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Jim RosicaNovember 9, 2015

A panel of state economists on Monday will go over the financial impact of one of two proposed constitutional amendments on solar power. The Financial Impact Estimating Conference will meet at 9 a.m. to take public comment on the amendment sponsored by Consumers for Smart Solar, a utility-backed coalition. That initiative so far has reported 139,560 of the 683,149 valid […]

Mitch PerryNovember 6, 2015

The Everglades Coalition, an alliance of more than 50 local, state and national conservation and environmental organizations dedicated to full restoration of America’s Everglades, has endorsed the constitutional amendment being advocated by the group Floridians for Solar Choice. “Water quantity and quality are critical for Everglades restoration, yet the Everglades ecosystem has competing demands for water […]

Phil AmmannOctober 22, 2015

Florida’s Chamber of Commerce is strongly criticizing the Solar Choice Amendment, the day the proposal passed a major legal hurdle. Mark Wilson, Florida Chamber president and CEO, denounced the amendment after its language was approved by the Florida Supreme Court Thursday afternoon. He said, as it stands, the proposal is “driven by special interests that […]

Jim RosicaOctober 22, 2015

A proposed constitutional amendment that would allow Floridians to generate and sell their own solar power passes legal muster, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The court’s purview was limited to whether the language embraces one subject and uses “clear and unambiguous language” in the ballot summary. The majority said yes on both counts. Justices Ricky Polston, however, disagreed on […]

Jim RosicaOctober 15, 2015

The second of two competing proposed constitutional amendments on solar-generated electricity has garnered enough signatures for state Supreme Court review. The utility-backed Consumers for Smart Solar, which is behind what it calls the “Smart Solar Amendment,” announced Thursday it had “surpassed the goal of 68,314 verified petitions” needed for review. An initiative needs 683,149 signatures to get […]

Drew WilsonOctober 8, 2015

Backers of an amendment that would expand consumer access to solar energy said Thursday that they bounced back from a slow August to raise nearly $450,000 this past month. The Floridians for Solar Choice (FSC) finance report is not yet available through the State Division of Elections, though committee officials said the $446,670 they brought […]

Mitch PerryOctober 6, 2015

Floridians for Solar Choice, one of two groups fighting to put a constitutional amendment proposal regarding solar power on the 2016 ballot, received an endorsement Tuesday from the Florida Wildlife Federation, the statewide organization working to protect the Sunshine State’s wildlife for nearly 80 years. “The Florida Wildlife Federation Board of Directors recently voted to support […]

Jim RosicaOctober 6, 2015

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The ad war between the two competing solar amendments flared up Tuesday with the release of a new commercial slamming one of the initiatives for creating a “shady solar tax.” Two groups are competing for votes for a proposed constitutional amendment: The utility-backed Consumers for Smart Solar and Floridians for Solar Choice, aligned with a coalition of […]

Ryan RaySeptember 29, 2015

According to a new poll released Tuesday morning by the Florida Chamber Political Institute, likely Florida voters’ attitudes on proposed constitutional changes continued to take shape, with support for pro-business group’s “counter-amendment” to environmentalists’ solar energy ballot language gaining steam. When it comes to Floridians for Solar Choice‘s ballot language to limit or prevent barriers […]

Ryan RaySeptember 28, 2015

Former Vice President Al Gore – the man who came just 527 Floridian votes away from becoming president in 2000 – on Monday headlined a gathering of some 1,000 climate change activists and researchers in Miami, the nation’s ground zero when it comes to sea level rise and the political controversy surrounding it. Gore gave an updated […]

Tag: Floridians for Solar Choice

State economists to review solar power amendment

The Everglades Coalition comes out in support of Floridians for Solar Choice amendment

Florida Chamber denounces Solar Choice Amendment after Supreme Court approves language

Supreme Court approves first of 2 proposed solar amendments

Another solar energy amendment triggers court review

Solar Choice reports strongest fundraising numbers to date

Florida Wildlife Federation endorses Floridians for Solar Choice constitutional amendment

Solar amendment slammed as creating new tax

New Chamber poll: Florida voters favor “smart” solar amendment

Al Gore headlines climate change activism conference in Miami