Knee Deep In Sugar

My part of Florida is under a declared state of emergency over water quality. By-products from sugar production are being pumped into Lake Okeechobee, and released down our rivers toward the ocean.

Many of the beaches on which our economy depends are covered every morning with the stench of thousands of dead. Fish, turtles, whales, manatees. All dead in the name of corporate profit.

People are getting sick from the very air. Beachside restaurants are unable to bring in enough customers. Property values are dropping rapidly.

Mr. Putnam, candidate for governor, has been the beneficiary of over NINE MILLION DOLLARS from the sugar industry whose sole interest is profit.

Senator Marco Rubio and Governor (and Senate candidate) Rick Scott have likewise been heavily bankrolled by the sugar industry.

The only way we reverse this is through action.

I’m calling on each and every one of us to cut down our sugar intake, starting today. We can skip that one treat a day.

I’m calling on each and every one of us to vote down these politicians and their literally poisonous acts.

I’m calling on each and every one of us to save Florida’s wildlife, its beaches and its economy.

And, if they truly believe it’s not a problem, I’m calling on Messrs. Putnam, Rubio and Scott to come down here for a swim.