Brevard Indian River Lagoon Coalition

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A study finds climate-driven sea level rise will damage major oil ports, including Ras Tanura and Yanbu in Saudi Arabia, and Houston in the US, with just 1m of rise. Ironically, fossil fuel use drives this crisis. Experts urge a shift to renewables. tinyurl.com/SEALEVELCRISIS

With millions more pledged, will 2025 finally turn the tide for Indian River Lagoon? floridatoday.com/story/news/loc… via @Florida_Today

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Today, President Biden protected our coasts, communities, and wildlife by safeguarding the East Coast, West Coast, and eastern Gulf of Mexico from offshore drilling forever. Thank you @POTUS! #ProtectOurCoast. usa.oceana.org/reports/biden-…

Victory! 👏 President Biden Takes Historic Action to Protect Ocean and Coasts from Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling Learn more: hubs.la/Q031gL6t0 #ProtectOurCoast

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#BREAKING: Today, President Biden protected the United States' coasts, communities, and wildlife by safeguarding the East Coast, West Coast, and eastern Gulf of Mexico from offshore drilling. Thank you @POTUS! Read more 👉 oceana.ly/3PqsRge #ProtectOurCoast

Encouraging news- Near historic #seagrass recovery in the #IndianRiverLagoon . Water quality improved ! Let's keep up the great work. Thank you to all our coalition partners who are continually dedicated to healing the lagoon. youtube.com/watch?v=qw8Fq8…

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/one… We chat with Dr. Austin Fox from the #FloridaInstituteofTechnology about muck — and why removing it from the Indian River Lagoon is so important.

CALL TO ACTION: -PLEASE CALL AND EMAIL IN PROTEST - Governor DeSantis: (850) 717-9337 - ATTEND MEETING-SEE LIST: docs.google.com/.../1DahXnh3v6… Additional Details and links for YOUR representatives: prod.cdn.everyaction.com/.../1GkkSeDI5D…...

Are we making Progress Restoring the Indian River Lagoon? Hear from Vinnie Taranto Chair of the SOIRL Citizen Oversight Committee youtu.be/DLzGDP5DEX4?si… #SpaceCoast #IndianRiverLagoon #Lagooniverse @onelagoon @MRC_IRL @HelpTheLagoon

Ever thought of Growing Mangroves? Give it a shot, it's fairly straightforward. Together we can restore the Indian River Lagoon. youtu.be/xO0YZXBN-pY @onelagoon @MRC_IRL @HelpTheLagoon @MangroveProject @Brevardzoo #Lagooniverse

Please consider supporting the various oyster restoration plans! Click here for one way you can help directly and have some fun: restoreourshores.org/volunteer-we-n… #HelpTheLagoon #oysters #oysters #indianriverlagoon #saveourlagoon #onelagoon

In addition to #SOIRL -the #BrevardZoo, #CityofCocoaBeach, #CityofSatelliteBeach, #MarineResourcesCouncil,& #UniversityofCentralFlorida are all active in our oyster restoration efforts.... #indianriverlagoon

OYSTERS RETURNING TO HEAL OUR LAGOON! Were once prolific in the #BrevardCounty #IndianRiverLagoon-each oyster filtering up to 30 gal/day of water! Massive over harvesting in the 1970s and 80s and deteriorating water quality decimated their populations.The good news ...