A 45-year-old federal privacy law makes it difficult for homebuyers to get a property’s flooding history
The Privacy Act of 1974, while laudable in its aim to provide citizens with rights to control the federal government’s ...
Month: November 2019
Withdrawing from the Paris Agreement is the wrong decision; Floridians addressing the warming climate are making the right decision
In 2017, when President Trump announced his intention to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement, it was the ...
It appears Republicans and Democrats are coming together on climate change
As impeachment proceedings ratchet up the partisan tension in Washington, there’s still hope that progress can be made on the ...
‘Climate change’ enters Florida GOP lexicon. But we need action.
There are signs that the Florida Legislature may finally be ready to discuss the climate crisis. What we really need, ...
Don’t snuff out Florida’s energy conservation goals
Florida’s power companies should not be setting energy policy for the state. Yet that essentially will happen Tuesday if the ...
“Electrify Everything” policies would eliminate gas heating and cooking
Natural gas and propane serve as excellent low-cost fuels for heating and cooking. Last year, natural gas use grew faster ...
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