Even after Congress passed the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan in 2000, a framework and guide to restore, protect and preserve the water resources of central and southern Florida, the state still has no law prohibiting oil drilling in the Everglades.
Image by Adrienne S., courtesy of Creative Commons Written by Nicole Zummar/Columnist University senior Valeria Paz often goes on trips to the Everglades. She heads…
Governor Scott budgets $130 million to Everglades restoration, and FIU’s professors have something to say about it.
Writing as Social Action is a class that started a project to save the Everglades, has organized the event “6 ft. Under” on Nov. 22 — in conjunction with the FIU Nature Preserve — to raise awareness about rising sea levels, the loss of the Everglades and their effect on South Florida.
Governor Rick Scott’s statement dismissing anthropology programs as a waste is illustrative of a governor out of touch with the social sciences and how vital they are to society.
