Category Environmental Issues
Vern Buchanan wins Humane Society Legislator of the Year
Congressman Vern Buchanan has become the first Floridian to win the Humane Society of the United States award for legislator of the year. Buchanan compiled a 100% voting record score from the Humane Society in 2015. Additionally he introduced legislation that will stop the export of horses to slaughterhouses in Mexico. Buchanan has also fought […]
Florida needs to look at solar airports and train stations
I have a great deal of personal pride that the world’s first completely solar powered airport is in southern India . Cochin International Airport which serves the area my late Grandfather, a former Indian Supreme Court judge lived is the world’s first entirely solar powered airport. As of earlier this month, the airport is no […]
Saving the St John’s River needs to be a Legislative priority
The St John’s River is the lifeblood for much of Florida’s Peninsula. A unique ecosystem that connects lakes, marshlands, a northward-flowing river and the Atlantic Ocean, it is one of only 13 designated “American Heritage Rivers,” in the country despite the efforts by the Florida Legislature to stop its designation in 1999. By 2020, about […]
Turkey Point a growing threat to a sustainable southern Florida
Southern Florida is an ecological ticking time-bomb with the issues related to sea level rise, climate change, over development and other factors. Add the current problems at Florida Power and Light’s (FPL) Turkey Point nuclear facility to the laundry list of growing concerns. FPL’s facility is polluting the Biscayne Aquifer which is critical to the […]
NPR: Who Shrunk the Alligators?
NPR had a great piece on the shrink of Alligators in the Florida Everglades. Alligators weigh less than they should and the reproductive cycle has been slowed. The Everglades Restoration efforts are now almost halfway through its 30-year cycle, yet Alligators are suffering which is an indication of the further problems with the Everglades ecosystem. […]
Fracking: How the oil price collapse is impacting Williston, ND
Florida’s Republican lawmakers continue to offer fracking as a solution to the state’s economic, job and energy concerns. Williston, North Dakota the prototypical fracking boom town gives us a view into what might happen in Florida from an economic perspective (this doesn’t even take into account environmental concerns). Between 2006 and 2012 Williston was the […]
TFS Interview: Yulissa Arce, From Paris to Orlando
I sat down with Yulissa Arce the Director of Outreach for Organize Now and the Florida Institute for Reform and Empowerment (F.I.R.E) earlier this week to discuss Climate Change and its local impact. Climate Change is a subject many conservative politicians want to avoid discussing and it does have serious local implications. The interview focuses on […]
Florida’s Best Kept Secrets
Florida has several hidden gems that both natives and visitors often miss. Some like the amazing Falling Waters State Park (pictured) are in remote corners of the state while others like the Venetian Pool in Coral Gables are right in then middle of large urban areas. A list of the ten-best kept secrets in Florida […]
State Parks & Hunting – Rick Scott and the (new) Florida GOP’s Nirvana
Governor Rick Scott and his administration are the least capable custodians of Florida’s land in our history. As a Governor who lived in this state for less than a decade before attaining Florida’s highest office, Scott could be excused for not knowing as much about the natural beauty of this state that long-term residents like […]
Bold action on Climate Change makes economic sense
Today there will be statewide events to demand bold action on climate change, and I couldn’t be more excited. Here in Orlando folks will be gathering for a rally at 5:30pm at 201 South Orange Avenue, which is in front of Marco Rubio’s Orlando district office. Marco Rubio is famous for his climate change denialism. […]
The Florida Squeeze 