A Floridian at Standing Rock
February 7, 2017
A personal account of Standing Rock by a Sierra Club Nassau group member.
Sierra Club Florida Praises Statewide Ban on Fracking Bill
January 24, 2017
Florida moved a giant step closer to outlawing all forms of the dangerous practice of hydraulic fracturing or "fracking," with the introduction of bills SB 442 and companion HB 451.
Suncoast Sierra Says 'Clean Energy for ALL' at St. Pete Dr. King Parade
January 19, 2017
The Suncoast Group of the Sierra Club walked the walk for justice in their community Monday as its members marched in St. Petersburg's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade.
President Obama Pulls the Plug on Seismic Airgun Testing
January 6, 2017
Today, the Obama administration formally denied all pending permits to conduct Atlantic Ocean seismic airgun blasting, a loud and dangerous process used to search for oil and gas deposits.
Sierra Club Applauds FPL's Formal Closure of Cedar Bay Coal Plant
December 22, 2016
Florida Power & Light Company has announced plans to formally retire the Cedar Bay Generating Plant, a 250-megawatt coal-fired facility located in Jacksonville, on Dec. 31.
Community Workshop Helps Clear Smoke on Sugarcane Burning
December 16, 2016
More than 30 residents of Lake Okeechobee's Glades communities gathered for the "Stop The Burn! Go Green Harvest! Community Workshop" on December 3 in Belle Glade.
Sierra Club: Rick Perry Tapped to Run Agency He'd Eliminate If Only He Could Name It
December 13, 2016
President-elect Donald Trump will reportedly appoint Rick Perry as the head of the U.S. Department of Energy.
USF St. Petersburg, City of St. Petersburg Launch New Renewable Energy Initiatives
December 9, 2016
St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman joined USF St. Petersburg Chancellor Dr. Sophia Wisniewska to announce the launch of several new energy initiatives.
Protesters Demand That Governor Stop Polluting Coasts
December 8, 2016
More than 40 protesters chanted and waved signs outside Governor Rick Scott's South Florida water managers meeting. In 2016, Florida's toxic green algae catastrophe made headlines around the world.
Sierra Club: Scott Pruitt is Unfit to Serve as EPA Administrator
December 7, 2016
Pruitt is a climate science denier who, as attorney general for the state of Oklahoma, regularly conspired with the fossil fuel industry to attack EPA protections.