FL Citizens Unite in the Fight for Clean Water
Floridians' Clean-Water
Declaration Campaign Begins
Posted January 24, 2014 08:50 am
JACKSONVILLE, FL - Green slime outbreaks on Florida beaches and waterways are becoming a constant occurrence and now groups of citizens, environmentalists, and leaders are uniting to fight the problem. On Wednesday, environmental representatives in 16 Florida cities spoke out against the pollution that is causing the problem. They demanded a change in environmental regulations and protection.
One of them was Lisa Rinaman with St. Johns
Riverkeeper.
"It's time that we all stand united to demand protective
water policy. We're not stopping pollution at the
source. We're over-consuming," Rinaman said.
St. Johns Riverkeeper,
Earthjustice and dozens of other organizations are
launching the
Floridians' Clean Water Declaration Campaign and
asking concerned citizens to visit the campaign website
to sign the declaration.
Cris Costello,
Sierra Club representative, said the campaign is
about more than just raising awareness - they are hoping
to inspire action.
"Our goal is to build a movement," Costello said, "a
movement of Floridians to demand clean water."
Rinaman added that any further delay in the protection
of Florida's water will only cost more in the long run.
"It's so much cheaper to prevent pollution from going in
than waiting and having to remove it later," Rinaman
said.
The groups are asking for clean drinking water; safe
lakes, streams, rivers and coastal waters; and
protection from water pollution.
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