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Sierra Club
Hernando residents can learn about climate change
In the coming decades Florida residents will face increasing disruptions from climate change: hotter temperatures, more storms, tropical diseases, fresh water shortages and rising seas; Hernando County residents can learn about how their community might...
St. Pete will work toward 100% clean energy
St. Petersburg is the first Florida city pledging to work toward 100% clean energy; Sharon Wright is the City of St. Petersburg’s sustainability coordinator and joined the Sierra Club Tuesday morning to officially launch the...
Florida Senate committee votes on fracking Thursday
Last month the state House passed a bill that would study and regulate fracking in Florida; the Senate version will get its final committee vote Thursday. At a press conference in Temple Terrace City Hall...
Pinellas transit authority checks out electric bus option
Pinellas County’s transit authority is thinking about purchasing some electric buses to replace diesel vehicles as they reach the end of their useful lives. PSTA is bringing in electric bus companies to demonstrate the advantages...
Residents ask SWFWMD to delay decision to pump water from sinkhole
Residents are asking for a delay in a permit to pump water from a sinkhole located in wetlands near Thonotosassa until other sources of water can be considered; they say pumping water from Morris Bridge...
Everything You Wanted to Know About Owning an Electric Car
By Rob Lorei Today on Radioactivity we listen to the latest edition of Florida This Week, a political talk show moderated by Radioactivity host Rob Lorei. This Episode’s panel ( Tampa Tribune Columnist Joe Brown, ABC...
Sierra Club Tampa Bay Area Issues
Today on the Sustainable Living Program we spent the hour with a couple of guests from the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Sierra Club. We had Tampa Bay’s Executive Group Chairperson, Kent Bailey, and Jim...
Environmentalists want Bondi to drop Clean Power lawsuit
Florida environmental advocates are asking state Attorney General Pam Bondi to drop her lawsuit against a federal plan to clean up greenhouse gasses; in a press conference at Tampa City Hall Tuesday morning the Florida...
Grassroots organizations move forward on new transportation coalition for Hillsborough County
A diverse collection of organizations want to provide a blueprint for better transportation in Hillsborough County.
Environmentalists plan message to PSC with mock hearing
Environmentalists plan message to PSC with mock hearing
EPA proposal could phase out coal-fired power plants by implementing CO2 emission regulations
EPA proposal could phase out coal-fired power plants by implementing CO2 emission regualtions
Coalition rallies for clean power at Duke Energy in St. Petersburg
Local elected officials and the Sunshine State Clean Energy Coalition rallied today in St. Petersburg to call on Duke Energy to invest in cleaner energy. Florida could become a national leader in clean energy investment.
