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 ...
Month: October 2020
Don’t let Florida officials get their grubby little hands on fragile federal lands
By Carl Hiaasen, Miami Herald Columnist One of the only positive things about having Rick Scott in Washington is that ...
Game-changing new climate science offers hope for Florida—If you vote
By Mark Hertsgaard, Covering Climate Now On Oct. 4, America met Michael Mann on “60 Minutes,” the country’s most watched and ...
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 ...
Producing plastic products generates an enormous amount of greenhouse gas emissions
By Catherine Uden, Oceana An estimated 17.6 billion pounds of plastic leak into the marine environment from land-based sources every year. This is ...
During the debate, Trump confused ‘clean air’ with a safe and stable climate
By John Englander, Rising Seas Institute “What do you believe about the science of climate change? And what will you ...
All Floridians will benefit if Orange County voters approve an amendment to protect waterways from pollution
By Joseph Bonasia, Florida Rights of Nature Network All Floridians should know about a historic ballot initiative in Orange County. ...
Water board indicates that it will study the potential problems of drilling 80 wells to store water underground
By Eric Eikenberg, Everglades Foundation The South Florida Water Management District recently approved a $14 million contract that could ultimately ...
You know your carbon footprint, but do you know your RiskFootprint™?
By Albert J. Slap, Coastal Risk Consulting For decades, ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) scoring of public companies by investment ...
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