When good ideas go terribly wrong

Morning paper In 1970s, a group of scientists had this bright idea to use 2 million tires as an artificial reef off the shores of Ft. Lauderdale. Thirty years later, the area is a dead zone for marine life and government officials are trying to figure out what to do. Estimated price tag for the clean-up: $5+million.

Read Miami Herald article:   Artificial Reef

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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”