Category: Florida
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Southern States Need to Divest From Coal and Invest in Renewable Energy
By Angela Garrone The cost of importing coal is a drain on the economies of Southeastern states, particularly in those states that rely heavily on coal-fired power. In an updated report, Burning Coal, Burning Cash the Union of Concerned Scientists use updated market data to determine just how much money is leaving the Southeast to…
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IPCC Report Another Wake Up Call for Immediate Climate Action
Regardless of whether our car is speeding at 90 miles an hour or 85 miles an hour, we are still in the danger zone. The time has come to put on the brakes.
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Do You Live Near One of America’s Dirtiest Power Plants?
A new Environment America Research and Policy Center report shines a light on America’s largest contributors to carbon pollution. The report ranks each state for its power plant pollution …
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Looking at Future Climate Threats Eight Years After Hurricane Katrina
Warmer global temperatures and the melting of the polar ice drives sea level rise—which is happening faster than previous models predicted—leaving coastal cities like New Orleans more vulnerable to storms.
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Green Building Set to Equal Half of U.S. Construction By 2016
Green building is growing fast in the U.S., and may represent more than half of all commercial and institutional construction as soon as 2016.