Drew WilsonMarch 13, 2019
6min1089
“This program will more than double the amount of community solar currently in the U.S.”
Tag: energy
Drew WilsonMarch 13, 2019
Michael MolineMarch 4, 2019
5min317
“There’s no way we put a number on this.”
Ryan NicolFebruary 25, 2019
5min685
FARE members argue the amendment would increase prices for consumers.
Peter SchorschMay 29, 2018
4min645
Big news in the influence industry: After almost 10 years leading fertilizer giant Mosaic’s lobbying efforts in Tallahassee and Washington, Eileen Stuart is moving on to a new role. She’s joining the Tallahassee law firm of Hopping Green & Sams (HGS) in June to helm its government affairs practice. Stuart will be a shareholder of […]
Peter SchorschJanuary 5, 2018
4min403
RJ Myers, an established veteran of politics and The Process, is taking his experience to Suskey Consulting, the Florida government affairs firm announced this week. Myers, who will serve as a Government and Community Affairs Consultant, will be based in the firm’s St. Petersburg and Tallahassee offices. He most recently was Deputy Political Director for Republican Rick Baker‘s […]
Guest AuthorMarch 8, 2017
Jason Fischer: Florida needs to say yes to American energy independence, no to proposed fracking ban
6min358
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen much-needed economic legislation put on hold out of fear of how it’d affect the environment. Ditto for the mounds of environmental priorities placed on the back burner because of apprehensions about what they might do to the economy. At one point, this all made sense. The […]
Ryan RayOctober 29, 2015
2min152
A new bill filed Thursday morning would allow law enforcement and public safety agencies to track the location of emergency calls. The bill – SB 674 by Sen. Denise Grimsley – would provide that under certain circumstances, mobile telephone service providers turn over a user’s location. Specifically, service providers “must furnish call location information for the user of […]
Melissa RossOctober 15, 2015
4min212
The natural gas pushback has begun. Hot on the heels of news that another public access compressed natural gas station has opened in North Florida, a new analysis is out suggesting that Florida is one of several states “relying too much on natural gas” rather than turning to renewable energy sources like wind or solar […]
Bruce RitchieApril 2, 2015
7min218
As lobbyist Stephanie Kunkel, representing the Conservancy of Southwest Florida and Clean Water Action, approached the podium on Tuesday to speak on a Senate oil and gas fracking bill, there was a murmur through the committee room packed with fracking opponents. “Sellout,” one man muttered before Kunkel started speaking. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida and […]
Bruce RitchieMarch 31, 20155min178
Bills dealing with oil and gas hydraulic fracturing in Florida passed their first Senate committee stop on Tuesday after a state environmental official said they would provide needed regulation for the industry. SB 1468 by Sen. Garrett Richter, a Republican from Naples, requires the state to develop rules for permitting “high-pressure well-stimulation,” which includes hydraulic […]