Tag: Fracking

Your anti-fracking petitions delivered!

Today, I was proud to help deliver your petition along with nearly 20,000 others calling for a law banning fracking in Florida to the offices of Gov. DeSantis, Florida Senate President Galvano, and Florida House Speaker Oliva. It was our holiday gift to the governor and legislative leadership, complete with a chorus of anti-fracking carols!

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For the Florida we love

As we saw throughout this year, when progressives organize, mobilize, and fight back, we stand a good chance at winning even against seemingly impossible odds. In 2018, with your help, here are just some of the things Progress Florida will be doing.

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Florida fracking ban: uncertain

The bill to ban fracking statewide is gaining momentum in the Florida Senate, but we all need to help if we’re going to pass it. It’s final committee before going to the floor will be the Senate Appropriations Committee and there the fate of the fracking ban is uncertain.

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Let’s ban fracking for good

Year after year, everyday Floridians have stood up, fought back, and defeated efforts to open our state to the dirty and dangerous practice of fracking. Next year may be our best opportunity yet to advance a statewide fracking ban and we need your voice right now to keep this momentum going.

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Fracking is stalled…for now

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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High noon for fracking in Florida

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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