Cutting food waste in Florida schools benefits students, farmers and the environment
SB 1464 allow schools to partner with local food banks and take other steps to reduce waste.
Tag: Florida Legislature
Florida’s wild heart is beating on borrowed time
Florida Forever needs funding to buy private land for new state parks, state forests and wildlife management areas.
Regular septic system inspections would protect Florida’s water, health
The nutrients in effluent from these systems contribute to harmful algal blooms that affect people and wildlife.
Faith, conservation and the Florida Legislature
We should not be afraid to cite and reference our faith when we seek conservation solutions.
In hurricane-prone Florida, legislators reconsider new growth and development law
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. ...
Floridians want smart growth controls. Some lawmakers don’t care
Proposed bills are efforts to return Florida to the days when developers built everywhere and anything they wanted.
Florida’s risky energy dependence requires fast action
Nuclear energy is an alternative to natural gas, which currently provides more than 70% of our state’s electricity.
Now is the time to prepare for Florida’s energy future
Small modular reactors represent a new approach to nuclear power that produces steady, carbon-free electricity.
Energy diversification will drive down costs for Floridians
Solar is 20-28% cheaper than new natural gas generation, creates local jobs and keeps dollars in-state.
While Florida leaders ignore climate change, nonprofits are helping communities adapt
Preventing food waste though nonprofit groups is one way to address the climate crisis at the local level.