2020 showed Florida that sustainability and resilience are the only way forward
By Philip Stoddard, Florida International University This year made Floridians feel climate change in our daily lives as we slogged ...
Tag: COVID-19
Finding long-term solutions to Florida’s water-resiliency challenges can’t wait any longer
By Allen Douglas, American Council of Engineering Companies The 2021 legislative session is just around the corner, and the health ...
The same strategies can help us recover from both the pandemic and the climate crisis
By William Coty Keller, Ph.D. Before the pandemic, in spite of growing GDP, stock market highs and low unemployment, almost ...
High energy bills plague low-income Floridians
By E. Leon Jacobs, Jr., Southern Alliance for Clean Energy In today’s world, it should be obvious that the underserved ...
By ignoring scientists and health experts, Gov. DeSantis is jeopardizing our environment and our health
By Pamela McVety, climate activist In spite of his Ivy League education, Gov. Ron DeSantis does not follow the advice ...
True economic risk of increased Florida flooding is underestimated, exposing need for systemic shift in protecting assets
By Paula Pagniez and Prasad Gunturi, Willis Towers Watson The actual economic impact of climate risk is frightening, and Florida ...
Florida students share their views about the climate issues their generation faces
The global youth climate movement has grown dramatically over the past year, much engagement stemming from the record-breaking climate strikes ...
Miami’s Heat: When art, science, and climate action intersect
By Aria McKenna & Yoca Arditi-Rocha, The CLEO Institute If you happen to be strolling through Miami, Tampa or Orlando ...
Our leaders need to respond to the climate crisis the way they would respond to a terror attack or pandemic
By Claude Gerstle, Citizens’ Climate Lobby Many serious threats to our welfare are not immediately visible until quantifiable damage occurs ...
Biscayne Bay is suffocating, and Miami-Dade County leaders continue to let it die
By Peter Barile, American Water Security Project Onlookers recently were shocked as thousands of fish and rays swam to the ...
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