BOUGHT & PAID FOR: ANITERE FLORES SUCCUMBS TO PRESSURE
FROM BIG OIL
Flores Silent On Drilling In District National Preserve
Lack Of Action In Line With History Of Supporting Big Oil Interests
MIAMI – As community leaders and environmental advocacy organizations
express mounting disappointment over the recent decision to allow oil
exploration in Big Cypress National Preserve, State Senator Anitere Flores
remains silent despite the preserve’s location in her district.
Conservation non-profits including the Natural Resources Defense
Council, National Parks Conservation Association and South Florida
Wildlands Association have spoken out against the testing of Big Cypress
National Preserve, warning that drilling can cause lasting damage to the
ecosystem. They note that “seismic testing and increased drilling in Big
Cypress, which is currently home to two active wells, would [also] harm the
adjacent Everglades National Park.”
And yet, Anitere Flores is mum on this issue of critical local importance.
Her deafening silence raises the question: does Flores stand with the
Big Oil companies who fill her campaign coffers or the constituents
and area she represents?
Big Oil companies including Exxon, Spectra and others have poured cash
into Flores’s campaigns over the years. What’s more, Senator Flores has
voted to permit offshore drilling in the past – a dangerous threat to South
Florida’s economy and environment.
Senator Anitere Flores ought to do the right thing and hold these polluters
accountable before it is too late. Her district’s future depends on it.
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