The obvious water constitutional amendments passed resoundingly in both Florida and Georgia.
By well more than the required 60%, Continue reading
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Georgia and Florida Constitutional Amendments 2018-11-06
Two Georgia state constitutional amendments are relevant to clean water, of those on the ballot tomorrow in the November 6, 2018, General Election. And in Florida, vote Yes on Florida Amendment 9, to ban offshore oil and gas drilling.
In Georgia I recommend:
- Yes on 1, the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Amendment
- No on 2, appointing instead of electing some judges
Below is why.
Yes on GA 1, Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Amendment
For the title, summary, and detailed constitutional changes, see Continue reading
Ban drilling offshore Florida: vote yes on 9
On the ballot in Florida right now, is Constitutional Amendment 9, which bans offshore oil and gas drilling. Do you like Florida beaches, wildlife, clean water, and people? Please vote for this ban on offshore drilling.
Somehow banning vaping in enclosed indoor workplaces got tacked onto the same amendment, but that would also be a good thing.
Ballotpedia explains how this amendment got on the ballot and what’s in it.
Many environmental and business organizations throughout Florida support Yes on 9. You can, too. Please do.
-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®
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A year of opportunities to stop phosphate mining in Union County, FL
Union County, Florida apparently takes its duties to the public seriously, with a series of meetings through the next year about mining (including phosphate mining) in its Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Regulations (LDR). People in Union County and everywhere who don’t want another phosphate mine leaching into groundwater, rivers, and springs and driving away other jobs, please show up at the meetings or write to the Union Board of County Commissioners (BOCC). For example, start by advocating the Commissioners extend their moratorium against phosphate mining.
Jim Tatum of Our Santa Fe River (OSFR) has turned that schedule into an image, and I’ve included it below as text, with a link to Union County’s own PDF.
