Bringing rooftop solar to lower-income Floridians: SELF’s executive director discusses how $156 million in federal funding will be spent
A Q&A with Duanne Andrade, executive director of the Solar and Energy Loan Fund (SELF).
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Biden’s ‘Solar for All’ awards $7B to bring affordable energy to low-income families
A coalition of three Florida-based nonprofits was awarded $156 million through the EPA's Solar for All competition.
New agroforestry project paying farmers to expand ‘climate-smart’ acres
The project is part of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program to fight climate change while supporting landowners.
Decarbonization means new economic opportunities for Florida, study finds
A report by The Nature Conservancy highlights new jobs and other benefits created by the transition to clean energy.
In protecting land for wildlife, size matters – here’s what it takes to conserve very large areas
Policymakers should include large protected areas as they work toward a goal of protecting 30% of the planet for wildlife ...
The new federal commitment to preserve 30% of our land and water resources is needed to serve the growing population
By Audrey Peterman, Earthwise Productions, Inc. As someone who has been privileged to visit more than 180 places in America’s ...
Studies show that mangroves are an effective and inexpensive defense against rising sea levels
Climate change and the damage from major storms are causing us to fortify our shorelines beyond building seawalls. A new ...
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 ...
Experts describe threats from warming climate at Delray Beach conference
Delray Beach recently hosted a two-day conference about threats the region faces from the warming climate, particularly the problems posed ...
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