We all need to take action to save Florida’s freshwater supplies
By Thais Lopez Vogel, VoLo Foundation Any visitor to Florida learns that the state is blessed with abundant rivers, lakes, springs, wetlands, ...
Month: March 2021
Irela Bagué: There are creative solutions to coping with the climate crisis, but they cost a lot of money
An interview with Irela Bagué, Miami-Dade County’s chief bay officer. As part of its series “The Business of Climate Change,” ...
Owners can determine their property’s risk of flooding by using this free online tool
By John Englander, oceanographer and author Flood Factor® is a recently upgraded tool that will calculate a simple flood risk ...
Here’s why FPL, Duke and TECO want the Public Service Commission to raise your power bills
By David Jenkins, Conservatives for Responsible Stewardship While many folks are still reeling financially from the pandemic, Florida’s biggest utilities, ...
Bills in the Legislature would thwart cities’ efforts to address the threats from the warming climate
By Sean Sellers and Mark Paul Republican lawmakers in Tallahassee are advancing an alarming package of bills that will undermine ...
We need to act quickly and on a large scale if we want to protect the planet and our way of life
By John Ward, Gainesville Sun Guest Columnist Americans have perhaps never faced as many serious threats as confront us now, ...
Florida needs a Resilience Officer who will make sure that solutions to address climate change are cohesive and well-executed
By Jon Paul “J.P.” Brooker, Director of Florida Conservation, Ocean Conservancy Florida needs to be the nationwide trailblazer when it ...
Ken LaRoe: There needs to be a capitalist reformation, and banks can take the lead
An interview with Ken LaRoe, First Green Bank As part of its series “The Business of Climate Change,” which highlights ...
Urge your lawmakers to provide the money needed to preserve Florida’s land and waterways
By Traci Deen, Conservation Florida From the sandhills to the swamps, Floridians don’t always agree, but we do find common ground ...
Florida’s ranches play a significant role in combatting the threats from the warming climate
By Jim Strickland, Florida rancher I consider myself blessed to live and work as a rancher in Florida. As a ...
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