Wanted: New conservative leadership to address the challenges of the climate crisis
By Dr. Nicole Kirchhoff, marine biologist As a businesswoman with fiscally conservative political leanings, I grow angrier by the day ...
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Former U.S. Rep. Bob Inglis: Florida conservatives embrace climate action
By Bob Inglis, former U.S. congressman Florida is proof that attitudes have changed among conservatives on climate change. Republicans and ...
How protecting our ocean can protect us from much of the damage caused by climate change
By Ryann Lynn, Environment Florida, and Francis Rooney, U.S. Congress It’s no secret that people come to Florida for the ...
‘New start’ sounds like another in a long list of delays on reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee
By the Naples Daily News Editorial Board “New start?” When it comes to the plan to build a 16,000-acre reservoir ...
Bureaucratic bungling may delay the start of the vital Everglades Reservoir project
By Eric Eikenberg, Everglades Foundation Florida’s most effective response to the increasing threat of rising sea levels is one that ...
We failed to prepare for COVID-19; we must not make the same mistake with the climate crisis
By Jeff Dorian, Citizens’ Climate Lobby We knew this contagion could happen; we didn’t know when and we were unprepared. ...
Earth Day anniversary is a chance to celebrate 50 years of progress and recommit to the goal of saving our planet
By Katrina Erwin, The CLEO Institute The 50th anniversary of Earth Day is April 22 and we should look back ...
Climate change and COVID-19 are science-based threats that test our ability to work together for the common good
By Chris Wiegard, Citizens’ Climate Lobby In Florida, there is a rapidly evolving understanding of the scale of the sea-level ...
Human activity is killing Florida’s valuable coral reefs and halting the burning of fossil fuels is ultimately the only way to save them
In 2014, 20 species of coral were added to the list of threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, many ...
U.S. House Reps: Congress must protect the nation’s coastal communities from threats posed by offshore drilling for oil and gas
Offshore drilling has no place in our oceans today. This week, Congress has an opportunity to protect our coastal beaches and communities from being ...