"The basic message was that it made no sense for the federal government to green-light a major airport at the edge of the Everglades at the same time it wanted taxpayers to spend $8 billion to restore the Everglades." (Grunwald 82)
The above quote describes the conflict between building and restoring in the Everglades. The Everglades is an area that many people want protected but at the same time other people have interests such as building an airport there, and it creates a conflict between the two groups of people. I am leaning more towards the restoration of the Everglades since I'm learning how valuable it is to so many species living there.
"But at some level this must fail: just because the policymakers all agree that the sun rises in the west doesn't make it so." (Grunwald 91)
I agree with the above quote originally written by ecologist Stuart Pimm, because even if it's true that all these policymakers are excited and support the bill being discussed it doesn't mean that the bill is actually going to make a difference.
"'We are seeing a rare moment in the closing days of this Congress: both great political parties coming together and doing the right thing', Shaw crowed." (Grunwald 94)
I find the way Clay Shaw describes the moment to be exciting. It makes me realize that when it comes to something such as protecting the Everglades, normally opposing groups can come together for a good cause.
"...but Graham really wanted to restore the Everglades because it was singular, because it distinguished south Florida from other sprawling concatenations of tract homes, strip malls, CVS, and KFC." (Grunwald 99)
This describes how precious the Everglades is. Even though preserving it can reap benefits such as providing aquifers and promoting ecotourism, the uniqueness of it calls for preservation. I've usually looked at the Everglades as a swamp down in the south of Florida. But this makes me reconsider that. It makes me want to visit it in the future.
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