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his name is nowhere to be found in this piece, but it seems this was started long ago: > The disrupted hydrology and ecological problems were so glaring that,

by riffic 4y ago

his name is nowhere to be found in this piece, but it seems this was started long ago: > The disrupted hydrology and ecological problems were so glaring that, beginning in the 1990s, the Army Corps and a variety of state, federal, and local partners cooperated to undo the damage. More than 20 years later, at a cost of over $1 billion, the physical restoration of the river is now complete: 40 square miles of wetlands have been reestablished and rehydrated.

lostcolony 4y ago
He -has- done some positive things towards the Everglades (signed an EO that puts another 3.5 billion towards restoration and water management there), but I do tend to think his track record is ultimately kind of limited just from the fact he denies climate change as being 'woke' (and sought to expand fossil fuel use and curb/ignore renewable use). It also happens to align with Republican Florida voters; the Everglades hasn't been politicized in the way climate change has.
- justrealist 4y ago
  He's not a climate change denier, but it's true he's in the "adapt" camp.
  - lostcolony 4y ago
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- culi 4y ago
  He went out of his way to BAN cities from restricting use of fossil fuels and punished banks that restrict fossil fuel investments The Everglades restoration project was well underway before DeSantis, though he did pledge more money to accelerate it. But the Sierra Club and Friends of the Everglades have also criticized the planned reservoir as too small to truly restore water flows The real reason for DeSantis' position here is obvious to anyone that knows anything about the history of Florida politics. The sugar industry is probably the biggest political force in Florida having both Dems and Reps in its payroll. It just so happens that they backed an opponent of DeSantis and DeSantis has had a very public beef with them ever since. In order to carry out this restoration plan, it means refilling the everglades that were drained in order to grow sugar canes. This is a direct attack on DeSantis' biggest and most powerful opponent and just so happens to also be very politically popular with the every day voter EDIT: it seems my comment about the project being "well underway" is a little inaccurate. The project has a long history but by the time DeSantis took office the South Florida Water Management District had actually quietly reversed these plans, bending under pressure from the sugar industry. DeSantis replaced the board entirely and therefore played a significant role in resuming the effort
anon291 4y ago
A bit of cursory research showed that he has done quite a lot to get the funding for the restoration: From bloomberg, via yahoo news: https://news.yahoo.com/desantis-fights-everglades-neglects-climate-080035805.html https://news.yahoo.com/desantis-fights-everglades-neglects-c... > In his first term, with the help of the president of the Florida Senate, he’d secured an historic $1.7 billion in state and federal funding for the Everglades. Then he pledged $3.5 billion more to accelerate federal restoration plans a quarter century in the making. I believe stating that 'this was started long ago', without mentioning the current administration's acceleration of the project doesn't tell the whole story.
- geocar 4y ago
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giancarlostoro 4y ago
I hate that this is becoming political, but just because the article does not mention him does not mean he did not in fact include[0] the Kissimmee River as part of the Florida Forever Plan[1]. Can we please keep politics out of this, and focus on what's actually relevant? I love my home state, and I think it's fantastic, I had no idea such a river extended down to Lake Okeechobee, I've driven from Kissimmee Turnpike all the way down to Miami, and Okeechobee is one of the many exits in between, that's quite impressive. I'm sure it's no small feat to invest in conserving all of that land, I'm not even sure what all that entails, but it's not easy. [0]: https://www.flgov.com/2023/01/18/governor-ron-desantis-and-the-florida-cabinet-invest-over-17-7-million-to-conserve-3500-acres-in-florida/ https://www.flgov.com/2023/01/18/governor-ron-desantis-and-t... [1]: https://floridadep.gov/sites/default/files/2022_Executive_Summary_2.pdf https://floridadep.gov/sites/default/files/2022_Executive_Su...
- geocar 4y ago
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dayvid 4y ago
I lived in FL during the DeSantis/Gillum election and voted in the election (not for DeSantis). Everglades conservation was one of his main points he was running on and things he's done. Don't want to get too political in this thread, but he seems good on this point.

by riffic 4y ago

lostcolony 4y ago

He -has- done some positive things towards the Everglades (signed an EO that puts another 3.5 billion towards restoration and water management there), but I do tend to think his track record is ultimately kind of limited just from the fact he denies climate change as being 'woke' (and sought to expand fossil fuel use and curb/ignore renewable use). It also happens to align with Republican Florida voters; the Everglades hasn't been politicized in the way climate change has.

justrealist 4y ago
He's not a climate change denier, but it's true he's in the "adapt" camp.
- lostcolony 4y ago
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culi 4y ago
He went out of his way to BAN cities from restricting use of fossil fuels and punished banks that restrict fossil fuel investments The Everglades restoration project was well underway before DeSantis, though he did pledge more money to accelerate it. But the Sierra Club and Friends of the Everglades have also criticized the planned reservoir as too small to truly restore water flows The real reason for DeSantis' position here is obvious to anyone that knows anything about the history of Florida politics. The sugar industry is probably the biggest political force in Florida having both Dems and Reps in its payroll. It just so happens that they backed an opponent of DeSantis and DeSantis has had a very public beef with them ever since. In order to carry out this restoration plan, it means refilling the everglades that were drained in order to grow sugar canes. This is a direct attack on DeSantis' biggest and most powerful opponent and just so happens to also be very politically popular with the every day voter EDIT: it seems my comment about the project being "well underway" is a little inaccurate. The project has a long history but by the time DeSantis took office the South Florida Water Management District had actually quietly reversed these plans, bending under pressure from the sugar industry. DeSantis replaced the board entirely and therefore played a significant role in resuming the effort

anon291 4y ago

A bit of cursory research showed that he has done quite a lot to get the funding for the restoration: From bloomberg, via yahoo news: https://news.yahoo.com/desantis-fights-everglades-neglects-climate-080035805.html https://news.yahoo.com/desantis-fights-everglades-neglects-c... > In his first term, with the help of the president of the Florida Senate, he’d secured an historic $1.7 billion in state and federal funding for the Everglades. Then he pledged $3.5 billion more to accelerate federal restoration plans a quarter century in the making. I believe stating that 'this was started long ago', without mentioning the current administration's acceleration of the project doesn't tell the whole story.

geocar 4y ago
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giancarlostoro 4y ago

I hate that this is becoming political, but just because the article does not mention him does not mean he did not in fact include[0] the Kissimmee River as part of the Florida Forever Plan[1]. Can we please keep politics out of this, and focus on what's actually relevant? I love my home state, and I think it's fantastic, I had no idea such a river extended down to Lake Okeechobee, I've driven from Kissimmee Turnpike all the way down to Miami, and Okeechobee is one of the many exits in between, that's quite impressive. I'm sure it's no small feat to invest in conserving all of that land, I'm not even sure what all that entails, but it's not easy. [0]: https://www.flgov.com/2023/01/18/governor-ron-desantis-and-the-florida-cabinet-invest-over-17-7-million-to-conserve-3500-acres-in-florida/ https://www.flgov.com/2023/01/18/governor-ron-desantis-and-t... [1]: https://floridadep.gov/sites/default/files/2022_Executive_Summary_2.pdf https://floridadep.gov/sites/default/files/2022_Executive_Su...

geocar 4y ago
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dayvid 4y ago

I lived in FL during the DeSantis/Gillum election and voted in the election (not for DeSantis). Everglades conservation was one of his main points he was running on and things he's done. Don't want to get too political in this thread, but he seems good on this point.