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Bruce RitchieJanuary 20, 2015

Florida’s wildlife agency will request a rule change to allow black bear hunting in some areas because of bear attacks and other conflicts with people, state wildlife officials said Tuesday. Florida has at least 3,000 bears, up from around 500 in the 1950s. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in 1994 voted to make bear-hunting illegal […]

Mitch PerryDecember 6, 2014

For the longest time in Tallahassee, criticism regarding Florida’s Public Service Commission had been relegated to Democrats, environmental activist groups and editorial writers at Florida dailies – but its membership is growing larger by the day. In a split decision last week, the PSC voted to cut energy efficiency targets for investor-owned power companies and […]

Mitch PerryNovember 25, 2014

In a much anticipating hearing today, the Florida Public Service Commission today slashed energy efficiency goals for Duke Energy, TECO, Gulf Energy & Florida Power & Light on a 3-2 vote. They also voted to allow a pilot program for solar power to expire at the end next year, but said they intend to host […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 8, 2014

As a Hendry County commissioner and as a local business owner, I am disturbed by a Sierra Club representative’s remarks in a recent Palm Beach Post article. I am disturbed but not surprised at the complete disregard of the employment reality, and as usual the apparent assault on the U.S. Sugar/Sugar Hill Sector Plan — […]

Bruce RitchieJuly 17, 2014

If you wonder whether utility solar rebate programs for homeowners and businesses were popular, look at how quickly the rebates were snapped up. Florida Power & Light Co. paid $16.5 million in rebates between 2011 and 2013. Each time the program issued its maximum amount of reservations on the same day that applications opened, a […]

Bruce RitchieJuly 10, 2014

Is it time to trash our old-school ideas about recycling? Recycling is important because it saves energy and reduces our need to create new landfills to bury waste for future generations. But some recent news items raise the question of whether the future of recycling is going to be far different than the rinse-and-sort curbside […]

Tag: Sierra Club
Mike Haridopolos delivered the keynote at the ‘Night of Hope and Healing.’

State wildlife officials to request an end to ban on bear hunting

New conservative group fighting for solar power attacks recent PSC decisions

PSC kills solar pilot program for not being cost effective

Karson Turner: U.S. Sugar/Sugar Hill Sector Plan good for Hendry County

Bruce Ritchie: Despite popularity, utilities oppose solar rebate programs

Bruce Ritchie: Is it time to revisit our approach to recycling?