Ryan NicolJune 24, 2019
5min416
"Our very survival depends on our ability to transition off of fossil fuels."
Tag: offshore drillingA nice warm evening in Tallahassee on a very busy street while taking this shot.
Ryan NicolJune 24, 2019Ryan NicolApril 2, 2019
8min897
“Why should we, as a country, sit here with our arms tied behind our back?"
Jacob OglesMarch 2, 2019
5min589
Concerns voiced as Interior Department preps leasing plan.
Ryan NicolFebruary 27, 2019
8min698
Wednesday's meeting was the first of the year for the Florida delegation.
Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 8, 2019
4min402
Congress members Charlie Crist, Kathy Castor, Francis Rooney and Vern Buchanan reintroduced Tuesday the Florida Coastal Protection Act seeking to ban offshore drilling around the state. The bill would make the current federal moratorium permanent. The current ban is set to expire in June of 2022. The reintroduced act would also extend the ban into […]
A.G. GancarskiNovember 23, 2018
5min629
The days of “bundled” constitutional amendments would end under a bill filed by Sen. Rob Bradley. The measure (SB 74) offers a single-subject limitation for the Constitution Revision Commission (CRC), a legislative fix for the grouping together of unrelated measures into the same amendment. Bradley, a Fleming Island Republican who last chaired the Senate Appropriations Committee, noted […]
Staff ReportsNovember 15, 2018
6min566
As Florida waits to find out the eventual results of its recounts, the Florida Petroleum Council urges renewed consideration of offshore drilling. The timing is interesting, as presumed Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis is opposed to the practice. The industry group asserted potential revenue of $2.5 billion as a result of offshore leasing in the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) […]
Drew WilsonNovember 6, 20185min601
An amendment that will ban offshore drilling and treated the public use of e-cigarettes like their analogue cousins was approved by Florida voters in Tuesday’s elections. Amendment 9 was among a dozen initiatives Floridians considered in the ballot booth on Tuesday, and one of seven ballot questions green-lit by the Florida Constitution Revision Commission. Amendment 9 […]
Ryan NicolNovember 1, 20182min267
Amendment 9, which would ban both vaping in enclosed workplaces as well as offshore oil and gas drilling, appears as though it will come up short on Election Day, according to new results from St. Pete Polls. All amendments in Florida require 60 percent approval to pass. The new survey has 46 percent supporting Amendment […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 17, 2018
3min421
House candidate Jennifer Webb is praising a Florida Supreme Court opinion that restores a proposed constitutional amendment banning offshore drilling and vaping in indoor workplaces. It was one of three amendments ordered back on the ballot Wednesday. “We don’t have to look too far back to be reminded of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the […]