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Danny McAuliffeOctober 22, 2018

The political arm of Florida Conservation Voters is spending nearly $500,000 on digital advertising to back Andrew Gillum, the Democratic option for Governor this fall. The news comes a week after Gillum’s Republican opponent Ron DeSantis scored a coveted endorsement from the Everglades Trust — support that could convince undecided voters that DeSantis is the […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 19, 2018

The University of South Florida School of Architecture and Community Design’s Florida Center for Community Design and Research (FCCDR) is teaming up with community partners to come up with resiliency strategies to deal with climate-related impacts to Florida including red tide, toxic algae blooms and hurricanes. The groups will develop ideas on how to build […]

Scott PowersOctober 18, 2018

Two days after she and her Republican election opponent drew a clear distinction on climate change, Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy ridiculed him Thursday for dismissing that humans might have a role. “My opponent, state Rep. Mike Miller, he refuses to recognize that humans contribute to climate change. And making matters worse, he dismissed concerns […]

Ryan NicolOctober 18, 2018

A pro-clean energy group is jumping in with a new ad campaign supporting Republican U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo in his bid for re-election. Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) is a Washington, D.C.-based group which aims to support Republicans who push for clean energy policies in Congress. The organization endorsed Curbelo back in June during the primary […]

Scott PowersOctober 16, 2018

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Although multiple attempts failed by Republican challenger state Rep. Mike Miller to get Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy to allign herself with her party’s left wing, the two nonetheless offered stark differences on guns, abortion, climate change, and their economic policies during a debate Tuesday. At the Tiger Bay Club of Central Florida, Murphy held […]

Daniel DeanOctober 10, 2018

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Danny McAuliffeOctober 2, 2018

The issues affecting Florida vary, but they’re all “interwoven” and dependent on the actions of elected officials up and down the ballot, according to the Democrat running for the top spot on Election Day. Candidate for Governor Andrew Gillum rolled out his environmental plan on Tuesday, promising a series of changes to preserve the state’s natural […]

Scott PowersSeptember 10, 2018

The Sierra Club is launching an internet video ad blasting Gov. Rick Scott in advance for the prospect he might approve a natural gas power plant project in Florida, charging that such a decision would increase climate change and mean bad news for Puerto Rico. The last part – bad news for Puerto Rico – […]

Ryan NicolAugust 14, 2018

David Shapiro has made climate change an issue in his campaign for Florida’s 16th Congressional District. Yet despite that focus, it appears Shapiro has invested in several companies pegged as some of the biggest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, according to one study. That study, summarized by The Guardian, shows a numbered list of 100 […]

Scott PowersAugust 3, 2018

Sunrise Movement, a climate change action group aimed at organizaing young progressives on the topic nationwide, is endorsing Democrat Anna Eskamani for Florida’s House District 47 in Orange County, her campaign announced. Eskamani is the only candidate in any Florida election and one of only 20 candidates nationally in political campaigns at any level that Sunrise […]

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Lawrence McClure. Image via Florida House.

Environmental group spends big on Andrew Gillum pitch

Kathy Castor announces climate change coalition with USF

Stephanie Murphy goes after Mike Miller on climate change

Clean energy advocacy group to launch ad blitz supporting Carlos Curbelo

Stephanie Murphy, Mike Miller draw distinctions on guns, abortion, climate change, economic plans

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on how cities can fight climate change

Red zone: Andrew Gillum draws hundreds to environmental discussion in conservative territory

Sierra Club turning gas power plant proposal into video hitting Rick Scott on climate change

David Shapiro owns stock in nine of study’s top 100 greenhouse gas emitters

National climate change group backs Anna Eskamani in HD 47