Biscayne Bay is Miami’s most vital quality of life asset, and it’s the mainstay of our economy. Irela Bague, Chair of the Biscayne Bay Task Force
Quotables
A Street
A street is a spatial entity and not the residue between buildings. unknown
Which is More Expensive?
The question is which is more expensive? Building resilient homes or rebuilding them all post-disaster? Craig Fugate in the Tampa Bay Times, November 12, 2019
Hurricane Season: June 1 – November 30
“The question is which is more expensive? Building resilient homes or rebuilding them all post-disaster?” Craig Fugate, former Florida Director of Emergency Management and FEMA head under Barack Obama
GAS LOL
“People think of Tesla as an eclectic car company but the whole purpose of Tesla was to accelerate the advent of sustainable energy.” Elon Musk
Defense of Our Resources
I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad. Otherwise what is there to defend? Robert Redford
Environmental Crisis ⇔ Democracy Crisis
In order to address the environmental crisis, we’re going to have to spend some time fixing the democracy crisis. Vice President Al Gore in “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power”
Plans to Protect
Plans to protect air and water, wilderness and wildlife are in fact plans to protect man. Stewart Udall
An Inconvenient Truth for Miami
“Miami, in terms of assets at risk, is the number one city at risk in the entire world for sea level rise. This is a major crisis.” ~~ Vice President Al Gore in “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power”
Green Jobs
We need to recognize the opportunity that green jobs present to Florida and to the economy. Congressman Ted Deutch