Florida Independent: How Charlie Crist’s environmental policies led to his ouster from the Republican Party ... by gimleteye

Newly organized Florida Independent hits the nail squarely on the head: ""How Charlie Crist’s environmental policies led to his ouster from the Republican Party". The writer, Tristram Korten, is a former feature writer for Miami New Times.

The Independent report follows the theme we developed at Eyeonmiami: that Crist's pro-environmental policies triggered the ire of radical conservatives in the GOP who pushed Marco Rubio forward as an alternative. In particular, we noted how Crist's plan to purchase lands in the Everglades Agricultural Area from US Sugar offended Fanjul family interests, who control the pace and promises of Everglades restoration from both sides of the aisle the same way that Big Oil covers all its bases. Hope that Korten follows up on this point and takes a close look, as we have, at campaign contributions to Marco Rubio's campaign from the entire spectrum of interests opposed to environmental protection in Florida.