Ryan NicolFebruary 12, 2019
4min430
The numbers were gathered by the FAU Business and Economics Polling Initiative.
Tag: environmentAnheuser-Busch has a longstanding tradition of providing emergency drinking water and supplies for disaster relief efforts.
Ryan NicolFebruary 12, 2019
Jacob OglesJanuary 29, 2019
5min310
Why? For younger voters, the issue tops their political priorities.
Ryan NicolJanuary 18, 2019
3min314
Bill looks to set aside at least $50 million per fiscal year
Jim RosicaJanuary 11, 2019
4min906
Gov. Ron DeSantis didn’t say Friday whether he thinks climate change is at least partly caused by human activity. The new Governor, a Ponte Vedra Beach Republican, held his first press conference in the Governor’s Office with the Capitol Press Corps. DeSantis came out swinging for the environment Thursday, issuing an executive order to a Chief […]
Jacob OglesJanuary 8, 2019
9min412
In his inaugural speech, newly sworn-in Gov. Ron DeSantis promised to maintain fiscally conservative tax policies for Florida, while saying the state must fiercely protect the environment or face financial peril. “Our economic potential will be jeopardized if we do not solve the problems afflicting our environment and water resources,” DeSantis said. Florida’s 45th governor stressed […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 4, 2019
4min749
On Thursday, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced he would award $2.5 million to the city of St. Petersburg to help combat climate change. Nevertheless, his organization, Bloomberg Philanthropies, didn’t fully explain one significant question. Why St. Pete? Kelly Shultz, Bloomberg Philanthropies Climate Challenge project lead, said the Sunshine City met a number of […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 3, 2019
6min882
Former New York City Mayor and potential 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg, through his philanthropic organization, is awarding the city of St. Petersburg $2.5 million to help combat the effects of climate change. Bloomberg announced Thursday that St. Pete will be the 20th city in the nation to win his American Cities Climate Challenge. “Fighting […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 3, 2019
3min393
St. Pete City Council will consider changes to its sustainability and resiliency ordinance approved in 2017 that would broaden its application and take into account potential conflicts with projects receiving state or federal funding. Under the city’s current ordinance, new construction and substantial renovations to city property require third-party sustainability and resiliency verification through LEED […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 2, 2019
4min1896
St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman is meeting with Michael Bloomberg to make an announcement concerning his administration’s efforts to combat climate change. Kriseman is meeting with the former New York City Mayor for coffee Thursday morning and then the two will deliver a news conference at Albert Whitted Park at 10 a.m. The two will also meet […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 10, 2018
6min472
The St. Petersburg City Council will consider a conditional ban on plastic straws and single-use plastic foam containers. The council will take up the proposed ban at its meeting Thursday. The ordinance would regulate straws in all food establishments citywide and ban polystyrene to-go containers in establishments on city-owned property or rights of way. The […]