Jacob OglesMarch 21, 2022
6min0
But an eight-point plan from the prospective Ways and Means leader doesn't mention offshore drilling.
Tag: oil drillingA nice warm evening in Tallahassee on a very busy street while taking this shot.
Jacob OglesMarch 21, 2022
Ryan NicolOctober 19, 2020
4min840
Those two contests are among the highest-profile in the state.
Jacob OglesSeptember 1, 2020
5min539
'Joe Biden will stop all new oil drilling, including off Florida’s coast.'
Ryan NicolJanuary 15, 2020
5min820
The land covers a 150-mile area between Miami and Fort Myers.
Jacob OglesFebruary 13, 2019
5min494
Oil drilling is not affected.
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 […]
Scott PowersAugust 17, 2018
3min241
Gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine, bouyed to the top of the Democratic heap in the latest poll, is launching a new TV commercial that appears aimed at showdowns with Republicans and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, rather than his Aug. 28 primary opponents. The new 30-second spot “The Challenge,” launched Friday, appears more focused on Aug. 29 […]
Jim RosicaFebruary 16, 2018
8min565
The federal government on Friday said it was opening Florida’s Gulf Coast to “oil and gas exploration and development.” A Interior spokesman, however, soon added that the “small slice available (approximately 944,000 acres) … is more than 100 miles offshore Florida.” A spokesman for U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson also said the proposed area is “currently open to […]
A.G. GancarskiJanuary 19, 20183min339
Gov. Rick Scott scored a political victory earlier this year, when Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke told him Florida would not be subject to offshore oil drilling. Scott asserted that he’d been “clear forever” in his opposition — a point disputed by Democrats, who have painted him as an “election-year environmentalist” who has flip-flopped on the drilling question. Friday […]
Scott PowersJanuary 17, 2018
4min448
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine is launching a new television commercial throughout Florida today accusing Gov. Rick Scott of denying climate change and vowing that any threat of oil drilling off Florida’s coast “is going to stop” if Levine is elected governor. The 30-second ad “Denial” is backed by a $375,000 broadcast and cable TV […]