Researchers Agree Chemicals May Cause Blue-Green Algae, Red Tide

An environmentalist and photographer for National Geographic has gathered visual evidence he believes proves herbicide spraying in Florida waterways has created the red tide and the blue-green algae bloom that is choking our lakes.

“Oh, it’s definitely happening,” Jim Abernethy told News 6 last week. “It’s happening to the tune of 714,000 gallons a year.”