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Scott PowersDecember 7, 2016

Behind barbed-wire fences and armed guards, an unmarked, nondescript block building invisible from the road features countless surveillance cameras, a walk-in safe, explosion-proof rooms, and labs stocked with equipment that would make any college chemistry department envious, such as an inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometer. This is not Bruce Knox‘s father’s flower nursery. Not anymore. Welcome to Knox Medical LLC’s facilities […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 28, 2016

It looks like there’s one more chance this year for the Legislature to decide whether to sensibly regulate hydraulic fracturing in Florida and it will happen Tuesday at the Senate Committee on Appropriations. For those who view the failure of these bills as some kind of victory, you’re fooling yourselves. A “no” vote on Senate […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 18, 2016

The assault on Florida’s environment continues as a Senate committee last week approved a bill that would make it easier for petroleum companies to use fracking technology to extract oil and gas in the state. Lest we forget, the administration of Gov. Rick Scott has ordered the words “climate change” scrubbed from official speeches and […]

Associated PressJuly 25, 2015

Renewed hunts for oil in sensitive Florida ecosystems have environmental groups raising questions about the state’s regulation of the oil and gas industry. A Miami company, Kanter Real Estate LLC, has submitted a permit application to drill an exploratory oil well on the eastern edge of the Everglades. Meanwhile, federal approval is pending for a […]

Guest AuthorApril 27, 2015

The onshore oil and gas industry has been under heavy scrutiny during the 2015 Legislative Session, as GOP Sen. Garrett Richter of Naples and GOP Rep. Ray Rodrigues of Estero have filed legislation to provide regulatory certainty to the state of Florida that will ensure the industry is appropriately regulated. The legislation, Senate Bill 1468 […]

Guest AuthorApril 27, 2015

The onshore oil and gas industry has been under heavy scrutiny during the 2015 legislative session, as Sen. Garrett Richter, R-Naples, and Rep. Ray Rodrigues, R-Estero, have filed legislation to provide regulatory certainty to the state of Florida that will ensure this industry is appropriately regulated. This legislation, Senate Bill 1468 and House Bill 1205, […]

Mark FerruloDecember 15, 2014

The health of Florida’s environment and economy is inextricably linked to the health and well-being of our coastline. Florida’s coasts and marine waters provide the economic lifeblood for hundreds of tourism and fishing communities, providing billions of dollars of economic activity and millions of jobs. That’s why for decades Floridians have successfully thwarted efforts to […]

Guest AuthorOctober 13, 2014

Without much fanfare, the United States now meets its own domestic natural gas needs, while also becoming the world’s No. 1 exporter of natural gas. At the same time, Americans still consume far more oil than our domestic resources can supply. The gap in domestic oil requirements versus production is shrinking due to new techniques, […]

Guest AuthorMay 6, 2014

Our country’s Atlantic Coast, including parts of Florida’s Atlantic coast, might have billions of barrels of oil and trillions of cubic feet of natural gas available to lead America toward energy independence from unstable countries. However, without clearance from Washington D.C., decades-old information about these potential resources can’t be updated. That’s why 3D seismic surveying […]

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House lawmakers applaud Sidney Holmes, who watches from the upper wing of the chamber, before voting to approve a claims bill paying him $1.7 million for his time wrongfully imprisoned on April 30, 2025. Image via The Florida Channel.

Knox Medical opens doors to Florida’s medical marijuana future

Greg Preble: Legislators should approve bill that regulates fracking

Marc Yacht: State moves fracking regulation bill forward

New hunt for oil in Florida raises environmental concerns

Brewster Bevis: Support regulatory certainty for oil and gas industry

Brewster Bevis: Ignore 'fracking' charge; support commonsense oil & gas regulations

Mark Ferrulo: Florida should continue to oppose offshore drilling

Tom Garcia: We need to drill for more oil to stay on road to energy independence

Nicolas Gutierrez: We should know what energy resources are available to Florida