Under Bush, state spending on the environment increased, and he won praise for his efforts to restore the Everglades. But there鈥檚 a 鈥渂ut.鈥�
鈥淗is most ambitious environmental undertaking, overseeing Florida鈥檚 half of an $11 billion state-federal effort to restore the Everglades, brought him praise from dozens of environmental groups during his first term 鈥� though that relationship later turned caustic after those same greens accused him of backtracking on promises to protect the great marsh from pollution by Big Sugar,鈥� .
On climate change, he鈥檚 not at the forefront of the issue, but has warned conservatives not to be seen as 鈥渁nti-science.鈥�
鈥淗e was a green,鈥� Eric Draper, the executive director of the National Audubon Society鈥檚 Florida chapter, tells Politico. 鈥淚 actually miss him. He was one of Florida鈥檚 most effective governors, and I鈥檓 telling you that as a Democrat.鈥�
