Before her last election for Mayor, Mayor Castor after years of people trying to get any mayor of Tampa to stop the throwing of toxic beads into the water during Gasparilla and retreive the thousands of beads that got into the water Mayor Castor seeing a good POLITICAL opportunity to get some votes had bead education and bead removal. This was good to do, but the timing before the mayoral election is suspicious about the motivation of politics before the environment.

[MAYOR CASTOR "as a way to help marine animals by keeping plastics out of the water"] "Tampa mayor doesn't want beads in Tampa Bay during Gasparilla"

"If you're planning on throwing beads into Tampa Bay during upcoming celebrations in Tampa, Mayor Jane Castor has a message for you: don't. The mayor announced Thursday she and community organizers are relaunching "Bead Free Bay" as a way to help marine animals by keeping plastics out of the water. With the Holiday Lighted Boat Parade and Gasparilla fast approaching, where beads are a staple, it's important to get the message out now."

[Mayor Castor does not want beads in the bay] But does not care about polluting the bay with critical oxygen depleting carcinogenic green dye for a fake Irish Holiday no less. Oh Boy Mayor Castor talk about talking out of both sides of your mouth Mayor! Tampa mayor doesn't want beads in Tampa Bay during Gasparilla "Throwing beads, or other items, into the water is illegal."

SO OUT OF ONE SIDE OF MAJOR JANE CASTOR'S MOUTH SHE IS QUOTED AS SAYING "THROWNING BEADS, OR OTHER ITEMS INTO THE WATER IS ILLEGAL"

MAYOR JANE CASTOR IS QUOTED AS SAYING "THAT THOWING ITEMS INTO THE WATER IS ILLEGAL". BUT THEN GOES AHEAD WITH ILLEGALLY THROWING 250 POUNDS OF CARCINOGENIC OXYGEN DEPLETING GREEN DYE INTO THE RIVER FOR A FAKE IRISH HOLIDAY NO LESS. OF COURSE THEY TRY TO GREENWASH THE CARCINOGENIC GREEN DYE WITH LABELING IT "BIODEGRADAGLE". MANY THINGS INCLUDING THE GREEN DYE THAT ARE GREEN WASHED AS BIODEGRADABLE ARE NOT ONLY ENVIRONMENTALLY UNFRIENDLY BUT THEY ARE ENVIRONMENTALLY DESTRUCTIVE AS THEY BIODEGRADE. GASLOINE IS BIODEGRADABLE. MOTOR OIL IS BIODEGRADABLE AND MANY OTHER HARMLFUL THINGS ARE BIODEGRADEALE. THERE ARE MANY THINGS THAT ARE BIODEGRADABLE LIKE YARD CLIPPINGS AND TREE TRIMMINGS AND OTHER SUCH STUFF BUT THE LAW FORBIDS DUMPING SUCH TRASH INTO THE RIVER EVEN THOUGH THE TRASH IS BIODEGRADABLE. THE CITY DID NOT HAVE A PERMIT FROM THE PROPER AUTHORITY TO DUMP BIODEGRADABLE CARCINOGENIC GREEN DYE INTO THE RIVER. EVEN MAYOR CASTOR ADMITTED THAT IT WAS ILLEGAL TO DUMP ITEMS INTO THE RIVER WHEN SHE WAS QUOTED DECLARING THAT:"THROWNING BEADS, OR OTHER ITEMS INTO THE WATER IS ILLEGAL" PLEASE MAYOR CASTOR EXPLAIN IN DETAIL WHY OUT OF ONE SIDE OF YOUR MOUTH COMES "THROWNING BEADS, OR OTHER ITEMS INTO THE WATER IS ILLEGAL" AND THEN THROUGH THE OTHER SIDE OF YOUR MOUTH SHE ENCOURAGES, ALLOWS AND CELEBRATES THE DUMPING OF CARCINOGENIC OXYGEN DEPLETING GREEN DYE FOR A FAKE IRSH HOLIDAY STARTED BY GOOFBALL BOB BUCKHORN. MAYOR CASTOR SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF HER TWO-FACED HYPOCRITICAL DUPLICITY! PLEASE DON'T ILLEGALLY THROW THE GASPARILLA BEADS IN THE WATER SO THE CITY AND MAYOR CASTOR CAN SAVE ROOM TO CARCINOGENICALLY POLLUTE THE HILLSBOROUGH RIVER WITH A OXYGEN DEPLETING GREEN DYE. STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES!

ANOTHER QUOTE FROM MAYOR CASTOR: "Tampa is an incredible city, Tampa Bay is the best place in the world to live, and one of the big reasons for that is because of our location on the beautiful waterfront," Mayor Jane Castor said. "There are no beads allowed to be thrown out on the water, we need to keep all of our beads and all of that festive part of Gasparilla activities on land." MAYOR CASTOR MIGHT WANT TO TAKE HER OWN ADVICE THAT SHE IS QUOTED AS SAYING: "we need to keep all of our beads and all of that festive part of Gasparilla activities on land." MAYOR CASTOR SAYS TO KEEP THE FESTIVE PART OF GASPARILLAS ON LAND BUT THEN GREEN DYES THE RIVER WHICH CONTRADICTS HER STATED QUOTE THAT: "we need to keep all of our beads and all of that festive part of Gasparilla activities on land." YOU CAN'T THROW BEADS IN THE WATER BUT IS IT JUST PEACHY OK FOR MAYOR CASTOR TO CARCINOGENICALLY POLLUTE THE RIVER AND NOT KEEP THE FESTIVIES ON LAND BY POURING THE CARCINOGENIC FESTIVITY GREN DYE INTO THE RIVER. IF KEEPING THE BEADS OUT OF THE WATER IS GOOD FOR THE WATER AND GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT THEN WHY NOT KEEP THE ST. PATRICK'S DAY FESTIVITIES ON LAND ALSO? MAYOR CASTOR CAN BRING IN A BIG PORTABLE POOL, FILL IT WITH POTABLE DRINKABLE WATER DISPERSE THE CARCINOGENCI GREEN DYE AND PROVIDE LARGE CUPS SO THOSE THAT CLAIMED THIS STUFF IS DRINKABLE AND SAFE CAN PUT THEIR MOUTH WHERE THERE BS IS. THE MAYOR CAN BE THE FIRST TO DRINK THE GREEN DYE. NOT TO WORRY TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL IS CLOSE BY IF NEEDED.

"Tampa is an incredible city, Tampa Bay is the best place in the world to live, and one of the big reasons for that is because of our location on the beautiful waterfront," Mayor Jane Castor said. "There are no beads allowed to be thrown out on the water, we need to keep all of our beads and all of that festive part of Gasparilla activities on land." Divers with the Florida Aquarium recovered 120 pounds of beads from the water in 2019 near Bayshore Boulevard, right along the Gasparilla parade route, according to the city of Tampa. The city says "beads and other non-biodegradable items are incredibly harmful to the environment and pose serious threats to marine wildlife." That's because beads take hundreds of years to break down into microplastics, which remain in the environment forever, the city says. "They persist in the natural food web, causing harm not only to the environment but to all living things, people included," the city stated, in part. "The health of waterways directly correlates to the health of society." Not only is throwing beads bad for the environment, but it's also illegal in Florida. Throwing beads, or anything else, into the water including green dye is prohibited under Florida Statute 403.413. By Statute a Permit is required to dump green dye into the Hillsborough River. Contrary to state law the head of the Hillsborough County Environment Agency states that a permit is not needed to dump green dye into the river. [FLORIDA STATUTE 403.413]

NOW ON TO MORE POLITICAL DUPLICITUOUSNESS FROM MAYOR JANE "SICK DOUBLE STANDARD" CASTOR

Some people have a deep and abiding respect of the environment all the time but some like Mayor Castor only have respect for the environment when it POLITICALLY SUITS HER as with the bead in the bay case. Even though dyeing the Hillsborough River Green with said dye was/is environmentally harmful Mayor Castor went right ahead and sullied and polluted the Hillsborough River for the $$$$ for the city over the environment. THAT IS A SICK MAYOR.

(4)DUMPING LITTER PROHIBITED: Unless otherwise authorized by law or permit: The City of Tampa does not have any authorization of law nor did/does the City of Tampa have the statute required permit that would allow Mayor Castor to sully and pollute the Hillsborough River by dumping in the river critical oxygen depleting green dye. WE REQUESTED THE CITY TO PRODUCE THEIR 2024 PERMIT TO DUMP GREEN DYE IN THE HILLSBOROUTH RIVER. THE CITY'S RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY HAD NO SUCH PUBLIC RECORD PERMIT PERMITTING THE DUMPING OF GREEN DYE IN THE RIVER.

So the city of Tampa did not have a required and mandated by law permit to dump green dye in the river but went ahead and unnecessarily polluted the Hillsborough River for a fake Irish holiday party, oh boy! Of couse since Mayor Castor's office wanted to pass our organization off by blaming the water department by stating that: "The City of Tampa has reviewed its files and and determined there were no responsive records to your request. The Water Department notified us that a permit was not required." The city states that the Water Department notified us that a permit is not required. Apparently the Water Department has not read Florida Statutes that make it clear a permit is needed to dump this green dye in the river. No one one should trust or take the word of the Tampa Water Department because they falsely hold and misinform the public that this green dye does no environmental harm when the deep science says otherwise. Talk is cheap and we bet they would not bet their house on the SCIENCE, nor drink a tall glass green dye that they purport is "harmless. A carcinogen warning on the label is NOT HARMLESS IT IS HARMFULL! It is not the legal perview or any authority of the Tampa Water Department to legally proclaim that a permit is not required when it is.

Instead of the water department protecting the environment they want to go along to get along with what the boss Mayor Castor wants so the Water Department toes the line and fronts for the sullying and polluting the Hillsborough River with oxygen depleting green dye that has no real reason to be put in the river except for some goofballs that think turning the river green is cool when it is not only not cool it only teaches our children bad habits. Now let us see the Water Department produce their legal reasoning authority and law backing up exactly why the city does not need a permit to dump green dye when the Florida Statute 403.413 says otherwise. Sounds to our organization that the Water Department is trying to bluff this off when in fact they really did need a permit to dump the green dye in the river and now that they got caught they have to double down on "we don't need no stinkin' permit" (when they really do) to put unnecessary off label use polluting substances in the river. As was stated the Mayor even was quoted as saying "THROWNING BEADS, OR OTHER ITEMS INTO THE WATER IS ILLEGAL". WHAT PART OF THE MAYOR CASTOR'S PROCLAMATION THAT: "THROWNING BEADS, OR OTHER ITEMS INTO THE WATER IS ILLEGAL" DOESN'T THE TAMPA WATER DEPARTMENT AND THE HILLSBOROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMISSION GET THAT MAYOR CASTOR SAYS IT IS "THROWNING BEADS, OR OTHER ITEMS INTO THE WATER IS ILLEGAL"

TURNS OUT THAT THE CITY OF TAMPA DOES NOT HAVE AND NEVER DID APPLY FOR OR GET A PERMIT FROM THE STATE TO DUMP GREEN DYE IN THE RIVER. WITHOUT THE STATE REQUIRED PERMIT THE "EMPTYING" OF CARCINOGENIC GREEN DYE INTO THE RIVER WOULD BE NOT ONLY ILLEGAL BUT ENVIRONMENTALLY IMMORAL AND UNETHICAL AND THE RIVER DESERVES BETTER THAT THIS NONSENSE.

The unnecessary green dye "emptied" into the river is legally defined as "litter".

"(4)DUMPING LITTER PROHIBITED: Unless otherwise authorized by law or permit, it is unlawful for any person to dump litter in any manner or amount in or on any of the following areas: (a)any public highway, road, street, alley, or thoroughfare, including any portion of the right-of-way thereof, or any other public lands, except in containers or areas lawfully provided therefor. When any litter is thrown or discarded from a motor vehicle, the operator or owner of the motor vehicle, or both, are in violation of this section. (b)Any freshwater lake, river, canal, or stream or tidal or coastal water of the state, including canals. When any litter is thrown or discarded from a boat, the operator or owner of the boat, or both, are in violation of this section."

Mayor Castor says there is no harm to the Hillsborough River from polluting the river green with the dye used. She must be listening to the water department telling her false information about said dye. The water department claims that there are no negative environmental effects from said dye that is plainly an untruth based on scientific analysis of what this stuff does to the water. The Mayor and the Water Department can and will double down on their fake mantra that " the green dye we used is harmless to the river and enviroment but they would not bet their house against the SCIENCE!

[The Hillsborough River is going green for St. Patrick's Day, despite environmental concerns - The Tampa Water Department is lying when they claim that said dye used for dyeing the river green does not harm the environment WHEN THE FACTS AND SCIENCE SAY OTHERWISE]

Let's analyze the City of Tampa Water Department lies from the above article about the green dye. Notice that the City does what the City likes to do when confronted with the facts the city makes hollow and distraction excuses which is a tip off that the City of Tampa is putting out bovine excretement to cover their sorry rear end for diseminating misinformation and even worse disinformation.

Excerpt from the above article for purposes of showing the reader that that City of Tampa is lying about the green dye.

"Tampa will dye about a half-mile stretch of the river near Curtis Hixon Park a bright shade of green on Saturday. A growing petition lists concerns that, while festive, the dye used is harmful to the environment. On Saturday, a short stretch of the Hillsborough River in front of Curtis Hixon Park in downtown Tampa is "going green." Former Mayor Bob Buckhorn started the tradition in 2012. Every year since except for one during the pandemic the city has transformed about a half-mile stretch of the river into a "River O' Green." The city uses a powder chemical called Bright Dyes, supplied by the Ohio-based company Kingscote Chemicals. A safety data sheet on the chemical says it is "not hazardous according to (the Occupational Safety and Health Administration)" the federal organization that ensures safe working conditions. The dye also contains no regulated pollutants outlined in the Clean Water Act. However, as an environmental precaution, the document says to "prevent (the chemical) from entering into soil, ditches, sewers, waterways and/or groundwater." A petition started a year ago by fishing guide Dustin Pack asking the city to stop dyeing the river green references that precaution. "I started this petition with the hope that the City of Tampa will recognize that Tampa Residents and visitors can celebrate St. Patrick's Day without changing the color of an entire river," Pack wrote in the petition. But Tampa Water Production Manager John Ring said the powder mixture used is safe for the environment and wildlife. “I understand (anglers) would have a concern," he said. "That is their livelihood and that is their backyard and we would not be putting it at risk.” Ring said the precaution in the safety data sheet is geared more toward a bulk spill of the concentrated dye but the city mixes water with the dye to lower the concentration. “It is safe. But when you look at the chemical datasheet, I think you could walk away from that thinking this is a dangerous product and it is not,” he said. When the city began dyeing the river, about 150 pounds of the product was used. Instead of mixing it, the powder was sprinkled directly into the river. Now, about 250 pounds of the powder is mixed with water offsite. The approximately 280-gallon mixture is then transported to the boats at the park. The liquid mixture is then put on the surface of the river by boats and reapplied throughout the event. The dye starts breaking down two to three days after application, but Ring said that is dependent on weather and tidal conditions.

Now we will quote and show where the quote is a lie and disinformation.

But Tampa Water Production Manager John Ring said the powder mixture used is safe for the environment and wildlife.

FALSE, MR. RING! THE POWDER MIXTURE USED IS NOT SAFE AND IT DOES NEGATIVELY EFFECT THE ALREADY LOW OXYGEN LEVELS IN THE RIVER. THE SCIENCE OF THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THIS GREEN DYE ARE CONVENIENTLY NOT PRINTED ON THE LABEL. SINCE THE MAYOR IS MR. RING'S BOSS MR. RING IS A GOOD MINION FOR THE MAYOR AND FALSELY FRONTED WITH DISINFORMATION FOR THE MAYOR'S SICK AND DISGUSTING DYEING THE RIVER GREEN FOR A FAKE IRISH HOLIDAY NO LESS.

"I understand (anglers) would have a concern," he said. "That is their livelihood and that is their backyard and we would not be putting it at risk."

ANOTHER DUMB AND DISINFORMATION STATEMENT BY MR. RING. OF COURSE YOU ARE PUTTING THEIR LIVELIHOOD AT RISK NOT ONLY FOR THE BAD OPTICS OF POLLUTING THE RIVER BUT ALSO THE BAD NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THIS GREEN DYE HAS TO USE AVAILABLE OXYGEN IN THE WATER TO DISSAPATE. THE HILLSBOROUGH RIVER ALREADY SUFFERS FROM LOW OXYGEN LEVELS AND THE RIVER NEEDS ALL THE OXYGEN IT CAN GET FOR THE GOOD OF THE MARINE LIFE, FISH AND ENVIRONMENT. BUT THEN COMES ALONG MR. "DISINFORMATION" RING TO TRY TO GASLIGHT US WITH DISINFORMATION SO THEY CAN SULLY AND POLLUTE THE RIVER FOR A PARTY NO LESS.

Ring said the precaution in the safety data sheet is geared more toward a bulk spill of the concentrated dye but the city mixes water with the dye to lower the concentration.

IN THIS MR. RING QUOTE HE ATTEMPTS TO DISTRACT FROM THE SUBJECT AT HAND BY MAKING A HOLLOW EXCUSE. REMEMBER WHEN ANY GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL LIKE MR. RING TRYS TO DISTRACT BY CHANGING THE FOCUS OF THE NARRATIVE HE IS SIMPLY TRYING TO FALSELY JUSTIFY HIS WRONG POSITION. NOTICE MR. RING TRYS TO DISTRACT FOR THE PROBLEM BY STATING: "Ring said the precaution in the safety data sheet is geared more toward a bulk spill of the concentrated dye — but the city mixes water with the dye to lower the concentration." WHAT A LAME AND HOLLOW EXCUSE MR. RING MAKES THE BIG EXCUSE BECAUSE HE DOES NOT HAVE THE FACTS NOR SCIENCE TO REFUTE THE FACTS AND SCIENCE. OH BOY! JUST BECAUSE THE CITY MIXES 250 POUNDS OF DYE BEFORE THEY POLLUTE THE RIVER MR. RING IS ATTEMPTING TO PASS OFF THAT THIS MAKES THE GREEN DYE OK TO POLLUTE BECAUSE THE CITY PRE-MIXES THE DYE. PURE BS MR. RING. PURE BS.

"It is safe. But when you look at the chemical datasheet, I think you could walk away from that thinking this is a dangerous product and it is not," he said.

MR. "DISINFORMATION" RING WANTS YOU TO ONLY LOOK AT THE MANUFACTURER'S LABEL AND HE TELLS YOU IT IS SAFE FOR YOU EVEN THOUGH FROM THE LABEL IS SAYS DON'T PUT IN THE WATERWAYS. WHAT MR. RING IS NOT TELLING YOU HE IS IGNORNANT OF BECAUSE HE CONVENIENTLY NEVER BOTHERED TO DO ANY RESEARCH ON EXACTLY WHAT THIS EXACT GREEN DYE DOES THAT IS DETRIMENTAL TO THE ENVIRONMENT. THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT GOING TO PUT ANY NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON THE LABEL IS DOES NOT HAVE TO AND THEY ARE UNLABELED NEGATIVE EFFECTS FOUNDED ON SCIENCE AND NOT BS FROM SOME MEALY MOUTH WATER DEPARTMENT HEAD. THEY WILL TALK BUT TALK IS CHEAP, THEY WOULD NOT BET THEIR HOUSE ON THIS BECAUSE THE REAL TRUTHFUL SCIENCE THEY WOULD LOSE THEIR HOUSE. THEY WILL NEVER PUT THEIR MONEY WHERE THEIR MOUTH IS!

When the city began dyeing the river, about 150 pounds of the product was used. Instead of mixing it, the powder was sprinkled directly into the river. Now, about 250 pounds of the powder is mixed with water offsite. The approximately 280-gallon mixture is then transported to the boats at the park. The liquid mixture is then put on the surface of the river by boats and reapplied throughout the event. The dye starts breaking down two to three days after application, but Ring said that is dependent on weather and tidal conditions.

MR. RING STATES THAT:The dye starts breaking down two to three days after application, but Ring said that is dependent on weather and tidal conditions.

NOTICE THAT MR. RING DOES NOT SAY AND EXPLAIN JUST HOW THE DYE BREAKS DOWN AND BY WHAT PROCESS BECAUSE HE IS EITHER IGNORANT OF THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH FACTS OR KNOWS THE FACTS AND IS JUST PLAIN LYING. NOTICE MR. RING CONVENIENTLY SAYS NOT A WORD ABOUT WHAT THE DYE HAS TO HAVE TO BREAK DOWN. THE HILLSBOROUGH RIVER IS ALREADY LOW ON OXYGEN AND IT NEEDS ALL THE CRITICAL OXYGEN IT CAN GET. THE 250 POUNDS OF GREEN DYE USES UP AVAIABLE OXYGEN IN THE WATER TO DEGRADE. THE CRITICAL OXYGEN REMOVED BY THE UNNECESSARY GREEN DYE BY A STUPID MAYOR AND A GO ALONG TO GET ALONG WATER DEPARTMENT FOR THE CELEBRATIONS OF A FAKE IRISH HOLIDAY IS POLITICALLY SICK AS IT CAN GET.

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Then we come to Chris Pratt senior environment manager at Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County Water Division quotes that show he is only making excuses, excuses and more excuses. All Mr. Pratt's excuses are overcome by the researched science which Mr. Pratt conveniently fails to disclose.

"Chris Pratt is the senior environment manager at the Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County in the water division." "He said the EPC is "neutral" towards the river dyeing. He said where the dye is applied to the river is influenced by tides and washes out regularly — which is why the dye must be continuously applied during the event." "(Tampa has) been doing this event for a long time and we haven't seen any negative effects in their reports of fish kills, animals, or habitats in distress after the event," Pratt said. "So that's why we're comfortable with the application on the dye." Pratt said the EPC is more concerned with things entering the river daily — trash and oil from cars. But still, he understands the anglers' concerns because the "Hillsborough River is a gem." "It's a short time, short duration, one time a year event," he said. "And that's why we really don't have any continuing concerns about this particular thing."

"He (Chris Pratt) said the EPC is "neutral" towards the river dyeing. He said where the dye is applied to the river is influenced by tides and washes out regularly — which is why the dye must be continuously applied during the event."

How wonderful it is that Chris Pratt that his agency that is tasked with protecting our water ways instead does the go along to get along with Mayor Castor and fronts for the green dye in the river is "neutral" when in fact the green dye in the river is not neutral at all but very negative to the available already low river oxygen supply by depleting it to degrade. And of couse what adds insult to injury is that Chris Pratt says "which is why the dye must be continuously applied during the event."

Chris Pratt says: "(Tampa has) been doing this event for a long time and we haven't seen any negative effects in their reports of fish kills, animals, or habitats in distress after the event," Pratt said. "So that's why we're comfortable with the application on the dye."

More excuse distraction from Chris Pratt as he points you away from and does not mention the underlying science when he says all is well because they can't see anything wrong. And Chris Pratt is comfortable with putting a "what he won't say" oxygen depleting green dye in the water because his Political butt kissing eye has seen no ill effects. This is distraction, there is a lot that can be learned that can't be seen with the naked eye or without chemical analysis.

Pratt said "the EPC is more concerned with things entering the river daily — trash and oil from cars. But still, he understands the anglers' concerns because the "Hillsborough River is a gem."

Chris Pratt saying that he "understands the anglers' concerns because the "Hillsborough River is a gem." Under the facts and circumstances that is about as disingenuine unsincere fake duplicitous public relations politics concern our organization has ever heard of.

Since Mayor Jane Castor and Hillsborough County EPA have happily signed off on dyeing the river green for an Irish Holiday Party, OH BOY! then in keeping with non-discrimination and DEI of other races and ethnicities holidays and history months then Mayor Castor and the Hillsborough County EPA won't have a problem on Native American Day we dye the river red, Black History Month we dye the river black, for Asian day we dye the river yellow. And since we don't want to leave the LGBGTQ people out with discrimination for the LGBGT Day we can dye the river rainbow colors. The Mayor has opened a legal can of worms, if she can have the river dyed green for an Irish holiday and the EPA stands by and does nothing then the other people's days and history months deserve to have equal represention in dyeing the river what ever color they identify with. Anything else is racial and ethnic discrimination. If the Mayor and the EPA won't allow other races and ethnicities to have their color dye day then that sure seems like discrimination based on being of Irish desent over other desents.

Let us remember here that it was the Former Goofball Mayor Bob Buckhorn that started the environmental pinheadism of unlawfully insulting the Hillsborough River by dumping unnecessary green dye garbage and for a fake Irish Holiday no less. TWO ENVIRONMENTAL PINHEADS UNNECESSARILY NEEDLESSLY POLLUTE AND INSULT THE HILLSBOROUGH RIVER AND SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES.

MAYOR JANE CASTOR IS QUOTED AS SAYING "THAT THROWING ITEMS INTO THE WATER IS ILLEGAL". BUT THEN GOES AHEAD WITH ILLEGALLY THROWING 250 POUNDS OF CARCINOGENIC OXYGEN DEPLETING GREEN DYE INTO THE RIVER FOR A FAKE IRISH HOLIDAY NO LESS.

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[TAMPA GOVERNMENT SITE IS PUTTING OUT MISINFORMATION AND DISINFORMATION AS SICK DISTRACTION FOR NEEDLESSLY POLLUTING THE HILLSBOROUGHT RIVER]

"The coloring is safe for the environment, humans, and animals. It's non-toxic, biodegradable, meets all EPA standards, and is certified to comply with National Sanitation Foundation Standard 60 for use in and around drinking water. This is the same dye often used in eye surgeries, food, and water systems to trace the flow of drinking water." The carcinogen warning on the label says it is not non-toxic. Biodegradable is not necessarily environmental friendly and in this case no one in their right mind would try to biodegrade this green dye in their compost pile. Biodegradable in this case is corporate "green washing" attempting to make your carcinogenically labeled product sound safer than it is. City says the dye is used to trace the flow of drinking water. But when the City violated the law and committed a crime they were not using the dye to locate a leak in a potable water system per the label the city was carcinogenically sullying the Hillsborough River with this green dye to generate money for a fake Holiday no less.

That is what the City distractively said, here is what the Kingscote Website says: "Bright Dyes® are safe for the environment, non-toxic, biodegradable and meet EPA standards. They are the only full line of water tracer dye products certified by the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) Standard 60, for use in and around potable water at recommended levels".

Notice on the Kingscote Website that it clearly says "water tracer dyes" and this green dye is not being used for tracing water leaks as per the label. Notice also that it also says that: "certified by the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) Standard 60, for use in and around potable water at recommended levels." The dye is certified for use in an around POTABLE water to detect leaks, but the Hillsborough River is not a potable water source. So the green dye is not certified to "empty" into the Hillsborough River. In fact the illegal dumping of 250 pounds of green dye into the river with no valid permit is in fact an illegal CRIME! A CRIME! This product is being used for an off label use. The label doe not say to use this dye to needlessly pollute the Hillsborough River with green dye. The manufacturer never intented this product to be used to needlessly pollute a river because it is a dye tracer, not a dye to dye the river green for a bunch of partying environmentally blind knuckleheads.

The coloring is not safe for the environment, humans, and animals. This is the big lie. This Tampa Government Website says that the green dye is non-toxic but it is toxic and if they want to prove that it is safe to drink then drink a big glass of green dyed water on camera. They won't get that stuff near their mealy mouth. The process to degrade this green dye uses up valuable oxygen. The Hillsborough River needs all the oxygen it can get and by polluting the river with this mess green dye the dye must use available oxygen to degrade thereby robbing any marine life of the precious oxygen. That is unnecessary oxygen depleting harm to marine life and the ecosystem so a bunch of environmental idiots can celebrate a fake Irish holiday by polluting the river.

"and is certified to comply with National Sanitation Foundation Standard 60 for use in and around drinking water." The dye is not certified to pollute the Hillsborough River. It is used to detect leaks and not meant to be used as a party pollutant. They like to twist words to suit their polluting excuses. Yes, this dye is used around drinking water to detect leaks and the water this green dye is put into to detect leaks is NOT MEANT TO BE CONSUMED! Their lie by ommission wording leaves this out and makes it sound like you can just drink water with impunity that is green dyed and if that was the case then they would have no problem having a public drinking of this green dye at a press conference to "PUT THEIR MONEY WHERE THERE MEALY DISINFORMATION MOUTH IS". They won't take a drink of what they say is non-toxic and safe in drinking water to prove their point.

"This is the same dye often used in eye surgeries, food, and water systems to trace the flow of drinking water." No this dye is not the same medical dye used in eye surgeries and even if it was used in eye surgeries eye surgeries are not using it to needleslly pollute the Hillsborough River with green oxygen depleting dye. The on label use is used in drinking and other water only to trace for leaks when there is a leak. It is used when necessary, but the off label polluting use by Mayor Jane Castor started by pinhead Irish Bob Buckhorn is an environmetal abomination to the River and not only is it unnecessary it sets a really bad optics message and and and very terrible example to children to not respect their environment.

The Environmental Pinheads imply that this green dye is food safe, but that is false. And if they want to prove what they say that it is food safe then again let them put their money where there mealy mouth is and dye some food with this stuff and eat it for all to see. You are not going to get the dye anywhere near where your mealy mouth is. Furthermore, the spin spokes people claim the green dye is food safe but it is against the law to dump food in the Hillsborough River. So even if it was food grade which it is not food safe it is still illegal to dump food in the Hillsborough River.

[DATA SHEET ON GREEN DYE USED SHOWING "BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD) STUDIES, DYE IS BIODEGRADAGE WITH 65% OF THE AVAILABLE OXYGEN CONSUMED IN 7 DAYS]

BIODEGRADABLE DOES NOT MEAN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY! IN THIS CASE THE CITY OF TAMPA IS "GREEN WASHING" THEIR CARCINOGENIC GREEN DYE WITH WEASEL WORDS THIS GREEN DYE IS UNFRIENDLY BIODEGRADABLE TO THE ENVIRONMENT. NO ONE IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD PUT THIS BIODEGRADABLE BUT NONE THE LESS ENVORONMENTALLY HARMFUL CHEMICAL IN THEIR COMPOST PILE TO USE AS FERTILIZER IN THEIR GARDEN.

REMEMBER THAT TAMPA MAJOR JANE CASTOR AND ALL OF THE GOVERNMENT AND MISLEADIA SPIN DOCTORS SAID THAT THE GREEN DYE IS NOT HARMFUL TO THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT ALL THE WHILE RIGHT ON THE MANUFACTURERS LABEL IT SAYS IT USES UP 65% OF AVAILABLE OXYGEN IN 7 DAYS ALL THE WHILE THE HILLSBOROUGH RIVER CAN USE ALL OF THE CRITICAL OXYGEN IT IS BEING ROBBED OF BY UNNECESSARILY AND ILLEGALLY WITHOUT THE REQUIRED PERMIT POLLUTING THE RIVER FOR A FAKE HOLIDAY NO LESS.

NOTICE ON THE DATA SHEET THE CAUTION: "THESE PRODUCTS MAY CAUSE IRRITATION AND/OR STAINING IF ALLOWED TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE SKIN. THE USE OF GLOVES AND GOGGLES IS RECOMMENDED WHEN HANDLING THIS PRODUCT, AS WITH ANY DYE OR CHEMICAL".

USCG LETTER TO THE CITY OF TAMPA ADVISING MAYOR JANE CASTOR SHE DOES NOT NEED A PERMIT FROM THE COAST GUARD TO POLLUTE THE RIVER BUT THEN GOES ON TO SAY THAT DOES NOT MEAN YOU DON'T NEED A PERMIT FROM SOME OTHER AUTHORITY." STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT SHE NEEDS A PERMIT TO DUMP THIS KIND OF POLLUTING CHEMICAL OFF LABEL STUFF IN THE RIVER, BUT CONVENIENTLY THE MAYOR NEVER MENTIONS STATE LAW HERE, BUT GOES ALONG AND POLLUTES THE RIVER ANYWAY. CAN YOU IMAGINE MAJOR JANE CASTOR SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION TO THE STATE FOR A PERMIT TO POLLUTE THE HILLSBOROUGH RIVER GREEN FOR A PARTY. WOULD NOT THAT BEEN KIND OF EMBARRASSING TO ASK FOR A PERMIT TO POLLUTE THE RIVER FOR NO OTHER REASON THAT A FAKE IRISH PARTY. LOOKS LIKE MAYOR JANE CASTOR THE FORMER POLICE CHIEF VIOLATED STATE LAW WHEN SHE DID NOT GET A PERMIT TO POLLUTE THE RIVER. THE WATER DEPARTMENT CLAIMED SHE NEEDED NO PERMIT, BUT THE WATER DEPARTMENT DOES NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE PERMITS TO POLLUTE THE RIVER UNNECESSARILY THAT IS THS STATE'S PERVIEW. SO THEY TURNED A BLIND EYE TO STATE LAW AND THE FORMER POLICE CHIEF NO LESS. NOTICE THAT HERE MAYOR CASTOR IS TRYING TO USE THE COAST GUARD TO COVER HER BY USING THIS LETTER TO SHOW THAT SHE DOES NOT NEED A PERMIT FROM THE US COAST GUARD. BUT THE COAST GUARD IS RIGHTLY TELLING HER YOU MAY NEED A PERMIT FROM ANOTHER AGENCY WHICH SHE DOES NOT BOTHER TO GET BECAUSE SHE KNOWS IT WOULD BE RIDICULOUS TO PUT IN AN APPLICATION TO UNECESSARILY POLLUTE THE RIVER. OUR ORGANIZATION CAN SEE ONE OF THE PERMIT APPLICATIONS QUESTIONS NOW: WHAT IS THE GREAT BENEFITING NEED TO DUMP GREEN CHEMICAL DYE IN THE HILLSBOROUGH RIVER FOR A HOLIDAY CELEBRATION IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THIS PERMIT?

Notice in the above letter from the US Coast Guard that it clearly states:

"You are reminded that, while no Coast Guard permit is required, you must comply with all existing Federal, State and Local laws and other requirements that may impact your ability to hold your event as proposed. You should take appropriate action to ensure compliance with all such requirements prior to holding your event."

"The decision that your proposed event does not require a Coast Guard permit in no way implies that the even is without risk or deemed completely safe, nor does it imply that the Coast Guard has "approved" the event. As the event sponsor you are still responsible for the overall safety of the event and obtaining any appropriate permit from other Federal, State, or local authorities"

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and her butt kissing spin doctor sycophants have not given one GOOD REASON for illegally polluting the Hillsborough River with a known carcinogen for a fake irish holiday no less. NOT ONE GOOD REASON! NOT ONE! THEY CAN NOT COME UP WITH ONE GOOD REASON TO NEEDLESSLY CARCINOGENICALLY POLLUTE THE HILLSBOROUGH RIVER WITH GREEN DYE THAT CONSUMES PRECIOUS OXYGEN BECAUSE THERE IS NOT ONE GOOD REASON IN THE UNIVERSE! However, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and her deceiptful mouth shills have come up with a myriad of lame brain excuses, no good reasons, just lame brain excuses. The list of good reasons to carcinogenically polluter the river = ZERO! The list of the City's lame brain excuses are extensive. Let's go down the EXHAUSTIVE list of their deception to expose these spin doctor frauds for the disinformation they spewed to cover Mayor Jane Castor's @$$. Now we will quote and show where the quote is a lie and disinformation.

1. Tampa Water Production Manager John Ring said "the powder mixture used is safe for the environment and wildlife."

FALSE, AND A LIE MR. RING! THE POWDER MIXTURE USED IS NOT SAFE AND IT DOES NEGATIVELY EFFECT THE ALREADY LOW OXYGEN LEVELS IN THE RIVER. THE SCIENCE OF ALL OF THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THIS GREEN DYE ARE CONVENIENTLY NOT PRINTED ON THE LABEL. SINCE THE MAYOR IS MR. RING'S BOSS MR. RING IS A GOOD MINION FOR THE MAYOR AND FALSELY FRONTED WITH DISINFORMATION FOR THE MAYOR'S SICK AND DISGUSTING DYEING THE RIVER GREEN FOR A FAKE IRISH HOLIDAY NO LESS. MR. RING CONVENIENTLY FORGET TO MENTION THE CANCER WARNING ON THE LABEL THAT READS: ""IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROPOSITION 65, THIS MATERIAL CONTAINS A CHEMICAL KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER"SINCE MR. RING OF THE TAMPA WATER DEPARTMEN IS SO SURE SAID GREEN DYE IS SAFE THEN HE SHOULD BE ONE OF THE FIRST TO THE DRINK THE GREEN DYED TAP WATER AT THE "DRINK THE GREEN DYE CHALLENGE".

2. "I understand (anglers) would have a concern," he said. "That is their livelihood and that is their backyard and we would not be putting it at risk."

ANOTHER DUMB AND DISINFORMATION STATEMENT BY MR. RING. OF COURSE YOU ARE PUTTING THEIR LIVELIHOOD AT RISK NOT ONLY FOR THE BAD OPTICS OF POLLUTING THE RIVER BUT ALSO THE BAD NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THIS GREEN DYE HAS TO USE AVAILABLE OXYGEN IN THE WATER TO DISSAPATE. THE HILLSBOROUGH RIVER ALREADY SUFFERS FROM LOW OXYGEN LEVELS AND THE RIVER NEEDS ALL THE OXYGEN IT CAN GET FOR THE GOOD OF THE MARINE LIFE, FISH AND ENVIRONMENT. BUT THEN COMES ALONG MR. "DISINFORMATION" TAMPA WATER DEPARTMENT JOHN RING TO TRY TO GASLIGHT US WITH DISINFORMATION AND LIES SO THEY CAN SULLY AND POLLUTE THE RIVER FOR A PARTY NO LESS.

3. Tampa Water Department John Ring said the precaution in the safety data sheet is geared more toward a bulk spill of the concentrated dye but the city mixes water with the dye to lower the concentration.

IN THIS MR. RING QUOTE HE ATTEMPTS TO DISTRACT FROM THE SUBJECT AT HAND BY MAKING A HOLLOW EXCUSE. REMEMBER WHEN ANY GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL LIKE MR. RING TRYS TO DISTRACT BY CHANGING THE FOCUS OF THE NARRATIVE HE IS SIMPLY TRYING TO FALSELY JUSTIFY HIS WRONG POSITION. NOTICE MR. RING TRYS TO DISTRACT FOR THE PROBLEM BY STATING: "Ring said the precaution in the safety data sheet is geared more toward a bulk spill of the concentrated dye but the city mixes water with the dye to lower the concentration." WHAT A LAME AND HOLLOW EXCUSE MR. RING MAKES THE BIG EXCUSE BECAUSE HE DOES NOT HAVE THE FACTS NOR SCIENCE TO REFUTE THE FACTS AND SCIENCE. OH BOY! JUST BECAUSE THE CITY MIXES 250 POUNDS OF DYE BEFORE THEY POLLUTE THE RIVER MR. RING IS ATTEMPTING TO PASS OFF THAT THIS MAKES THE GREEN DYE OK TO POLLUTE BECAUSE THE CITY PRE-MIXES THE DYE. PURE BS MR. RING. PURE BS. SAID GREEN DYE IS DEEMED TO BE A CANCER CARCINOGENIC PER THE LABEL. NO AMOUNT OF DULLUTION WITH THE RIVER WILL CHANGE THAT. IT IS ALSO AGAINST STATE AND LOCAL LAW TO POLLUTE THE RIVER WITH THIS GREEN CARCINOGENIC DYE. SO MR. RING SO MUCH FOR YOUR BS. WHAT LITTLE CREDIBILTY YOU HAD IS GONE WITH YOUR DECEPTION. AND TO THINK YOU ARE PAID TAX DOLLARS TO UNDERMINE THE TRUTH ABOUT THE CARCINOGENIC GREEN DYE.

4. "It is safe. But when you look at the chemical datasheet, I think you could walk away from that thinking this is a dangerous product and it is not," he said.

MR. "DISINFORMATION" RING WANTS YOU TO ONLY LOOK AT THE MANUFACTURER'S LABEL AND HE TELLS YOU IT IS SAFE FOR YOU EVEN THOUGH FROM THE LABEL IS SAYS DON'T PUT IN THE WATERWAYS. WHAT MR. RING IS NOT TELLING YOU HE IS IGNORNANT OF BECAUSE HE CONVENIENTLY NEVER BOTHERED TO DO ANY RESEARCH ON EXACTLY WHAT THIS EXACT GREEN DYE DOES THAT IS DETRIMENTAL TO THE ENVIRONMENT. THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT GOING TO PUT ANY NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON THE LABEL IS DOES NOT HAVE TO AND THEY ARE UNLABELED NEGATIVE EFFECTS FOUNDED ON SCIENCE AND NOT BS FROM SOME MEALY MOUTH WATER DEPARTMENT HEAD. THEY WILL TALK BUT TALK IS CHEAP WHEN THEY ARE NOT UNDER OATH, THEY WOULD NOT BET THEIR HOUSE ON THIS BECAUSE THE REAL TRUTHFUL SCIENCE THEY WOULD LOSE THEIR HOUSE. THEY WILL NEVER PUT THEIR SO CALLED SAFE GREEN DYE WHERE THEIR MOUTH IS!

5. When the city began dyeing the river, about 150 pounds of the product was used. Instead of mixing it, the powder was sprinkled directly into the river. Now, about 250 pounds of the powder is mixed with water offsite. The approximately 280-gallon mixture is then transported to the boats at the park. The liquid mixture is then put on the surface of the river by boats and reapplied throughout the event. The dye starts breaking down two to three days after application, but Ring said that is dependent on weather and tidal conditions.

MR. RING STATES THAT:The dye starts breaking down two to three days after application, but Ring said that is dependent on weather and tidal conditions. Notice Mr. Ring does not mention that to break down it take precious available oxygen out of the already oxygen starved river. Notice Mr. Ring does not mention just what chemicals are left over after the breakdown process. Mr. Ring makes it sound like the green dye chemicals are gone from the water aftre they degrade when all they did was use valuable oxygen and break down into other chemicals that should never have been allowed in the water in the first place.

They claim said green dye is bio-degradable, but what they are doing is attempting to "green wash" the green dye by saying it is biodegradable. One thinks of a real biodegradable organic item as an item that can be put in a compost pile and composted. NO ONE IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD PUT THIS PURPORTED BIODEGRADABLE CARCINOGENIC GREEN DYE IN THEIR BIODEGRADBALE COMPOST PILE. "GREEN WASHING" WITH A "BIODEGRADABILITY CLAIM" IS A PURPOSELY DECEPTIVE TECHNIQUE USED TO TRY TO TAKE A CARCINOGENIC GREEN DYE AND MAKE IT ACCEPTABLE FOR OFF LABEL USES IT SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR.

NOTICE THAT MR. RING DOES NOT SAY AND EXPLAIN JUST HOW THE DYE BREAKS DOWN AND BY WHAT PROCESS BECAUSE HE IS EITHER IGNORANT OF THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH FACTS OR KNOWS THE FACTS AND IS JUST PLAIN LYING. NOTICE MR. RING CONVENIENTLY SAYS NOT A WORD ABOUT WHAT THE DYE HAS TO HAVE TO BREAK DOWN. THE HILLSBOROUGH RIVER IS ALREADY LOW ON OXYGEN AND IT NEEDS ALL THE CRITICAL OXYGEN IT CAN GET. THE 250 POUNDS OF GREEN DYE USES UP AVAIABLE OXYGEN IN THE WATER TO DEGRADE WHILE IT BLOCKS THE SUNLIGHT. THE CRITICAL OXYGEN REMOVED BY THE UNNECESSARY GREEN DYE BY A STUPID MAYOR AND A GO ALONG TO GET ALONG WATER DEPARTMENT FOR THE CELEBRATIONS OF A FAKE IRISH HOLIDAY IS POLITICALLY SICK AS IT CAN GET. THEY ARE BEGGING FOR A DECLARATORY JUDGEMENT LAWSUIT WITH DEPOSITIONS!

6.Then we come to Chris Pratt senior environment manager at Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County Water Division quotes that show he is only making excuses, excuses and more excuses. All Mr. Pratt's excuses are overcome by the researched science which Mr. Pratt conveniently fails to disclose.

"Chris Pratt is the senior environment manager at the Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County in the water division." "He said the EPC is "neutral" towards the river dyeing. He said where the dye is applied to the river is influenced by tides and washes out regularly which is why the dye must be continuously applied during the event." "(Tampa has) been doing this event for a long time and we haven't seen any negative effects in their reports of fish kills, animals, or habitats in distress after the event," Pratt said. "So that's why we're comfortable with the application on the dye." Pratt said the EPC is more concerned with things entering the river daily — trash and oil from cars. But still, he understands the anglers' concerns because the "Hillsborough River is a gem." "It's a short time, short duration, one time a year event," he said. "And that's why we really don't have any continuing concerns about this particular thing."

7. "He (Chris Pratt) said the EPC is "neutral" towards the river dyeing. He said where the dye is applied to the river is influenced by tides and washes out regularly which is why the dye must be continuously applied during the event."

How wonderful it is that Chris Pratt that his agency that is tasked with protecting our water ways instead does the go along to get along with Mayor Castor and fronts for the green dye in the river is "neutral" when in fact the green dye in the river is not neutral at all but very negative to the available already low river oxygen supply by depleting it to degrade. And of couse what adds insult to injury is that Chris Pratt says "which is why the dye must be continuously applied during the event." Chris Pratt forgot to mention the dye he says has to be continuously applied says it is a known carcinogen on the label and do not allow in rivers.

8. Chris Pratt says: "(Tampa has) been doing this event for a long time and we haven't seen any negative effects in their reports of fish kills, animals, or habitats in distress after the event," Pratt said. "So that's why we're comfortable with the application on the dye." Chris Pratt how can you be comfortable with the off label carcinogenic polluting of the Hillsborough River when you are charged with protecting the river from such incursions of idiot carcinogenic pollution? Chris Pratt of the Hillsborough County EPA your butt kissing is glaring and you and Mr. Ring and Mayor Castor destroyed what little credibilty you had to front for a carcinogenic green dye to pollute the river while you are paid tax dollars to protect the river you are more interested in protecting Tampa Mayor Jane Castor's @$$ because you at cowardly butt kissers that should stand up the the idiocy of Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and tell her this is not a good idea to carcinogenically pollute the river and since we got called out we can't keep the deception up anymore, so best to just shut the River O'Green Carcinogenic Party down before you get sued.

More excuse distraction from Chris Pratt as he points you away from and does not mention the underlying science when he says all is well because they can't see anything wrong. And Chris Pratt is comfortable with putting a "what he won't say" oxygen depleting green dye in the water because his Political butt kissing eye has seen no ill effects. This is distraction, there is a lot that can be learned that can't be seen with the naked eye or without chemical analysis.

9.Pratt said "the EPC is more concerned with things entering the river daily trash and oil from cars. But still, he understands the anglers' concerns because the "Hillsborough River is a gem."

Chris Pratt saying that he "understands the anglers' concerns because the "Hillsborough River is a gem." Under the facts and circumstances that is about as disingenuine unsincere fake duplicitous public relations politics concern our organization has ever heard of. Does Chris Pratt want to be under oath at a deposition and tell this same lame brain stuff to the court when the law says you can't dump this stuff without a state permit and no way is the state going to give Mayor Jane Castor a permit to carcinogenically pollute the Hillsborough River. The City of Tampa knew they needed a permit from the state to off label use carcinogenically pollute the river, but since they knew the state would not turn them down for such nonsense the City of Tampa turned a blind eye to state and local laws prohibiting this type of unnecessary river pollution, with a known carcinogenic green dye no less. STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES!

[SHOULD TAMPA DYE HILLSBOROUGH RIVER GREEN ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY PETITION SAYS NO]

IN THE ABOVE TAMPA BAY TIMES ARTICLE THEY PRINT THE CITY'S LAME BRAIN EXCUSES AND OUTRIGHT DECEPTION BUT THE CITY STILL DOES NOT GIVE ONE GOOD REASON TO DYE THE RIVER THEY JUST PROVIDE LAME BRAIN EXCUSES AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN CAUGHT VIOLATING STATE LAW BY DUMPING A CARCINOGEN INTO THE HILLSBOROUGH RIVER AND FOR WHAT? A FAKE IRISH HOLIDAY, OH BOY. DOES THE CITY REALLY THINK EVERYONE IS STUPID TO BELIEVE THEIR "GREEN WASHING" LIES AS THE PEOPLE THAT IGNORANTLY CHEERED THE GREEN DYEING OF THE RIVER? IT SAYS THAT THE IDIOTS THAT SHOWED UP AND THOUGHT THAT THE RIVER DYED GREEN WAS COOL ARE ENVIRONMENTAL ZOMBIES BRAINWASHED BY DECEPTIVE PROPAGANDA CITY OF TAMPA BS PUT OUT FOR $$$$$ OVER THE HEALTH OF THE RIVER. THE DECEPTORS SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES BECAUSE NOT ONLY DOES THE GREEN DYE ROB THE RIVER OF CRITICAL ALREADY LOW OXYGEN AND CARCINOGENICALLY POLLUTE THE RIVER IT SENDS A VERY BAD DOUBLE STANDARD HYOCRITICAL MESSAGE TO CHILDREN THAT IT IS OK FOR MAYOR JANE CASTOR TO TURN A BLIND EYE TO POLLUTE THE RIVER GREEN WHEN IT IS $$$ EXPEDIANT. SHAME ON YOU MAYOR AND ALL OF THE OTHER CITY MOUTH PIECE BUTT KISSING COWARDS THAT SHOULD HAVE JUST TOLD THE MAYOR THIS IS NOT A GOOD IDEA.

10. In the above Tampa Bay Times article on the green dye the sub-headline reads "The city maintains the dye is harmless. The city (Tampa) can falsely and deceptively maintain all day long that said dye is harmless but that does not make said dye harmless when the science and the carcinogen warning on the label reveal otherwise. Known carcinogens are not harmless. Just another lame brain excuse but still no good reasons to dye the river green because there is not any.

11. In the above article Liz Hall spokesperson (spin doctor) for the Tampa Water Department says: "The city maintains the dye is harmless and safe for the environment: It’s nontoxic, biodegradable and certified for drinking water systems", said Liz Hall, a spokesperson for the Tampa Water Department. The City and their paid mouth pieces like Liz Hall and Jonh Ring can maintain the dye is harmless and safe for the environment all day long, but that is against the science and state law that the city is conveniently turning a blind eye. THE LABEL EVEN WARNS THAT THE DYE CONTAINS A CHEMICAL KNOWN TO CAUSE CANCER.

12. Liz Hall of the Tampa Water Department clams: It’s nontoxic, biodegradable and certified for drinking water systems, said Liz Hall, a spokesperson for the Tampa Water Department. This is a xanthane dye that is harmfull to the aquatic environment. Their spin term biodegradable is used to distract. Biodegradable does not mean environmentally friendly and in this case the dye is not environmentaly friendly because it only breaks down by using precious available oxygen and still leaves the chemicals in the water. Liz Hall Tampa Water Department says the dye is certified for drinking water systems which is another attempt to distract from the facts. While the green dye on the label is used to detect leaks in drinking water systems the Hillsborough River that was carcinogenically polluted with the mess green dye is not on the list of on the label uses. The Hillborough River is a river that has no leaks to use the green dye to locate a leak and it is not not a drinking water system that was carcinogenically polluted for a party and not to detect a leak. LIZ HALL WE ARE NOT STUPID OUT HERE AND YOU DON'T DO YOURSELF NOR THE WATER DEPARTMENT ANY GOOD BY COMING UP WITH LAME BRAIN EXCUSES TO PROTECT THE CITY'S @$$. LIZ HALLL HOW ABOUT GIVING JUST ONE GOOD REASON TO CARCINOGENICALLY POLLUTE THE RIVER WITH SAID GREEN XANTHANE DYE, BUT YOU CAN'T BECAUSE THERE IS NOT ANY GOOD REASON TO DYE THE RIVER WHILE THERE IS 100 REASONS NOT TO POLLUTE THE RIVER. LIZ HALL, JON RING, CHRIS PRATT. MAYOR CASTOR, GROW FINANCIAL WHO PUT UP THE 16,000 DOLLARS TO POLLUTE THE RIVER, AND THE OTHER SPONSORS WILL BE NAMED ON THIS WEBSITE AND IF THE NEED BE NAMED IN A LAWSUIT FOR INJUNCTION AND DECLARATORY JUDGEMENT TO STOP THIS SICK MESS IN THE NAME OF A FAKE IRISH HOLIDAY NO LESS.

In 2025 instead of illegally, immorally and unethically carcinogenically polluting the river with Grow Financial's 16k of green dye for River O'Green so they can show that they will put their green dye where their spin doctoring mouth is the city can fill a large portable pool by the riverside then mix the green dye into the pool and Mayor Jane Castor can be the first to take the green dye challenge. Of course to show what they said was sincere Liz Hall, John Ring, Chris Pratt can be next in line to take the drink the green dye challenge. These synopant minions will say what they have to say to spin the misleadia and try to fool the general public but when itcomes down to putting their mealy mouth where there PURPORTED NON-TOXIC GREEN DYE IS THEY ARE NOT GOING TO DRINK OF THE DYE THEY CLAM IS NOT HARMFUL. THEN LET THEM PROVE IT BY THEIR ACTIONS OF DRINKING THE GREEN DYE WATER BECAUSE UP TO NOW IT IS ALL SPINNING THE DISINFORMATION OUT TO THE UNSUSPECTING PUBLIC. AND THE DID THIS MESS AND SPIN DOCTORING THE TRUTH ON TAX DOLLARS NO LESS.

13.(Liz) Hall also cited reports from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that claim the dye is safe for aquatic environments and noted it’s certified by the National Sanitation Foundation, or NSF. More BS distraction, even though the dye is certified by the National Santitation Foundation (NS) the dye is certified for its on the label use to detect leaks only when a leak needs to be detected. There were no leaks in the river that needed to be detected with this green dye. That is just another Water Department butt kissing lame excuse tried to be used as a valid reason to needlessly pollute the river with a known carcinogen warning on the lable post on this website when there are no good reasons to pollute the river with this mess. Since Liz Hall defends the harmlessness of this green dye she can be one of the first in line at the 2025 "St. Patrick's Day Drink the Carcinogenic Green Dyed Water Challenge". A big glass of the green dyed water will be saved for Liz Hall in case she is late to the party.

14. "Roughly 300 gallons of the dye mixture is used during the event, according to Hall. It cost about $16,000 and was paid for by Grow Financial, a Tampa-area federal credit union. The annual tradition started in 2012 when Bob Buckhorn was mayor." Our organization is sorry to say that we see that Grow Financial contributed $16,000 dollars for the green dye. This is going to be public relations problematic for Grow Financial funding the polluting of the river with a known carcinogen. Of course Grow Financial sees hundreds of people show up for the polluting the river event and think they are getting good positive publicity. But what the knuckleheads over there at Grow Fiancial did not plan on were the thousands of people that did not come to the river pollution event because they were horified that Grow Financial would fund such environmental degredation and this it was all good publicty when it was not. For every environmental idiot that was there cheering on Grow Financial's polluting the river with a known carcinogen there are a 1000 people that know that it is an abomination to the river. JUST A COUPLE OF SUGGESTIONS FOR GROW FINANCIAL. FIRST SUGGESTION IS FOR GROW FINANCIAL TO NOT POLLUTE THE RIVER BUT SET UP A BIG POOL OF DRINKING WATER NEXT TO THE RIVER AND MIX THE GREEN DYE INTO THE PORTABLE POOL THEN THE GROW FINANCIAL KNUCKLEHEADS THAT THINK THAT THIS DYE IS HARMLESS CAN ALSO TAKE THE DRINK THE GREEN DYE CHALLENGE. AGAIN, THEY CLAIM THE GREEN DYE IS HARMLESS SO LET THEM STEP UP FOR A NICE BIG GLASS OF CARCINOGENIC DYE YOU CAN EVEN BRING SOME FOR YOUR NICE GREEN DRINK. SECOND SUGGESTION IS TO QUIETLY NOT FUND THIS NONSENSE FOR 2025 OR AFTER. IF THEY DO THEY ARE RISKING A LAWSUIT WHERE THEY ARE ON THE MORAL, ETHICAL, LEGAL AND FACTUAL LOW/NO GROUNDS AND THE PUBLICITY OF GROW FINANCIAL CONTINUING TO FUND THIS GREEN DYE MESS WOULD NOT BE PRETTY. IF THE NEED BE OUR ORGANIZATION DOES NOT THINK THAT MAYOR CASTOR, JOHN RING, CHRIS PRATT, lIZ HALL ETC WANT TO SIT AND TESTIFY UNDER OATH AT A DEPOSITION BECAUSE THEN THEY CAN'T SPIN ANYMORE. THE CITY HAS TO ASK ITSELF, DOES THE CITY WANT TO CONTIUNE POLLUTING THE RIVER WITH A KNOWN CARCINOGEN FOR A FAKE HOLIDAY PUTTING MONEY OVER THE ENVIRONMENT OR DO THEY WANT TO QUIETLY DROP THIS GREEN DYE MESS BEFORE IT COSTS THE TAXPAYERS BIG DOLLARS TO DEFEND A LAWSUIT THE CITY CAN'T WIN LEGALLY NOR PUBLICALY. THE LEGAL FEES WON'T COME OUT OF THE MAYOR'S POCKET BUT IT WILL COME OUT OF THE TAXPAYERS POCKET IF THE CITY WANTS TO FORCE THIS ISSUE.

15. "The annual tradition started in 2012 when Bob Buckhorn was mayor." Saying the "The annual tradition started in 2012 when Bob Buckhorn was mayor." is NOT a valid reason to continue to pollute the River with a know carcinogen green dye. That is a fake cheap excuse that the city should continue a tradition started by pinhead Bob "Chipmunk" Buckhorn polluting the river with a carcinogen. How about a better smarter non-carcinogenic city tradition is started by putting a fast end to Bob Buckhorn's carcinogenic tradition of polluting the river for an Irish Holiday.

16. According to Steve Murawski, a fisheries biologist at the University of South Florida. "Another factor is how fast the water is moving. The faster the water flows, the quicker the dye will dissipate." Said green dye dissapates where you can't see the color but the broken down chemicals are still present in the aquatic system. Again this is not a reason it is a lame brain public relations spin excuse again.

17. According to Steve Murawski, a fisheries biologist at the University of South Florida. "Eventually it'll all move out into Tampa Bay, where it dilutes further." Another lame brain academia excuse but not a good reason.This is the old polluter mantra "THE SOLUTION TO OUR CARCINOGENIC POLLUTION IS DILUTION". Just what we need carcinogenic chemicals moving out into the bay when they did not have to be put there in the river in the first place. Spin some more.

18. Emptying dye into the river doesn't require a permit from the Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County, according to Sam Elrabi, director of the commission's water department. "We have never documented any environmental issues," Elrabi said in an interview with the Times. "It's a limited-duration event - the dye dissipates after a few hours. (The commission) is not involved in it, and therefore we don't have an objection to the dye, based on the characteristics of the dye itself." One of the characteristics of the dye that Sam Elrabi HCEPC says they don't have an objection to says right on the label that the dye contains a known carcinogen. The specific area in the river where the dye is released sees large tide changes, Elrabi said. That is another of Elrabi's butt kissing excuses, large tidal changes or not dumping a known carcinogen into the River for a fake Irish Hiliday no less is a sick environmental abomination. It also appears that dumping over 15 pounds of this dye into the river rises to a crime. When is the law going to be enforced?

Sam Elrabi that is pure political butt kissing excuse distraction but not one good reason. Emptying dye into the river doesn't require a permit from the Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County, according to Sam Elrabi, director of the commission's water department, but that does not mean that state law does not require a permit for such carcinogenic dumping.

It is correct that the Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission is not vested with and does not even have the authority to issue the required permit for this kind of "emptying" dye polluting the river. So Sam Elrabi is telling a half-truth because he is making it sound like because the HCEPC does not require a permit that a permit is not needed nor required and that is incorrect. State law controls this kind of dumping and a permit is required from the state. The Mayor did not bother to seek a state permit probably because it would be ridiculous for the Mayor to ask the state to grant the dumping of 250 pounds of printed on the label carcinogenic green dye into the Hillsborough River.

19. "We have never documented any environmental issues," Elrabi said in an interview with the Times. You never found any evidence because you did not look for any because you are a butt kissing agency that did not look at chemistry your eyes can't see.

20. "It's a limited-duration event - the dye dissipates after a few hours. (The commission) is not involved in it, and therefore we don't have an objection to the dye, based on the characteristics of the dye itself.The specific area in the river where the dye is released sees large tide changes", Elrabi said.

So according to Sam Elbari as long as it is a limited-duration event and the dye dissapates after a few hours polluting the river with a carcinogen is ok by him. And once again the same old same old spin using dillution as the cover up. Dillution is their sollution to the carcinogenic green dye pollution. Where did he get his degree from a Cracker Jack Box? Then he tries to distance himself from the mess by declaring The Commission is not involved in it. But the Commission could do the right thing and communicate to Tampa Mayor Jane Castor that "emptying" carcinogenic dye into the river is not a good idea and contracy to protecting the environment when the Hillsborough County Environmental Commission is charged to do but seems to be avoiding that responsibility to the environment and the tax payers.

Since Sam Elbari of the HCEPC seems to think there is no harm being done with the dumping of the gree dye into the river and the HCEPC is neutral then we will have a special invite to the 2025 "St. Patrick's Day Drink The Carcinogenic Green Dye Challenge" to drink the green dye. Drink up Sam!

21. "The stuff dissipates," Elrabi said. "It doesn't sit and it doesn't linger." Sam says the green dye dissipates, but does not tell you what chemicals it dissipated into. The green dissipates but the chemicals are still unnecessarily in the aquatic system where they did not have to be put in the first place. "Dissipates" does not mean gone from the water, nor does it mean the chemicals are not still present in the water. Although they try to tell you through the MisLeadia that Dillution is the Solution to their carcinogenic pollution they are still putting a known carcinogen purposely and totally unnecessary and an environmental abomination into the river FOR NOT ONE GOOD REASON. This is just a partial list of the excuses, via lies, via disinformatOin and via DECEPTION propaganda put out by Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and her good cowardly mealy mouth minions.

SOME PEOPLE HAVE A DEEP AND ABIDING RESPECT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND SOME LIKE TAMPA MAYOR JANE CASTOR WILL DISGUSTINGLY PUT POLITICS AND $$$ OVER THE ENVIRONMENT AND POLLUTE THE HILLSBOROUGH RIVER WITH A CARCINOGENIC GREEN DYE KNOWN TO CAUSE CANCER AND ALL FOR A PARTY. THIS IS WRONG. THIS IS IMMORAL TO THE RIVER. THIS IS AN INSULT TO THE RIVER. THIS IS AN ABOMINATION TO THE RIVER. A SIMPLE READING OF FLORIDA STATUTES SAYS MAYOR JANE CASTOR NEEDS A PERMIT BEFORE SHE CAN DUMP THIS GREEN DYE CARCINOGENIC MESS INTO THE RIVER THIS WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE BE ILLEGAL AS IT SHOULD BE. THIS MAYOR JANE CASTOR SITUTATION IS INVITING A LAWSUIT ONTO THE CITY OF TAMPA TO RELIEVE THE RIVER OF THIS CARCINOGENIC POLLUTING NONSENSE. HOW IS MAYOR JANE CASTOR AND THE CITY OF TAMPA GOING TO HONESTLY DEFEND ILLEGALLY POLLUTING THE RIVER WITH A KNOWN CARCINOGENIC GREEN DYE? HOW IS MAYOR JANE CASTOR GOING TO HONESTLY JUSTIFY USING TAX DOLLLARS TO DEFEND A LAWSUIT IF ONE NEEDS TO BE FILED TO STOP THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN?

Tampa mayor doesn't want beads in Tampa Bay during Gasparilla. Mayor Jane Castor is quoted as proclaming that: "Throwing beads, or other items, into the water is illegal." We agree with Mayor Castor that "throwing beads, or other items, into the water is illegal. And when Mayor Castor had the Tampa Water Department dump green dye into the river that exceeded 15 pounds which it did, then that dumping of the green dye rised to a crime. So the former Police Chief now Mayor Jane Castor says throwing items into the water is illegal but goes ahead and dumps a crime amount of green dye into the river. Mayor Castor had accessories to do the illegal polluting as the Water Department threw and mixed the carcingenic green dye into the water. Maybe the current Tampa Police Chief can call the former Police Chief and tell her to take her own proclamation that: "throwing beads, or other items, into the water is illegal." That is called turning a blind eye to crime you are witnessing and all of this nonsense is being called out for exactly what it is: STUPIDITY, IGNORANCE.POLITICAL BUTT KISSING, ARROGANCE AND MORE. PROBABLY A MUCH BETTER IDEA IS TO KEEP THE GREEN DYE FESTIVITIES OUT OF THE WATER AND ON LAND AS THE MAYOR DEMANDS FOR BEADS DURING GASPARILLA.

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EDITORIALS AND ARTICLES YOU WILL NEVER SEE IN THE TAMPA BAY TIMES

[THE REAL TRANSPARENT JUDY GENSHAFT DISHONORS COLLEGE STORY THEY DON'T WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW ABOUT]

[DAN RUTH HYPOCRITICAL IDIOT]

[MAYOR JANE CASTOR DUPLICITIOUS HYPOCRITE RIVER POLLUTER]

[PURLITZER PRIZE SCAM]

[PAUL TASH INCOMPETENCE]

[ROY PETER CLARK'S DISHONEST BOOK BAN HOAX]

[POLITIFACT SPREADS LIES]

[POLITIFACTBIAS.COM WEBSITE EXPOSING POLITIFACT'S DECEPTION AND LIES]

[POYNTER INSTITUTE FACT CHECK SCAM]

[PURTLIZER PRIZE IS A RIGGED SCAM]

[TAMPA BAY TIMES CONTORTS ARTICLES]

[TAMPA BAY TIMES FUND RAISING SCAM]

[EUGENE ROBINSON WASHINGTON COMPOST HYPOCRITICAL BLIND EYE]

[DARRYL PAULSON UNSUBSTANTIATED CLAIMS IN THE TAMPA BAY TIMES]

[WILLIAM FELICE HYPOCRITE]

MUCH MORE TO COME

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