Ep. 2 - Are Florida Waters Safe?

This week on the Conservation Conversation, we explore Florida, one of the world's biggest tourist destinations to see how safe it really is.  With news reports of flesh eating diseases, cancer clusters, blue green algae and red tide, just to name a few, Florida faces a unique set of challenges to clean water. With over 120 million annual visitors, the state has to dance between tourism dollars and public health.  Is it safe to go in the water?  GUESTS: Stel Bailey (fight4zero.org) about health and environment, and what you can do to make a difference. Colleen Marie, a Florida clean water activist at the forefront of awareness regarding these pollution issues Michelle Bisson is an eco based tour guide who talks about how she and her guests interact safely with the water. Karl Deigert explains the movement of The Rights Of Nature, and the paradigm shift of getting places in nature legal rights the same as people.