The 10-9 vote against SB 318 is encouraging, but the worst thing we can do is assume the bill is dead. It isn’t, and we must continue to pressure members of the Appropriations Committee.
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As early as this Thursday, the dangerous pro-fracking bill SB 318 could be voted on in the critical Senate Appropriations Committee. That is SB 318’s final stop before going to the senate floor.
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The late author Molly Ivins once referred to her home state of Texas as the “National Laboratory For Bad Government.” Now Florida’s legislative leaders are looking to bring one of Texas’ worst Frankenstein experiments to our state.
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This Saturday, February 13, the day before Valentine’s Day, Floridians will be urging lawmakers to “Have A Heart, Save Our Parks” at events throughout the state to protest plans to turn our state parks into profit centers for timber harvesting, cattle grazing, and worse.
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Last week, the Florida House, at the behest of Big Oil lobbyists, advanced a pro-fracking bill that would strip cities and counties’ legal authority to ban this dirty, dangerous, and environmentally destructive drilling in their communities.
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