red tide, happens nearly every year only a dope would try and make a political issue out of it

AND IT IS DECIDELY WORSE with increases in POLLUTION--and yes, I'm going to say it, a W A R M I N G planet.

August 30, 2018 9:04 AM

Red tide may be ‘natural’ but scientists believe coastal pollution is making it worse

Duration 1:13
A red tide is destroying wildlife across Florida’s southwest coast

1 of 2
An ongoing red tide is killing wildlife throughout Florida’s southwest coast and has left beaches littered with dead fish, sea turtles, manatees and a whale shark. Additional footage courtesy of Southwest Florida TV via Facebook. Matias J. Ocner

BY JENNY STALETOVICH

[email protected]

Vince Lovko, a phytoplantkon ecologist at Mote Marine Lab, crisscrossed the waters off Longboat Key in his lab’s Yellowfin fishing boat earlier this month with a crew of researchers, sampling sea water from a red tide that has slushed around Southwest Florida for nearly a year and littered beaches with dead manatees, sea turtles and rotting marine life.

Every few yards, dead herring, grass eels and pinfish floated by, peppering the water like a toxic stew. The water, cloudy and yellowish, looked like it was flushed from a toilet.

RED TIDE LEADS FLORIDA TO ALTER FISHING RULES FOR SNOOK AND REDFISH
Lovko is part of a team tracking the tide and trying to fine-tune widely circulated satellite maps that show much of the state’s Gulf coast glowing bright red with toxic tide. But as Florida’s summer of slime winds into fall, scientists like Lovko have also found themselves caught in an uncomfortable position: trying to referee a complicated and contentious political fight amid a heated election year where their research is getting twisted by competing interests — and sometimes leaving the public confused.

Uhm....

16th century -- A Spanish explorer records stories by Florida Indians of toxic "red water" and the resulting death of birds and fish.

1844 -- The first scientifically documented red-tide episode in U.S. waters occurs in the Gulf along what is called the West Florida Shelf, off the Panhandle near Panama City.

1878 -- Florida's first protracted period of red-tide episodes begins and continues for 10 years. 1880 -- A widespread episode of bird mortality affects the Florida Gulf. It is believed by some to have resulted from red tide.

1884 -- The first incident of human sickness from red-tide-infected shellfish is recorded in Florida.

http://crca.caloosahatchee.org/crca_docs/Heraldtribune_Timeline.pdf

That ought to shut the retard up.

 

[centerleftFL]

It's a dog whistle.

Wouldn't it be a FISH whistle? Or a SHARK whistle? Or the other 'animals' washing up on our shores?

 

[dave p]

Yuck. Meanwhile
Detroit schools shutting off drinking water because of lead, copper

Both Republican run states.

You can bet when it affects the wealthy it will be taken care of.

It already does affect the wealthy.

Red tide has nothing to do with which political party is in power. How foolish can you people get?

 

[dave p]

It should be a political issue as well as other environmental calamities the anti-environmental Republican controlled government has inflicted on Florida. Those people have been a scourge on us. Pawns of Big Sugar, Big Developers and anyone else that wants to drop toxins and pollutants in our waterways and lands. Bums in every sense of the word.

Red tide has nothing to do with which party is in charge. Jeez.

 

[deanrd]

Republicans think it’s pretty.