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Assignment:
Use Episode 6 of Bright lit Place Podcast here is the link -
1. What are the 3 things that caused the decline and disappearance of the bee industry in LaBelle?
2. The podcast begins with a focus on development in Florida. How does/did this development threaten both beekeeping and restoring the Everglade's water?
3. Re Goss
a. What is Goss's opinion on how little (or is it enough?) that has been done in terms of the water restoration plan?
b. Do you agree with him (and why)?
4. Please explain how "spending fixes without addressing the cause seems like throwing good money after bad" either helps or hinders addressing climate change and/or restoration of Everglades water.
5. About climate change- (must finish whole podcast to answer all the parts of this question)
a. In what way has Florida's government combated climate change (or its effects) even if they won't utter those specific words or agree climate change is a human- caused phenomenon?
b. What was the course correction suggested by national academy scientists? Did it happen?
c. What does the models (from Ben Curtman lab) show us could happen in the future? Why would this impact the restoration plan?
d. How did "20 years of Republicans denying or sidestepping climate change" end up hurting clean water restoration?
6. Why is 'adaptive management' not working given the ever-changing climate? How will this impact the Everglades? (2-part question)
7. Final thoughts
a. Now that we are finished with the podcast, do you have hope for a future in which the everglades flow with clean, abundant water? Why or why not? Please be detailed.
b. If you could give just ONE recommendation to improve the CERP plan so that more clean water gets to the Everglades faster what would it be? Why is your recommendation the most important?