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Post by Captj on Jul 31, 2024 15:35:09 GMT -5
Florida beaches are regularly closed due to unsafe water conditions. Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed four bills Wednesday evening, bringing his total of legislative vetoes this year to 12. One of them sought to require the Department of Health to take steps, including closing polluted beaches, if the water quality off the coast or in public areas did not meet standards. Just offhand, your post said Florida beaches are regularly closed due to unsafe water conditions then you said a bill was vetoed that would close unsafe beaches. But the beaches are already being closed with unsafe conditions :scratches head: So it follows that the bill to close unsafe beaches isn't needed because the locals are already on it? Not exactly correct. I've been to gulf beaches with obvious presence of red tide when the local authorities said all was good. Chamber of Commerce weather report? The Republican administrations past and present have been playing fast and loose with our developers and their destruction of our natural resources. The work being done to increase the sheet flow to the Everglades is a work around at this point. We voted for funds to buy out Big Sugar who originally agreed to sell, then changed their mind. As a result the pollution of our rivers, lakes, and estuaries continues unchecked. There is good work being done, but it's as if the State is fighting with both hands tied behind our backs.
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Post by olmucky on Jul 31, 2024 16:09:38 GMT -5
Just offhand, your post said Florida beaches are regularly closed due to unsafe water conditions then you said a bill was vetoed that would close unsafe beaches. But the beaches are already being closed with unsafe conditions :scratches head: So it follows that the bill to close unsafe beaches isn't needed because the locals are already on it? Not exactly correct. I've been to gulf beaches with obvious presence of red tide when the local authorities said all was good. Chamber of Commerce weather report? The Republican administrations past and present have been playing fast and loose with our developers and their destruction of our natural resources. The work being done to increase the sheet flow to the Everglades is a work around at this point. We voted for funds to buy out Big Sugar who originally agreed to sell, then changed their mind. As a result the pollution of our rivers, lakes, and estuaries continues unchecked. There is good work being done, but it's as if the State is fighting with both hands tied behind our backs. :thumbup:
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Post by garycoleco on Aug 4, 2024 6:04:43 GMT -5
You dont say.....
Three days after the men’s triathlon at the Paris Olympics, the Swiss team said Saturday one of its athletes has a stomach infection and will not compete in the mixed relay event.
It was “impossible to say” if Adrien Briffod’s gastrointestinal infection is linked to water quality in the River Seine, the Switzerland Olympic team said in a statement.
No other cases of Olympic triathletes with stomach problems had been found among other countries that took part in the individual races, the Swiss team’s doctor Hanspeter Betschart said.
The health risks of sending triathletes and marathon swimmers into the long-polluted Seine after a $1.5 billion project to clean the water was among the biggest issues for Olympics organizers — and could yet be the best games legacy for the city of Paris.
French president Emmanuel Macron had promised to swim in the Seine to show it is safe and the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, went in the water one week before the Olympics opened.
Lower-quality water after heavy rains pushed back the scheduled Tuesday morning race in men’s triathlon for more than 24 hours. It started immediately after the women’s race Wednesday.
Briffod spent 21½ minutes in the Seine completing the 1.5-kilometer (0.93-mile) swimming section to open the race that he finished in 49th place. He had his 30th birthday Friday in Paris.
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Post by throttle on Aug 4, 2024 9:30:46 GMT -5
Why would I want America to be like India? I’m my opinion America has done a good job over the last 100 years cleaning up the giant mess we made. Some other countries will be slow to follow. But eventually after the standard of living is lifted the populations there will demand cleaner air and water. I don’t see the disconnect here. True. I've lived in FL for a very long time, and I've seen vast improvements in air and water quality. People who think pollution is as bad as it's ever been don't know anything.
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Post by throttle on Aug 4, 2024 9:32:41 GMT -5
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Post by garycoleco on Aug 4, 2024 10:05:27 GMT -5
Why would I want America to be like India? I’m my opinion America has done a good job over the last 100 years cleaning up the giant mess we made. Some other countries will be slow to follow. But eventually after the standard of living is lifted the populations there will demand cleaner air and water. I don’t see the disconnect here. True. I've lived in FL for a very long time, and I've seen vast improvements in air and water quality. People who think pollution is as bad as it's ever been don't know anything. You're very much correct. This country is exponentially cleaner than it was. Most importantly people are much better thinkers when it comes to the environment. I rarely even see people chucking anything from their cars. 30 years ago is was a regular occurrence
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Post by cyclist on Aug 4, 2024 11:34:57 GMT -5
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Post by walkerdog on Aug 4, 2024 15:28:09 GMT -5
Just offhand, your post said Florida beaches are regularly closed due to unsafe water conditions then you said a bill was vetoed that would close unsafe beaches. But the beaches are already being closed with unsafe conditions :scratches head: So it follows that the bill to close unsafe beaches isn't needed because the locals are already on it? Not exactly correct. I've been to gulf beaches with obvious presence of red tide when the local authorities said all was good. Chamber of Commerce weather report? The Republican administrations past and present have been playing fast and loose with our developers and their destruction of our natural resources. The work being done to increase the sheet flow to the Everglades is a work around at this point. We voted for funds to buy out Big Sugar who originally agreed to sell, then changed their mind. As a result the pollution of our rivers, lakes, and estuaries continues unchecked. There is good work being done, but it's as if the State is fighting with both hands tied behind our backs. If it fits your view, then it must be true.🙄 Can’t speak to every claim in your post, but at least some of it isn’t based in truth. I don’t know if it’s out of a lack of knowledge or for less scrupulous reasons.
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Post by ferris1248 on Aug 4, 2024 15:39:32 GMT -5
So it follows that the bill to close unsafe beaches isn't needed because the locals are already on it? Not exactly correct. I've been to gulf beaches with obvious presence of red tide when the local authorities said all was good. Chamber of Commerce weather report? The Republican administrations past and present have been playing fast and loose with our developers and their destruction of our natural resources. The work being done to increase the sheet flow to the Everglades is a work around at this point. We voted for funds to buy out Big Sugar who originally agreed to sell, then changed their mind. As a result the pollution of our rivers, lakes, and estuaries continues unchecked. There is good work being done, but it's as if the State is fighting with both hands tied behind our backs. If it fits your view, then it must be true.🙄 Can’t speak to every claim in your post, but at least some of it isn’t based in truth. I don’t know if it’s out of a lack of knowledge or for less scrupulous reasons. What isn't based in truth? Point out which is false please.
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Post by johngalt on Aug 4, 2024 15:49:28 GMT -5
True. I've lived in FL for a very long time, and I've seen vast improvements in air and water quality. People who think pollution is as bad as it's ever been don't know anything. You're very much correct. This country is exponentially cleaner than it was. Most importantly people are much better thinkers when it comes to the environment. I rarely even see people chucking anything from their cars. 30 years ago is was a regular occurrence That is true to a degree. Unfortunately in my travels the worst litterbugs seem to be the young ones. It’s nothing to see a small car with some 20somethings going down the road and throw out a fast food bag. There is a college housing area and some apartments for the school near my house and the litter there is off the charts. 😡
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Post by whitebacon on Aug 4, 2024 19:12:57 GMT -5
Florida beaches are regularly closed due to unsafe water conditions. Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed four bills Wednesday evening, bringing his total of legislative vetoes this year to 12. One of them sought to require the Department of Health to take steps, including closing polluted beaches, if the water quality off the coast or in public areas did not meet standards. Just offhand, your post said Florida beaches are regularly closed due to unsafe water conditions then you said a bill was vetoed that would close unsafe beaches. But the beaches are already being closed with unsafe conditions :scratches head: Misterbj wouldn't know the truth about anything, if it bit him in the face. Much less health dept regulations, nor the rules about beach closings, whether on a state, local, or regional level. He remains an embarrassment to himself, and the fools he parrotts.
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Post by whitebacon on Aug 4, 2024 19:38:24 GMT -5
Just offhand, your post said Florida beaches are regularly closed due to unsafe water conditions then you said a bill was vetoed that would close unsafe beaches. But the beaches are already being closed with unsafe conditions :scratches head: So it follows that the bill to close unsafe beaches isn't needed because the locals are already on it? Not exactly correct. I've been to gulf beaches with obvious presence of red tide when the local authorities said all was good. Chamber of Commerce weather report? The Republican administrations past and present have been playing fast and loose with our developers and their destruction of our natural resources. The work being done to increase the sheet flow to the Everglades is a work around at this point. We voted for funds to buy out Big Sugar who originally agreed to sell, then changed their mind. As a result the pollution of our rivers, lakes, and estuaries continues unchecked. There is good work being done, but it's as if the State is fighting with both hands tied behind our backs. If you knew Florida at all, or Florida beaches at all, you would certainly know that long after the red tide is "gone", there can be carcasses or bones of fish, that remain on a beach. Maybe you should be the red tide czar, given that your expert detection skills went to waste, so far, in your lifetime. Florida, has been controlled since its legal inception, by Democrats. That's local, regional, statewide. Until the late 70's, you couldn't vote, unless you voted democrat, as by and large there wasn't a republican on any ballot, in any race that meant anything. Big sugar, as you call it, did in fact destroy a bunch of pristine places, with an almost insane amount of blessings and approvals, from DEMOCRATS. To suggest there was a deal for the Fanjuls, to sell, is laughable, at least nothing that was ever inked, approved, or funded. Having been in the business my entire working life, I can promise you the state, then run by Democrats, did indeed fuck the place up. A lot of good work has been done to try and correct and repair the damage your heroes did. I can tell you it takes about two years minimum, to acquire, zone, and properly permit land for development where I'm from. At least 10 agencies, have to sign off. Along with millions in fees, costs, and regulations along the way. Please do not lecture any of us. The three or four of you here, who have no clue, should all shut up.
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Post by meateater on Aug 5, 2024 10:01:21 GMT -5
someone please feed the manatees.
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Post by garycoleco on Aug 5, 2024 15:20:25 GMT -5
You don't say 2.0.....
Belgium’s Olympic committee announced Sunday that it would withdraw its team from the mixed relay triathlon at the Paris Olympics after one of its competitors who swam in the Seine River fell ill.
Claire Michel, who competed in the women’s triathlon Wednesday, “is unfortunately ill and will have to withdraw from the competition,” the Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee said in a statement.
Paris 2024 organizers had no immediate statement on Michel’s illness, but said in a statement Sunday night that the mixed relay triathlon would proceed Monday at 8 a.m. The swim portion of the competition is slated for the Seine.
The Belgian committee’s statement did not elaborate on Michel’s illness but it comes after concerns over the river’s water quality. Organizers had said that water quality tests done the day of the individual triathlon races showed “very good” bacteria levels.
On Sunday night, representatives from World Triathlon and the International Olympic Committee along with Paris Games organizers and regional and weather authorities reviewed water tests. The results indicated the water quality at the triathlon site had improved over recent hours and would be within the limits mandated by World Triathlon.
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Post by ferris1248 on Aug 5, 2024 17:31:59 GMT -5
If it fits your view, then it must be true.🙄 Can’t speak to every claim in your post, but at least some of it isn’t based in truth. I don’t know if it’s out of a lack of knowledge or for less scrupulous reasons. What isn't based in truth? Point out which is false please. Hello? Anybody home?
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