Want to save Florida? Go outside
Dr. Jennifer Jones Naysayers can bury their heads in our sandy beaches all they want, but make no mistake: The ...
Month: April 2022
Halting CO2 emissions won’t save the planet; we need to extract the greenhouse gases from the atmosphere
An interview with Peter Fiekowsky, edited by Tom O’Hara of The Invading Sea Editor's Note: The information here is based ...
Florida’s coasts at risk on anniversary of BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill
By Susan Glickman  It’s been 12 years since an explosion on BP’s Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico ...
Split Oak: The Florida plans to plow a toll road through a nature preserve
By Scott Maxwell The story is vintage Florida — in all the worst possible ways. Decades ago, when growth was ...
Banning palm oil plantations and boycotting the product are not the answer to solving the crop’s environmental damage
By Kenneth Meyer, Stetson University College of Law The internet is teeming with articles that tell of the atrocities wreaked ...
Low-impact development like Mandala Village key to preserving Florida’s future
By Richard Bialosky When I was asked to write a column about Low Impact Development and sustainability I was happy ...
Save Florida’s soil and water conservation districts
By Jessica Ferris After a grueling legislative session, nine amendments, three committee votes, and finally late-night House and Senate floor ...
Good and bad climate news from the Florida Legislature
By Rosemary O’Hara The Republicans who run Florida don’t utter the words “climate change,” but that’s not to say they’re ...
FEMA flood insurance rates show little or no increase for Florida policyholders
By Lisa Miller April 1st marks the final rollout of the National Flood Insurance Program’s (NFIP) new rate changes, and ...
Gov. DeSantis, veto anti-solar bill to save energy independence
By George Riley Energy independence creates economic strength. Russia’s atrocious actions in Ukraine are possible, in large part, because of ...
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