House Majority Leader Rep. Dana Young has long tried to hide from her pro-fracking record. But last week, her votes for fracking caught up with her in a big way. On Wednesday, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Politifact reported that Rep. Young is “misleading” voters in how she describes her yes vote
Recently, Rep. Dana Young (candidate in SD18) gave a statement to FloridaPolitics.com saying she “opposes fracking, offshore and onshore drilling, and has worked tirelessly on water issues during her entire time in the Legislature.” To the Tampa Bay Times, she said she was categorically opposed to fracking in Florida —
Have you heard about the utility-backed Amendment 1? It’s awful for Florida’s environment and seriously threatens our chance for a clean energy future. Amendment 1 is a slick, misleading, multi-million-dollar campaign sponsored by monopoly utility companies like Duke Energy and Florida Power and Light for one reason: to maintain their
Dear Friends, We pulled a late night at the Florida Conservation Voters office as the elections results from our endorsed candidates rolled in, and because your support was instrumental in our victories, I wanted to give you a quick update. As you know, this is FCV’s first election endorsing pro-conservation
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: August 18, 2016 Contact: Aliki Moncrief, Executive Director, aliki@fcvoters.org, 850-629-4656 or Jonathan Webber, Deputy Director, jwebber@fcvoters.org, 954-593-4449 Twitter: @fcvoters Photo for Use: http://fcv.rocks/2bwmS5n Florida Conservation Voters Hires Veteran Communications and Campaign Professional as Deputy Director Jonathan Webber set to lead political and outreach strategy for
Florida’s wetlands are vital to our environment and economy. They store and clean freshwater, replenish our drinking water supply, and aid in our resilience against flooding and storms. But after a multi-year battle, federal and state regulators have made it easier to destroy our remaining wetlands. As of Dec. 17,