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Larry GriffinFebruary 1, 2017

The Huffington Post reported Wednesday that newly-elected Rep. Matt Gaetz, representing the First District of Florida, has a bill drafted that would abolish the Environmental Protection Agency. The bill was talked about in an email Gaetz sent to lawmakers who might co-sponsor the legislation. It was obtained by the Huffington Post and other news outlets like The Hill. […]

Associated PressJanuary 19, 2017

The week after Donald Trump was elected president, Dr. Mai-Phuong Nguyen and two dozen other Vietnamese-Americans active in liberal causes gathered in a circle of folding chairs, consoling one another about an America almost beyond comprehension. Now, days before Trump takes the oath of office, Nguyen sits in a restaurant booth in Orange County’s neon-lit […]

Martin DyckmanJanuary 8, 2017

When a family member or another loved one dies of natural causes, we understand that death is the price we pay for life. We must accept it and count on memories to console us. But how do you grieve for your nation? How do you move beyond the death of everything you held sacred about […]

Jim RosicaOctober 12, 2016

The federal government is forecasting a 14 percent decrease in Florida orange production next year and a drop in grapefruit of 11.5 percent. The National Agriculture Statistics Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its report Wednesday. In another sign of the citrus greening epidemic facing the industry, the service foresees yields of only 70 million boxes of […]

Guest AuthorAugust 15, 2016

The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) 2017 proposal suggests potential increases for higher ethanol blends in gasoline. The RFS was originally intended to decrease greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but over time the National Association of Clean Air Agencies discovered that it had produced higher emissions of nitrogen oxide and other harmful […]

Guest AuthorJune 16, 2016

Much like vacations, road trips, and barbecues, summertime brings with it a seasonal spike in residential energy consumption. The Sunshine State is certainly no exception. We use plenty of power to cool our homes and charge the electronics in the hands of our children. No doubt, this very hot, energy-intensive season is a good time […]

Martin DyckmanApril 22, 2016

That the world is round has been established fact and common knowledge since ancient Greece, when the mathematician Eratosthenes (276-194 BCE) calculated its girth with remarkable accuracy. But even today there is a Flat Earth Society, reincarnated in 2004, which couches stupendous disbelief in the incongruously modern accoutrement of a website. A 2009 Huffington Science […]

Martin DyckmanApril 21, 2016

That the world is round has been established fact and common knowledge since ancient Greece, when the mathematician Eratosthenes (276-194 BCE) calculated its girth with remarkable accuracy. But even today there is a Flat Earth Society, reincarnated in 2004, which couches stupendous disbelief in the incongruously modern accoutrement of a web site. A 2009 Huffington […]

Phil AmmannMarch 28, 2016

Fear just secured another victory. Under pressure from green activists, the Florida Senate voted down a bill that would have helped expand fracking, the drilling process used to extract oil and natural gas from deep underground. Activists recycled discredited arguments to scare citizens and legislators alike into believing that fracking will harm Florida’s environment. If […]

Phil AmmannDecember 18, 2015

Jeb Bush is helping Donald Trump celebrate an anniversary, but it’s one that the Republican presidential front-runner might rather forget. Seven years ago, Dec. 18, 2008, Trump – in an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer – was heaping praise on newly elected president Barack Obama, saying he was “doing great,” and that his choice of […]

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Matt Gaetz’s drafted bill would abolish the Environmental Protection Agency

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Citrus production forecast remains in freefall

Ned Bowman: Common sense renewable fuel legislation is at the forefront

Dan Peterson: The growing cost of keeping the lights on

Martin Dyckman: Swayed by Koch money, Republicans refuse to face scientific facts

Martin Dyckman: Swayed by Koch money, Republicans refuse to face scientific facts

Dennis Freytes: Activists shut down fracking with fear

New Jeb Bush video shows Donald Trump heaping praise on Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton in 2008