It is called the Osborne Reef, located off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In the 1970s, the reef was the subject of an ambitious expansion project utilizing old and discarded tires. The project ultimately failed, and the “reef” has come to be considered an environmental disaster—ultimately doing more harm than good in the coastal Florida waters.
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It is called the Osborne Reef, located off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In the 1970s, the reef was the subject of an ambitious expansion project utilizing old and discarded tires. The project ultimately failed, and the “reef” has come to be considered an environmental disaster—ultimately doing more harm than good in the coastal Florida waters.
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Welcome to Florida and its history of “fixing” things. :(
It is called the Osborne Reef, located off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In the 1970s, the reef was the subject of an ambitious expansion project utilizing old and discarded tires. The project ultimately failed, and the “reef” has come to be considered an environmental disaster—ultimately doing more harm than good in the coastal Florida waters.
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Welcome to Florida and its history of “fixing” things. :(