Single-use plastics are causing more and more damage and we can’t recycle our way out of the problem
By Linda Thompson Gonzalez If you think the plastic litter on our beaches is "only" killing marine life, think again. ...
Month: July 2021
We need to reduce the methane rising out of our Florida landfills
By Marcos Vilar, Alianza for Progress For most people, where garbage goes is an “out of sight, out of mind” issue. ...
Owner of coastal property dismayed about property insurance rates and what the rising seas will do to his property values
By Ed Ignatoff, Citizens’ Climate Lobby I manage my family’s commercial property in Palm Beach, which is home to seven ...
Finding hope in rural Florida: What I learned from conversations about climate change
By Lacey Lingelbach, Florida Climate Institute Over the past few months, I have been talking with groups of people in ...
Florida’s voters should pass the Right to Clean Water Amendment so that they will have the power to protect the environment
By Joseph Bonasia, Florida Rights of Nature Network When I moved to Florida from New York in 2016, I quickly ...
Henry Pino: We can reduce plastic waste and fossil fuel emissions by refilling our plastic containers
An interview with Henry Pino, Ecopod Kiosks As part of its series “The Business of Climate Change,” which highlights the ...
In St. Petersburg, climate change smells like rotting fish
Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board This is what climate change smells like. It’s the stench of tons of rotten fish ...
Florida needs to review environmental restrictions so that conservationists and developers can work together to save Biscayne Bay
By Pablo A. Hereter, University of Florida Law School Florida’s environmental laws are stuck in the 1970s with no flexibility ...
Steve Sowders: The Solar and Energy Loan Fund enables low-income property owners to get loans for roofing work
An interview with Steve Sowders of Westfall Roofing As part of its series “The Business of Climate Change,” which highlights ...
To avoid deaths from extreme heat, we need to quickly switch to clean power
David Hastings, climate scientist When I first moved to Florida from Seattle, I would escape to the cool Pacific Northwest ...
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