{"product_id":"paving-paradise-floridas-vanishing-wetlands-and-the-failure-of-no-net-loss-paperback","title":"Paving Paradise: Florida's Vanishing Wetlands and the Failure of No Net Loss - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCraig Pittman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Draws readers into its difficult subject by resorting to the dirtiest trick in the journalist's bag of tricks: great storytelling.\"--\u003ci\u003eCreative Loafing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Uncovers what ought to rank among Florida's most notorious development scandals--and that's something in a state infamous for swampland scams and subprime sprawl. . . . An infuriating, all-too-familiar tale of how powerful developers, shrewd lobbyists, and callow politicians shape public policy for private profit.\"--\u003ci\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is an exhaustive, timely, and devastating account of the destruction of Florida's wetlands, and the disgraceful collusion of government at all levels. It's an important book that should be read by every voter, every taxpayer, every parent, every Floridian who cares about saving what's left of this precious place.\"--Carl Hiaasen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlorida possesses more wetlands than any other state except Alaska, yet since 1990 more than 84,000 acres have been lost to development--despite presidential pledges to protect them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this hard-hitting book, \u003ci\u003eSt. Petersburg Times\u003c\/i\u003e investigative journalists Craig Pittman and Matthew Waite explain how taxpayers who think they're paying for wetland protection have been stuck with a program that creates the illusion of environmental protection while doing little to stem the tide of destruction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ?A potent combination of groundbreaking historical research and no-holds-barred reporting, this book portrays a landscape that has been compromised by greed, fear, and incompetence.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eCraig Pittman\u003c\/b\u003e, a Florida native, is a reporter for the \u003ci\u003eSt. Petersburg Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eMatthew Waite\u003c\/b\u003e, who hails from Nebraska, is the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e's news technologist. Their reporting on wetlands has twice earned the top investigative reporting prize in the nation from the Society of Environmental Journalists as well as the Waldo Proffit Award for Excellence in Environmental Journalism in Florida.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 370\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 25, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52320076890386,"sku":"9780813035079","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/OHFDa1lIZTRzNjdHbk1HQUo3WWtPdz09.webp?v=1780253522","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/paving-paradise-floridas-vanishing-wetlands-and-the-failure-of-no-net-loss-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}