Scott PowersMarch 8, 2019
2min469
Amy Klobuchar plans Tampa campaign stop Sunday morning.
Tag: global warmingLas Vegas Strip transforms into a Grand Prix.
Scott PowersMarch 8, 2019Scott PowersMarch 7, 2019
4min496
HB 1369 calls for the creation of an Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection.
Jacob OglesFebruary 10, 2019
4min315
Tampa Democrat leads the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis.
Scott PowersJanuary 30, 2019
5min1222
The Sunshine State is home to eight of the ten worst-positioned cities.
Drew WilsonOctober 29, 2018
6min544
Environmental group Sierra Club is getting ready for Halloween with a new quiz inviting Floridians to face their “most rational worst fears” when it comes to Gov. Rick Scott’s environmental policy. “Halloween is right around the corner, and, tbh, there’s some super scary stuff going on this year. Bomb threats, white nationalism, embattled midterm elections, […]
Scott PowersJune 20, 2018
4min1259
Responding to press reports that his holdings include large investments in fossil fuel companies, the Florida Democratic Party is launching a petition drive demanding that Gov. Rick Scott acknowledge the harmful effects of climate change on Florida. “Rick Scott has denied climate change and the effects it has on Florida families, despite mounting scientific evidence. […]
Scott PowersJune 6, 2018
4min507
The key to dealing with rising sea levels in Miami Beach and climate change effects across Florida is boiling down to being able to refocus efforts to making the state more resilient, and the same principal applies to other statewide issues, Democratic Philip Levine said Wednesday. Meeting with a handful of environmental activists in Orlando, […]
Danny McAuliffeDecember 14, 2017
5min222
Get ready, Florida. Devastating storms like Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria are the new normal. At least that’s what Craig Fugate, who led FEMA under President Barack Obama, and other partners in a campaign are saying to raise awareness and involvement in a new age of hurricane safety. “Irma made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane […]
Scott PowersNovember 6, 2017
3min241
Drawing a parallel to President John Kennedy‘s pledge in 1962 to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King told a gathering of University of Central Florida students that addressing climate change should be this generation’s great challenge in Florida. King continued the effort he demonstrated […]
Scott PowersJuly 20, 2017
5min438
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King declared Thursday that Florida can fight climate change and spur the economy, while he recounted forecasters’ worst fears for Florida if sea levels and temperatures rise as scientists project. In a lengthy statement placed as a blog post on his campaign website, King outlined his concerns for weather, sea level rise, […]