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 Florida's 2017 Legislative Platform
December 7, 2016
The platform lists positions and goals Sierra Club will work to achieve in 2017 and provides a resource for members and supporters to use when meeting with elected representatives.
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.
St. Pete is First Southern City to Commit to 100 Percent Clean Energy
December 2, 2016
St. Petersburg is the first city in Florida and the entire Southeast U.S., and 20th city in the U.S., to make such a commitment.
Say 'No' to FPL's $1.3 Billion Rate Increase for More Fossil Fuels
November 23, 2016
No one thinks it's a good idea to hike up electric bills, especially not to fund fracked gas imports.