Tag: 1000 Friends of Florida

Duke Energy Florida surpassed one gigawatt of renewable energy, enough to power around 350,000 households.

Florida must encourage more sustainable development patterns, avoiding development on sensitive lands in coastal areas and floodplains.

A broad coalition of environmental and smart-growth advocates have referred tSenate Bill 540 “the sprawl bill” and the death knell ...

The planning director of 1000 Friends of Florida said one piece of legislation embodied the death knell to growth management ...

Within two decades, Florida could gain almost 5 million residents and lose a million acres of land to sea-level rise.

Environmental groups have raised concerns about bills that they say would supercharge irresponsible growth across Florida.

Warmer ocean temperatures enable a flesh-eating bacterium to thrive farther north than ever before.

By Nathan Crabbe As Florida’s population continues growing and sea levels continue rising, the state risks losing millions of acres ...

By Paul Owens In Florida, decisions about where, when and how communities will grow are guided by comprehensive plans, created ...

By the Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board If we asked you why you chose to make Florida your home, many of ...