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Staff ReportsJuly 21, 2016

Today, as Donald Trump prepares to accept the Republican presidential nomination, Floridians from Tampa to Miami joined NextGen Climate and For Florida’s Future to send a simple message: “Dump Trump.” The events held today in downtown Tampa, at Miami’s Freedom Tower, at Trump’s Doral Golf Course and Trump’s Sunny Isle Palace and International properties, were […]

Mitch PerryMarch 15, 2016

NextGen Climate, super PAC backed by environmentalist Tom Steyer whose mission is to avert climate disaster, has weighed in on the Florida general election. It came as Tuesday’s primary election results indicated Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were winning big. “Whether it’s putting our coastal cities underwater, poisoning our communities, or damaging our economy, Donald Trump and […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 29, 2016

On MSNBC Frtiday morning, mega-pundit Mark Halperin said of Thursday night’s GOP president debate: “Ted Cruz did fine, Marco Rubio did fine.” With all due respect, Mr. Halperin, that’s pure poppycock. Cruz was supposedly the Big Dog on stage, what with the “elephant not in the room.” He blew it, and probably any chance of […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 28, 2016

In 2014, NextGen Climate, well-heeled environmental activist Tom Steyer‘s political action committee, spent an estimated $12 million in Florida to try to oust Rick Scott as Governor. Scott defeated Democrat Charlie Crist in a closely fought contest. Last fall, the super PAC announced that they would launch a “seven-figure” television ad campaign, calling on presidential candidates and other political leaders to […]

Mitch PerryOctober 16, 2015

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NextGen Climate, the environmental PAC out of California led by Tom Steyer, is launching a new TV ad Friday calling on Marco Rubio to lay out a concrete plan to power America with clean energy when he unveils his campaign’s platform later in the day. The new television ad “What’s Your Plan?” features Rubio’s comments last week […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 18, 2015

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Months after he issued his encyclical about the dangers of neglecting the environmental, Pope Francis is set to arrive in the United States on Tuesday for his first visit. In his second papal encyclical, Francis warned that humanity is faced with “global environmental deterioration,” and said climate change “represents one of the principal challenges facing humanity in […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 16, 2015

Sam Rashid is still a member of the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority as of 7 a.m. Wednesday, despite that by doing so, he is directly snubbing Gov. Rick Scott, the man who appointed him to the agency last year and is now calling on him to resign from the board. “Governor Scott expects him to resign and […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 15, 2015

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NextGen Climate, the San Francisco based environmental organization dedicated to putting climate change at the forefront of American politics, has released a new digital ad featuring footage of Ronald Reagan as a way to prod Republicans to begin addressing climate change. The ad, called “Common Sense,” featuring the former President addressing Congress and the nation in his […]

Mitch PerryJuly 28, 2015

It hasn’t been a great week for Hillary Clinton. Forget all the hullabaloo regarding the emails she brought forward that have been found by the Inspector General to be classified, though she earlier claimed none were. That will or won’t be sorted out in due time. More troublesome are some of the numbers coming in from […]

Mitch PerryJuly 24, 2015

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Admittedly it’s early on, but there’s been little discussion about the environment from the candidates in this presidential campaign. Tom Steyer wants to change that. Steyer heads the San Francisco-based NextGen Climate environmental group, whose political action committee spent tens of millions of dollars against Republican candidates last year who opposed efforts to combat climate change, including […]

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A nice warm evening in Tallahassee on a very busy street while taking this shot.

NextGen Climate, For Florida’s Future lead nationwide anti-Trump day of action

NextGen Climate looks ahead to general election

Mitch Perry Report for 1.29.16 — Ted Cruz fails to rise to the occasion

NextGen Climate to boost grassroots clean energy efforts in Florida

NextGen Climate asks Marco Rubio to detail his energy plan

New ad hails pope’s climate change stance on eve of U.S. visit

Mitch Perry Report for 9.16.15 – Sam Rashid ignores Rick Scott’s call to step down

Ahead of GOP debate, NextGen Climate uses Ronald Reagan clip to push on climate change

Mitch Perry Report for 7.28.15 — Hillary Clinton goes green

NextGen Climate calls on candidates to aspire to 50% clean energy economy by 2030