Deal to Save Everglades May Help Sugar Firm

FIELDS OF CANE United States Sugar's Clewiston sugar cane refinery. A $1.75 billion deal to sell land and assets to Florida was reduced to 72,800 acres, in separate parcels, for $536 million.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/us/08everglades.html
By DON VAN NATTA Jr. and DAMIEN CAVE Published: March 7, 2010

[Yes, I am aware this has nothing to do with the Pacific Northwest field seminar, but I'm hoping it'll distract you until I find the time to post about the trip...which will be soon...I hope]