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Drew WilsonOctober 29, 2018

Environmental group Sierra Club is getting ready for Halloween with a new quiz inviting Floridians to face their “most rational worst fears” when it comes to Gov. Rick Scott’s environmental policy. “Halloween is right around the corner, and, tbh, there’s some super scary stuff going on this year. Bomb threats, white nationalism, embattled midterm elections, […]

Scott PowersJune 20, 2018

Responding to press reports that his holdings include large investments in fossil fuel companies, the Florida Democratic Party is launching a petition drive demanding that Gov. Rick Scott acknowledge the harmful effects of climate change on Florida. “Rick Scott has denied climate change and the effects it has on Florida families, despite mounting scientific evidence. […]

Scott PowersJune 6, 2018

The key to dealing with rising sea levels in Miami Beach and climate change effects across Florida is boiling down to being able to refocus efforts to making the state more resilient, and the same principal applies to other statewide issues, Democratic Philip Levine said Wednesday. Meeting with a handful of environmental activists in Orlando, […]

Danny McAuliffeDecember 14, 2017

Get ready, Florida. Devastating storms like Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria are the new normal. At least that’s what Craig Fugate, who led FEMA under President Barack Obama, and other partners in a campaign are saying to raise awareness and involvement in a new age of hurricane safety. “Irma made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane […]

Scott PowersNovember 6, 2017

Drawing a parallel to President John Kennedy‘s pledge in 1962 to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King told a gathering of University of Central Florida students that addressing climate change should be this generation’s great challenge in Florida. King continued the effort he demonstrated […]

Scott PowersJuly 20, 2017

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King declared Thursday that Florida can fight climate change and spur the economy, while he recounted forecasters’ worst fears for Florida if sea levels and temperatures rise as scientists project. In a lengthy statement placed as a blog post on his campaign website, King outlined his concerns for weather, sea level rise, […]

Scott PowersJune 1, 2017

Florida Democrats slammed the anticipated announcement by President Donald Trump that he would pull the United States out of the Paris Climate Accord, while several Florida Republicans urged Trump to keep America in the agreement. Members of Congress and other political leaders were reacting late Tuesday and Wednesday to reports that Trump intends to withdraw […]

Associated PressMay 27, 2017

Earth is likely to reach more dangerous levels of warming even sooner if the U.S. retreats from its pledge to cut carbon dioxide pollution, scientists said. That’s because America contributes so much to rising temperatures. President Donald Trump, who once proclaimed global warming a Chinese hoax, said in a tweet Saturday that he would make […]

Peter SchorschMay 17, 2017

Updated May 17 — Valenstein was the only person selected to be interviewed for the job, according to remarks at Wednesday’s Cabinet aides meeting. That means he is a virtual lock for the position. Shut out by the decision is interim secretary Ryan Matthews. The interview will take place at next Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting. The original story is […]

Associated PressMarch 28, 2017

Moving forward with a campaign pledge to unravel former President Barack Obama‘s sweeping plan to curb global warming, President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Tuesday that will suspend, rescind or flag for review more than a half-dozen measures in an effort to boost domestic energy production in the form of fossil fuels. As […]

Tag: global warming

Sierra Club opens ‘Rick Scott’s House of Horrors’

Florida Democrats petition Rick Scott to acknowledge climate change harm

With environment, as with most things, it’s all about building in resilience, Philip Levine says

Former FEMA admin: Life-threatening storms are the ‘new normal’

Chris King: Climate change is this generation’s opportunity

Chris King issues bold, forward-thinking statement on climate change

Florida Democrats express outrage, Republicans concern, over possible exit from Paris climate accord

What if U.S. quits climate deal? Doesn’t look good for Earth

Noah Valenstein set to become next DEP head

Donald Trump takes aim at Barack Obama’s efforts to curb global warming