Florida Right To Clean Water

🌊 Protect Our Water, Protect Our Future: Join the Florida Right to Clean Water Movement Today! 🌞 If you're THANKFUL for the great outdoors, cherish our waterways, and enjoy activities like fishing, boating, and water sports, we have an opportunity for you. Our flexible volunteering opportunities cater to your schedule, with the option to work from the comfort of your own home. Join us in supporting the Florida Right to Clean Water, a grassroots movement dedicated to securing the fundamental right to clean water for all Floridians. It's an incredible cause with tangible impacts on our environment and communities. Ready to dive in? Visit https://lnkd.in/etQtqghs and click "Volunteer" to get started. Let's make waves together for a cleaner, healthier Florida! #CleanWater #VolunteerOpportunity #CommunityAction #GiveThanks

Please take action on this URGENT request from Friends of the Everglades Inc. "Last week, the Army Corps of Engineers announced that they were gearing up to unleash months of damaging Lake Okeechobee discharges on the St. Lucie River, the Caloosahatchee River and the Lake Worth Lagoon beginning December 7. With no firm end date, they could drag on into May. Nearly half a year of polluted water and legacy toxins dumped into fragile ecosystems that are already suffering from the latest storm season isn’t just a potential environmental crisis — it could be a direct hit to public health and our water-dependent economies. The move, recommended by the Corps’ new commander, Col. Brandon Bowman, has been proposed in the name of “Lake Okeechobee recovery.” But the Corps has conceded that there’s no guarantee it will lower lake levels enough to actually help the lake. What we do know is this: — The St. Lucie River, which should NEVER receive water from Lake O, will be pummeled. And this decision will push dry-season flows to the Caloosahatchee over the harm threshold. The result? Significant, predictable destruction. Thought LOSOM was the answer? While the new lake plan, enacted in August, aims to reduce discharges to the east and west coasts, it doesn’t eliminate them entirely. The Corps can initiate Lake Recovery Operations when the lake exceeds 17 feet, stays above 13 feet for 30 days in the summer, or if submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) in the lake drops significantly below 11,000 acres. With SAV currently under 4,000 acres, the Corps can act — but it’s not mandatory. Given the massive loss of sea grass in the northern estuaries, it’s not reasonable either. Take Action Now. Tell Col. Bowman this decision is a mistake. Demand that he reverse course and stop treating our estuaries like dumping grounds for polluted water. Send your message now using the button below. Let’s remind the Corps that we’re watching, and we won’t back down." https://lnkd.in/gFA37rUU

👕 Give a special gift to the water lover in your life! 🌊 Elevate your style while making a difference with our exclusive RTCW t-shirts and baseball caps! With a variety of designs to choose from, you'll find the perfect fit to showcase support for clean water. Order one for you and others today at https://lnkd.in/ehDbP573 and be part of the movement to protect Florida's waterways. Every purchase directly contributes to funding our campaign, ensuring that we can continue our fight for clean and healthy waters for all. Thank you for your support! Together, we can make a splash for a brighter, cleaner future. #RTCW #CleanWater #CampaignGear #SupportTheCause #MakeADifference #HolidayGift

Florida's waterways are a precious natural resource that sustain our communities, ecosystems, and economy. However, pollution and environmental degradation threaten the health of our rivers, lakes, and coastlines. By joining forces, we can take action to safeguard our right to clean water. The Florida Right to Clean Water Initiative is a citizen-led movement to enshrine the right to clean and healthy waters in the state constitution. By amending Florida's governing document, we can establish legal protections for our water bodies and hold polluters accountable. Get Involved Today! * Sign the Petition: Add your name to the growing list of Floridians demanding clean water protections. * Volunteer: Join our dedicated team of volunteers spreading awareness and gathering signatures. * Donate: Your financial contribution will fuel this grassroots effort to get the initiative on the ballot. * Spread the Word: Share this crucial cause with your friends, family, and community. Clean water impacts us all. Together, we can be the voice for Florida's rivers, springs, beaches, and bays. 🌊 Secure a future with swimmable, drinkable, and fishable waters for generations to come. Join the movement today! https://lnkd.in/etQtqghs

The nonprofit Captains for Clean Water commissioned a study of the effects of that disaster “looking only at the economic impacts, the hemorrhaging, southwest Florida would experience if a harmful algal bloom event similar to those in 2018 and in 2006 occurred again,” its literature explained. It did not mention the east coast, especially in Martin and Palm Beach Counties where losses were also extreme. Southwest Florida losses alone could look like this, the report says: • COMMERCIAL AND RECREATION FISHING: $460 million. • JOBS lost in the coastal economy: 43,094. • OUTPUT reduction from the coastal economy: $5.2 billion. • PROPERTY VALUES lost: $17.8 billion. • VALUE OF OUTDOOR RECREATION lost: $8.1 billion. Matt DePaolis, the environmental policy director for the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, where so much environmental and economic damage occurred during the 2018 event, points out that the amendment is not radical. “This just gives a cause to action for rights that theoretically we already have, but now we don’t have a way to enact those. This is very practical. ” https://lnkd.in/ehvCZ6eJ If you agree, take action! Sign the petition, volunteer, or make a donation to protect our waters and secure a healthier future for all Floridians. https://lnkd.in/eKGbw7_x

Have questions about the Florida Right to Clean and Healthy Waters amendment and why this change is crucial for our future? Explore our frequently asked questions now! 🌊🌊🌊 https://lnkd.in/eNH2hVnq Then we hope you’ll sign the petition, volunteer, or donate… before it’s too late.

🌞 Are you 24 or younger and passionate about making a real impact on Florida's water and environment? 🌊 Join the Florida Right to Clean Water campaign and get funds for your efforts! You'll also be matched with an advisor to guide you every step of the way. Take action today by applying through https://lnkd.in/e568bp7J ("Apply Now") and be sure to mention Florida Right to Clean Water in your application. Don't keep this opportunity to yourself—spread the word to friends and family who care about protecting our planet and driving climate action!

Ready to do this? Everything is getting into place to accomplish the mission, but we need you to help spread our messages. Clean water was not at the top of everyone's minds this election, but that is exactly why we need the constitutional right to clean and healthy waters -- To take it out of the winds of power politics and anchor it safely to the law of the land.   Clean water is not something to play around with. Full stop. We're gearing up for the 2025 Plan. Read on for how you can help. https://lnkd.in/eDmTbZQa

Read this passionate plea from Mary Tracy Sigman: "There is a place called Fantasyland, but now it is really the entire state of Florida. Like all theme parks, the lighting and special effects make everything seem magical, beautiful. But behind the scenes it isn’t always so clean and nice. Unfortunately, Florida Fantasyland is the same. Even though the waters might appear clean and safe, ready for fishing and swimming, kayaking and boating, they are really polluted and dying. The beaches are said to be ready to welcome tourists, even though they may be occasionally covered in dead fish and storm debris, but we just pretend this doesn’t happen. We just clean up, move sand around, and say A-OK. Red tide, blue-green algae, fecal pollution. No problem: It comes and goes, it’s only temporary, not a big health issue. And if your restaurant or motel can’t survive the hurricanes and cost of restarting all over again, no problem. Big Money is all set to jump in and make it all newer and better. Come to the Free State of Florida! If any of this sounds uncomfortable or tragic, it should. Of course, things change over time, but not all these changes need to happen. Our waters can get better. Fishing, boating, swimming, and kayaking can be safe again. Blue-green algae and fecal pollution can be remediated. You can help make this happen by signing the petition for clean and healthy waters. Go to https://lnkd.in/eFCeVxig, download our petition, sign, and mail it in." https://lnkd.in/eiJxfSCY

We continue to get good press with support from Dick Batchelor https://lnkd.in/eutvCFjE Once you've read this, sign the petition, volunteer, or make a donation to protect our waters and secure a healthier future for all Floridians. https://lnkd.in/eKGbw7_x