Press Clips
- 3/28/20 – Bloomberg News: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-03-28/america-s-sugar-cane-growers-have-a-burning-problem
- 8/26/19 WGCU/NPR: https://news.wgcu.org/show/gulf-coast-life/2019-08-20/the-campaign-to-stop-pre-harvest-sugarcane-field-burning
- 8/21/19 TCPalm: https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/investigations/2019/08/21/sugar-cane-burning-increases-risk-cancer-and-asthma-studies-show/1571446001/?fbclid=IwAR2dYq4Wyio3vQG4xIga-c0EhEEsmSJA9wUlxNv1lvKzkXvvAmA5xNvIJUg
- 7/15/19 Civil Eats: https://civileats.com/2019/07/15/burning-sugarcane-in-florida-is-making-people-sick-could-green-harvesting-change-the-game/?fbclid=IwAR3kUlFfGkgsfiVG0PtsavWv3q87iWjinRtqfcBw8OfFtU0XRwdabQDOMas
- 7/9/19 Final Call: https://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/National_News_2/Black-snow-from-sugarcane.shtml
- 7/9/19 WLRN/NPR: https://www.wlrn.org/post/lawsuit-seeks-ban-sugarcane-burning-palm-beach-county#stream/0
- 3/26/19 TheMarjorie.org: Pt.1 https://tinyurl.com/y58hxnhb; Pt. 2 https://tinyurl.com/y3jmw5lb; Pt. 3 https://tinyurl.com/yyjhy2pg
Opinions
- 9/07/20 Florida sugarcane growers live in a parallel universe. Don’t buy in. https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/opinion/columns/2020/09/07/mitchell-sugarcane-growers-live-parallel-universe-dont-buy-in/5737908002
- 8/19/20: Stop the burn of pre-harvest sugarcane burning https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2020/08/19/point-of-view-stop-burn-of-pre-harvesting-sugarcane/113348626/
- 5/12/2020: Free corn doesn’t mitigate the harm from cane burning https://www.tcpalm.com/story/opinion/2020/05/12/letters-editor-may-12-2020/3093672001/?fbclid=IwAR39ZGWCZVm7uVb4gMb2tXF-5ytkhsmSSN20pLfqpduL08CIGMvdhOrMEC0
- 4/22/2020 Virus underscores need to stop sugar field burning https://www.naplesnews.com/story/opinion/contributors/2020/04/22/opinion-virus-underscores-need-stop-sugar-field-burning/3007859001/?fbclid=IwAR2EdR68dK5sPmVm9s4Oq5u8G6JODdwKDxRHjxDodYB8qL30maseDgfJ68M
- 9/19/19: Stop the burn, Big Sugar https://www.sun-sentinel.com/opinion/letters/fl-op-letters-thursday-gun-rights-restrictions-big-sugar-bernie-20190919-2r562c4jnffihhgvram5zt4ywi-story.html
- 9/11/19 We want to be free of sticky black smoke and ash from cane burning https://www.tcpalm.com/story/opinion/readers/2019/09/11/letter-letters-editor-sept-11-2019/2262763001/
- 12/13/2018: Burning in the sugar cane fields is dangerous to health https://www.tcpalm.com/story/opinion/readers/2018/12/13/letter-burning-sugar-cane-fields-dangerous-health/2287013002/?fbclid=IwAR00DVrkdoY8gqwG5wP_EQe-Vbwcd_uyP6w0fj8vR2mCQ9-JMPs92y3lpdo
- 8/26/18: Stop the burning in Glades sugar fields https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/opinion/letters-campaign-posters-litter-serve
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- 7/13/18: Don’t burn sugar cane, period https://www.tampabay.com/opinion/letters/Sunday-s-letters-Stop-burning-of-sugar-cane-near-the-Everglades_169932366/
- 4/19/18: Area sugar producers are anything but eco-friendly https://www.tcpalm.com/story/opinion/readers/2018/04/19/letter-area-sugar-producers-anything-but-eco-friendly/523332002/
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