I beg to differ. On all points

We have a signature campaign, but we can't very well get you to fly
down can we?

I don't know what you've been reading but online petitions at  this
VERY SITE forced action from Microsoft and CNN. Why don't you take a
look and learn something? Evidently multi-billion dollar conglomerates
differ with your opinon as well.

The signatures can't be forged; at least not easily. All signature
email addresses are verified, and in the event of a challenge to
validity, petition online does statistical verification. Someone could
open a hundred online mail accounts, but that's just the kind of thing
the verification process detects. There isn't any benefit except self
destruction.

Nobody is forging anything, and I'll thank you to stop making such
accuasations. It's insulting and uncalled for. Honest people are trying
to get something done here. They do it on their own time and they do it
for free.

Written petition signatures can be easily forged too. It happens all
the time.

The key to online petitions is numbers, numbers, numbers.

Inaction, apathy, and ignorance never solved anything.

If you don't want to sign, that's fine. But please don't try and damage
the efforts of others with misinformation and disparaging remarks.

It takes 20 seconds. It costs you  nothing.

So put something on paper and send it.  On line, by mail or by phone, action
is better than inaction.  For thost that chose to act, the link above did
not work for me, but this one did http://www.petitiononline.com/lyngbya/ .

Whether you chose to participate or not, I recommend reading the reference
materials.  The information appears to be well supported, honest and
relevant.  It's hard not to understand the problem and hard not to conclude
that it's serious and immediate.  This appears to be a legitimate issue by
legitimate people and organizations.  Since I was first advised of the
petition, I have confirmed some of the details through people that I
consider reliable.  People we all know and trust are part of this project.
I'll leave it to them to decide if or when to reveal their involvement.

I can personally say that I've seen the red algae blooms first hand.  It
really is bad and really is severely damaging one of the best reefs in
Florida.  It's a crime against us all.  While it will surely go unpunished,
it should not continue to go on.

Just to try to get group members to look further, one of the things I
confirmed through friends that have actually dove to the outfall site, is
the true location of the outfall versus where Delray says it is.   The
outfall is on the eastern, seaward, edge of Gulfstream Reef, somewhere in
the 60 to 90 foot range.  Prevailing currents carry the discharge directly
along the reef line.  Delray, who owns the permit, says it is well clear of
the reef, about a mile and a half (statute versus nautical) further east and
about a third of a mile further north in more than 400 feet of water.  It's
hard to believe those that installed the pipe failed to notice that the the
water was more than 300 feet shallower than where it was supposed to be.
Perhaps they thought the tide was out.  Right.  More likely, somebody put a
lot of public money in their pocket by deliberate deception.

I'm convinced the problem is real and that now is the time to do something
about it.  I just signed the petition and am considering a financial
contrubution as well.  If I can find time, when time is needed, I may become
more directly involved.  Those that know me, know that I'm inclined to
become active for or against causes I think are important.  I think this may
be one of the most important ones to come along in years.  I encourage
others to follow the lead of those who are already involved.

Lee