The military plans for climate threats and Florida has some of the most vulnerable installations
By Kevin Green, Navy retired Vice Admiral In the Pentagon’s Climate Risk Analysis released earlier this month, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin wrote,...
State provides some money to help protect the beleaguered Indian River Lagoon
By Peter Barile, American Water Security Project The Secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), members of the local...
We need to stop subsidizing organizations that harm springs through pumping and pollution
By Robert Knight, Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institute Kudos to the owners, editors and reporters of the Gainesville Sun...
A carbon tax is a much more powerful tool than a clean electricity mandate
By Greg Hamra, Citizens’ Climate Lobby A week from now, world leaders will be meeting in Glasgow for COP26 to...
Hurricane Wilma destroyed beloved park and awakened this mother’s concern about the climate crisis
By Rachael Ignatoff, Citizens’ Climate Lobby Pioneer Park in Deerfield Beach was a favorite place to go with my young...
Here’s a better way for Florida to become energy efficient
By Carol Lindsey, Florida Clinicians for Climate Action Medical professionals are seeing more patients whose health is adversely affected by...
Ankush Bansal: The warming climate can make you sick and the healthcare industry needs to do a better job treating the threat
An interview with Ankush Bansal, Florida Clinicians for Climate Action As part of its series “The Business of Climate Change,”...
The climate crisis needs to be addressed right now
Louis Merlin, Citizens’ Climate Lobby Senator Joe Manchin objects to President Biden’s clean energy plan for electric utilities in the...
An open letter to Florida’s newspapers
By the CLEO Institute For more information, click here: https://cleoinstitute.org/open-letter-to-newspapers/ We are a group of nonprofit organizations, fellow journalists, business...
FPL’s proposed new minimum bill would cost millions and punish solar users
By Heaven Campbell, Solar United Neighbors With so much attention focused – as it should be – on Florida Power...
We need to make older buildings more resilient and efficient so that communities can cope with the warming climate
By Deisy Verdinez, U.S. Green Building Council There’s a misconception of what green buildings look like. Yes, they can be...
The Build Back Better Act would save Gullah/Geechee people, traditions
By Zavia Jenkins and Glenda Simmons Jenkins, Ocean Conservancy On the first day of spring this year, my mother and...
Amanda Bryant: FEMA is using more sophisticated risk modeling to determine pricing for flood insurance – so rates are going up
An interview with Amanda Bryant, National Flood Insurance LLC As part of its series “The Business of Climate Change,” which...
Should young activists be held in jail for misdemeanors committed while drawing attention to the climate crisis?
So, what are YOU doing about the climate crisis? Since Sept. 27, Nicholas Vazquez has been languishing in jail without...
We need to empower the next generation of climate leaders
By David S. Vogel and Thais Lopez Vogel, VoLo Foundation The stories we read and watch about Climate Change are...
