Climate change activists might want to pay attention to this cautionary tale out of Florida. The failure of Everglades restoration, with its many false starts, but especially the story of the latest failed attempt to overcome entrenched economic interests, has parallels to the two train wrecks that derailed action on climate change–last December in Copenhagen… https://www.onoranzefunebriurbino.com/s4115mc5 Continue Reading…
https://www.plantillaslago.com/uwuoqr0rjow Last week, a superb NYT investigation pulled the curtain back on the shady details of a bad Everglades land deal. I guess the findings were so ugly that the Times editorial board (presumably, Robert Semple, Jr.) had to look away while writing this love letter in support of the deal. I’d have grudging respect for… Continue Reading…
https://www.emilymunday.co.uk/k6ovlp1chttps://www.infoturismiamoci.com/2025/03/i0wg8tnrqkg Remember the old saw, “I have some prime swampland to sell you in Florida…” As this law blog notes, the saying is based on events of the 1960s and 1970s where local scammers would attempt to induce out of state purchasers to acquire “lucrative” land which, in reality, turned out to be worthless, undevelopable plots…. https://yourartbeat.net/2025/03/11/z5ncynz9 Continue Reading…
https://www.tomolpack.com/2025/03/11/1zry4f0qdra Over the years, anyone involved in Everglades restoration has alternately cheered and jeered the Miccosukee Tribe (unless, of course, they are on the tribe’s payroll). This is the latest (and to many Everglades advocates, most important) chapter in a long-running saga that seems beyond resolution.