POLLUTER FALSIE AWARD: Reprobate JOHN LUIGI MICA Falsely Claims to Be Environmentalist, Favors Offshore Oil Drilling, Voted Against National Park Bill

From Reprobate JOHN LUIGI MICA's website

Congressman John Mica's Environmental Record (Top 10)

1. Congressman Mica has been the region’s, Florida’s, and one of our nation’s strongest advocates for mass transit and eco-friendly transportation systems as a transportation alternative. He has championed cost effective, environmentally positive new transit technology and projects both in Florida and across the United States. "No other project in Florida in the long term will benefit our state's environment more than the Central Florida Commuter Rail System". (More)

2. State and National leader on beach restoration projects. Rep. Mica has been recently been working with the U.S Army Corp of Engineers and State and Local Authorities in Volusia, Flagler, and St. Johns Counties. (Flagler) (Volusia)
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3. One of the key authors for the Florida Everglades restoration project. Ensuring that adequate engineering, cost effective restoration and future beach preservation are undertaken. Led recent efforts in Congress to authorize the first funds for actual restoration work in the historic Water Resources and Development Act (WRDA) of 2007 (including successfully overriding a Presidential Veto, the 107th in the history of Congress). (Press)

4. Passed in the WRDA bill a record $24 billion authorization for vital water project investments including ecosystem restoration and critical dam and levee protection measures. Congress had not passed any WRDA legislation since 2000. Rep. Mica instituted a transparent and open project review, setting a new standard for all committees in Congress. (Press)

5. Championed a record number of Rails to Trails projects in Florida and the nation. The 7th Congressional District completed miles of rails to trails projects which exceeds any other district in Florida and most in the Nation. Congressman Mica was recognized by the Florida Rails to Trails Association with their State award. (More) (Links) (Awards)

6. A major sponsor of and successfully secured $ 1.9 million in funding for the construction of the Guana-Tolomato-Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve Center in South Ponte Vedra Beach. This is one of only several dozen marine estuary educational and science centers in the United States. (More)

7. Over the past decade and a half, working with the Department of the Interior, St. Johns River Water Management District, and local governments, Rep. Mica helped acquire and preserve thousands of acres of endangered lands adjacent to the St. Johns River. (More)

8. Restoration of Rose Bay in Volusia County is nearly complete because of Congressman Mica’s tireless efforts to bring Federal, State, and local resources and funding to repair the damage to one of Florida’s most beautiful estuaries. (More)

9. Bringing together the Florida Department of Transportation, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Johns Water Management, and State, County and local governments, Rep. Mica is working to restore DeBary Bayou, a natural waterway adjacent to the St. Johns River that has become polluted, filled with silt and choked with growth. (More)

10. Assisted with the restoration of Lake Mary near Lake Helen whose natural spring flow was restored. (More)