The Department of Interior, under the direction of President Trump, wants to deregulate offshore drilling and expand leases for drilling in the Arctic, parts of the Atlantic, and the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. We need you to tell them this is a bad idea. As the Secretary of Interior Ryan
The Antiquities Act of 1906 (signed into law by Republican President Teddy Roosevelt) grants the President the power to create National Monuments from federally-owned lands to protect naturally, culturally, or scientifically important areas. This method of preserving lands has been used more than 100 times since its inception – with
Our friends at FL SUN are forming four new solar co-op’s in Florida and they want you to be a part of it! What is a solar co-op? Simply put, it’s a group of homeowners who use their purchase power to save on the total costs of going solar. By
The Florida Legislature is a proving ground for our elected officials. It’s their chance to transform campaign promises into action. It’s a place where environmental heroes are made. FCV’s work at the Capitol plays an essential role in the conservation voter movement’s cycle of accountability. For years, our elected officials
For Immediate Release: May 8, 2017 Contact: Aliki Moncrief, Executive Director, aliki@fcvoters.org, 850-443-7609 or Jonathan Webber, Deputy Director, jwebber@fcvoters.org, 954-593-4449 Twitter: @fcvoters Statement from Aliki Moncrief, Executive Director, Florida Conservation Voters: “This year, the legislative budget process itself has been less than transparent but now, with the appropriations bill in hand,
For Immediate Release: May 3, 2017 Contact: Aliki Moncrief, Executive Director, aliki@fcvoters.org, 850-443-7609 or Jonathan Webber, Deputy Director, jwebber@fcvoters.org, 954-593-4449 Twitter: @fcvoters Statement from Aliki Moncrief, Executive Director, Florida Conservation Voters: “In 2014, Floridians made one simple demand of the Legislature: protect our remaining natural areas from bulldozers and build more
For Immediate Release: April 26, 2017 Contact: Aliki Moncrief, Executive Director, aliki@fcvoters.org, 850-443-7609 or Jonathan Webber, Deputy Director, jwebber@fcvoters.org, 954-593-4449 Twitter: @fcvoters FCV’s Aliki Moncrief “Meh” on Rep. Caldwell’s Conservation Funding Proposal Statement regarding proposed funding levels for Florida Forever. TALLAHASSEE — Today Representative Matt Caldwell filed an amendment to
For Immediate Release: April 24, 2017 Contact: Aliki Moncrief, Executive Director, aliki@fcvoters.org, 850-443-7609 or Jonathan Webber, Deputy Director, jwebber@fcvoters.org, 954-593-4449 Twitter: @fcvoters Instant Conservation; Just Add Funding Statement regarding the unanimous passage of PCB GAC 17-06 – Florida Forever. “Today marks a new beginning for land conservation in Florida,” said
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: April 17, 2016 Contact: Aliki Moncrief, Executive Director, aliki@fcvoters.org, 850-443-7609 or Jonathan Webber, Deputy Director, jwebber@fcvoters.org, 954-593-4449 Twitter: @fcvoters Press Webinar Audio: http://fcv.rocks/2oGpRkl Additional Materials and Graphics: http://fcv.rocks/2prsTdp State Budget Leaders Come Up Short on Land Conservation (Again) The will of the voters continues to