Broad community participation needed in responding to climate change
The Alachua Branch of the NAACP organized the Gainesville/Alachua County Climate Summit last month.
Tag: Inflation Reduction Act
Climate change is about to play a big role in government purchases – with vast implications for the US economy
The Biden administration directed U.S. agencies to consider the social cost of greenhouse gases when making purchase decisions.
‘Young people really have led the climate movement’ — A Q&A with the political director of the Student Public Interest Research Groups
Based in St. Petersburg, Dan Xie has worked with the Student PIRGs on renewable energy initiatives and other climate issues.
How does climate change threaten your neighborhood? A new map has the details
The fine-grained analysis maps out environmental risks alongside factors that make it harder for people to deal with hazards.
Taking action on climate change is remedy for anxiety and despair
Ridiculing Vice President Kamala Harris for raising the issue of climate anxiety is just another way to deny this problem.
Hurricane Idalia cooled Gulf of Mexico; Democrats seek to revive vetoed energy-saving grants
Abnormally hot sea surface temperatures this summer mean the Gulf is still very warm, despite the effects of Idalia’s cooling ...
Florida made a boondoggle of Inflation Reduction Act funds
Gov. DeSantis’s line-item veto of two federal grants in June triggered the cancellation of federal block grants totaling $346 million.
JEA must do more to build a resilient community in Northeast Florida
JEA must look for alternatives to polluting energy sources and the wild price shocks that come with them.
‘Every small action can ripple out into a big action’ – A CLEO Institute staff member discusses climate advocacy
A Q&A with Alika Esperson, advocacy and campaigns associate for the CLEO Institute.
Veto of energy-efficiency funding falls squarely on the poor
Half of these dollars, $173 million, were to be used to provide rebates exclusively to households with low-to-moderate incomes.