Tom Cosgrove writes about pioneering climate advocate Rafe Pomerance, who passed away last month at age 79: "Rafe understood something many people in Washington never fully grasped: Climate action was never only about science. It was about organizing." https://t.co/eUzD55GBsq
Joe Murphy writes about the Florida Forever land acquisition program not getting new state funding and what can be done for next year: "Use your time and voice going forward, in all things related to public discourse, to promote public conservation lands." https://t.co/Awd7sO6Oeu
Will dry conditions cancel July 4 fireworks in Florida? Ellen Cruse of @citizensclimate writes about how drought and climate change are impacting wildfires and possibly fireworks displays in the state -- and what to do about it. https://t.co/ITkVtUecB4
Candis Whitney of Amelia Island Whale Ambassadors writes about possible changes to federal limits on boat speeds that protect North Atlantic right whales: "The decisions made today will determine whether these animals continue to return to our shores." https://t.co/8vtF72FyB8
Iulia Lupse writes about nuclear power for data centers: "Private nuclear startups offer a different path ... one built on factory production, private financing and deployable designs that add new supply without forcing ratepayers to absorb the risk." https://t.co/ms4oG1HBHh
Brewster Bevis of @VoiceofFLBiz writes about state legislation making data centers pay the costs of their energy demands, not other ratepayers: "Now that this bill is signed into law, any data center or other power-intensive facility must pay its own way." https://t.co/6X3jMb3xCY
Robert L. Knight of Florida Springs Institute writes about how groundwater pumping impacts a significant Florida spring and the Suwannee River. "It is amazing that any of our precious springs are still flowing — a miracle we should not take for granted." https://t.co/Y4oGoHpnAm
Carol Becker and Ken McDonald Jr. write that the Iran war shows that America’s dependence on oil is a strategic liability: "This crisis should be a wake-up call that transitioning to renewable energy isn’t just about climate; it’s about national security." https://t.co/q0YX8PC7gB
"We desperately need more informed conservation voices leading the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) from the top," Joe Murphy writes. "We must have new voices who come from the natural sciences and conservation management fields." https://t.co/JyhKqROR8G
J.P. Brooker of @OurOcean writes that "nowhere is NOAA more important to preserving environmental resources, the economy and public safety than Florida. The administration’s proposed budget cuts would put all of that at risk." https://t.co/xay1A1Plxg
Jennifer Comeau writes about using jewelry made from invasive green mussels removed from the Florida coast to deliver an environmental message: "A piece of jewelry can do something powerful in a simple way: It makes people stop, ask questions and listen." https://t.co/smS5fD594T
Scott Bores of FPL writes about a new Florida law aimed at ensuring large-scale data centers bear their electric service costs: "The key is making sure that growth happens responsibly and does not shift costs or risks onto families and small businesses." https://t.co/JTVo7QFpwA
Nature Coast conservationist Joe Murphy writes about migratory birds and ways that Floridians can help the species that make their way through our state. "Migration is a timeless cycle. We must do our part to support and conserve it." https://t.co/IoGX0YweVW
David Jenkins of @ConservStewards writes that candidates in Florida's gubernatorial race should reject "energy cancel culture" and recognize the benefits of solar power: "Solar energy is Florida’s cheapest, most abundant and most secure source of energy." https://t.co/x5ENDgyazW
Katherine Sayler of @Defenders writes about the FWC’s recent decision on permits for giant manta rays and other threatened species: "Importantly, individual animals may no longer be shipped thousands of miles from Florida’s waters to an overseas aquarium." https://t.co/o2b6mh05XQ
Bob Inglis of @republicEn writes about Chinese automaker BYD being a world leader in electric vehicles: "As a nation with a great history of innovative thinking and ingenuity, running behind is not a position America should feel comfortable in." https://t.co/3Tg1RCkSzC
Paul Owens of @floridafriends writes about a plan to allow more development in Florida to be administratively approved, which "means skipping public hearings, where citizens have the right to deliver comments and local officials go on the record by voting" https://t.co/TU5OVyUWlQ
“In one of the most ironic twists of his tenure, President Trump’s military confrontation with Iran may end up with an unintended consequence: accelerating the world’s transition away from fossil fuels,” writes Kathleen Biggins of C-Change Conversations. https://t.co/U94OE1iPVM
As the National Jubilee of Prayer takes place, Joseph Bonasia writes about faith-based efforts to protect the planet such as the World Council of Churches' statement on climate science and justice, and the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. https://t.co/ccslW83cgo
Jordan Holaday writes about a @SierraClubFL outing to Big Cypress National Preserve near the "Alligator Alcatraz" detention center: "The Everglades is not empty land waiting to be misused. It is a living ecosystem filled with life, history and meaning." https://t.co/DoemXYqbPx