State legislators Sen. José Javier Rodríguez (D-Miami) and Rep. Anna V. Eskamani (D-Orlando) held a press conference to announce their proposed legislation (SB 256 and HB 97) to address the cause of climate change: carbon emissions. The two lawmakers filed a 100% Renewable Energy Goals Bill, proposing goals for utilizing
As President-elect Donald Trump continues to assemble the leaders of key environmental agencies at the federal level, one thing is clear: this is shaping up to be the most anti-environment administration in modern history. Nearly all of President-elect Trump’s nominees reject that climate change is happening. Many are outspoken pro-fracking
Amendment 1 was a wolf in sheep’s clothing, but the defeat of the Amendment will lead to growth of the solar industry in Florida. From a December 5 article in the Tampa Bay Times: SolarCity, the largest U.S. solar panel installer, is moving into Florida’s residential market — emboldened by
Former Vice President Al Gore called out the utility-backed solar Amendment 1 in a major speech in Miami earlier this month. “The things they claim protect solar are protections you already have, but they are trying to fool you into amending your state Constitution in a way that gives them
