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Guest AuthorFebruary 21, 2017

Many veterans of war, including myself, have concerns with foreign products being purchased from countries at war, namely the Middle East. We have come a long way in recent years to obtain our own oil and natural gas within the U.S. However, we can’t lift our feet off the proverbial pedal. Our country must use […]

Florence SnyderDecember 26, 2016

Like a teenager who wants Daddy’s money, but not Daddy’s directives, Gov. Rick Scott is not embarrassed to throw tantrums when the feds fail to pony-up fast enough whenever it rains, even as he sticks his fingers in his ears at unwanted advice like “try rolling up your windows.” Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) director Craig […]

Michael MolineDecember 20, 2016

Senate President Joe Negron on Tuesday defended his plan to store runoff from Lake Okeechobee instead of sending it into coastal estuaries where the nutrient-rich water can feed noxious algae blooms. One of the Stuart Republican’s top priorities for 2017 is to spend $2.4 billion to buy 60,000 acres of land south of the lake […]

Larry GriffinNovember 21, 2016

Linda Stewart is headed to the state Senate this week representing District 13, and her agenda going forward is mostly focused on liberal issues like the environment — but she also wants to do something to curb gun violence, even if only by tackling the mental health aspect. Talking to FloridaPolitics.com Sunday, Stewart said some of her […]

Mitch PerryNovember 2, 2016

Debating for the first time in the state Senate District 18 race, South Tampa Republican Dana Young had her voting record pummeled by her three more-liberal male opponents at the Reeves Theatre on the University of Tampa campus Wednesday. Young has maintained a fairly conservative record in her six years representing House District 60, a record her Democratic first-time […]

Scott PowersOctober 13, 2016

House District 47 Democratic nominee Beth Tuura is releasing a new internet video highlighting her background as a glass ceiling-breaking woman in TV production and declaring her determination to continue fighting. The 30-second spot, “Determination,” discusses her rise to success from being one of the first women in sports TV production booths to someone who […]

Anne LindbergOctober 5, 2016

The Sierra Club and the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund have accused state Rep. Kathleen Peters of hypocrisy in her recent call for public notice of contamination. Peters’ proposed legislation, they say, is just a Band-Aid for a deeper problem and does nothing to hold polluters accountable. In addition, the two groups say Peters has […]

Mitch PerryAugust 29, 2016

The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) Action Fund is endorsing Debbie Wasserman Schultz in her bid for re-election to Florida’s 23rd Congressional District. The endorsement comes just hours before voters in the Broward/Miami-Dade County district go to the polls to decide whether they’ll keep her in office, or go with insurgent challenger Tim Canova in […]

Mitch PerryAugust 25, 2016

The Tim Canova for Congress campaign announced Thursday it has taken in more than 200,000 individual financial contributions, more than any congressional campaign in history. Canova is running against former Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz in Florida’s 23rd Congressional District, which encompasses parts of Broward and Miami-Dade counties. The winner in Tuesday’s primary will likely […]

Diane RobertsAugust 11, 2016

The streets of Miami and Fort Lauderdale flood on a distressingly regular basis; the drinking water in Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties is getting salty; mosquitoes infect you with Zika; toxic algae in our rivers, lakes and seas will give you a hideous rash, attack your nervous system, and impair your liver. Nature has […]

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Last time this happened, the Earth got plants. Image via Popular Science.

Dennis Freytes: Safe fracking — good for America

Craig Fugate fumes while Florida sinks in a sea of bulls**t!

Joe Negron addresses Okeechobee overflow in broad-ranging briefing

Linda Stewart wants to focus on bills for the environment, mental health during her first session in Senate

Dana Young’s voting record blasted by her SD 18 opponents in debate

Beth Tuura up with video ad on her background, determination

Sierra Club, gay and lesbian group call out Kathleen Peters on environmental transparency

League of Conservation Voters backs Debbie Wasserman Schultz in CD 23

Tim Canova has now received more than 200,000 individual contributions to his campaign for CD 23

Diane Roberts: Nature at war with Florida — thanks, Rick Scott!