July 21,2010
By : William Lustgarten
Tallahassee — Today the Florida Legislature destroyed the last possibility of Florida embrassing Clean Renewable Energy.It took just two hours Tuesday to reject Gov. Charlie Crist’s proposal to give voters the chance to amend the state Constitution and ban offshore oil drilling. What goes thru the minds of our Republican leadership is [...]
A Florida developer announced an ambitious plan Thursday for a 19,500-home city with energy efficient buildings that will be “the first city on earth powered by zero-emission solar energy.”
For the sake from the opposing people, the vote from Gov, Charlie Crist and other key poeple is not the only barrier Progress’ plant has to pass but it still needs the federal approval.
The Miami Herald today reports that Florida’s House of Representatives has killed a good renewable energy bill passed by the Senate and and backed by Gov. Charlie Crist.
With the intensity and frequency of its sunshine, Florida should be a world leader in harnessing this potent form of renewable energy. Yet, the state has only a handful of commercial solar arrays, offers a paltry $5 million rebate program, and serves merely as a conduit for federal stimulus funds targeted to renewable energy projects.
Ken Fields, director and investor of the eco-business Electron Solar Energy, unrolled the flexible, gel-filled solar mats onto the roof of his Miami Beach home last May — a $60,000 investment that has significantly cut his electric bill.
In a step that would put the city in line with a national movement toward green urban development, the Aventura city commission gave preliminary approval to giving incentives to developers whose projects are certified as environmentally friendly.
As air conditioners churn across the state and bills spike during the summer, no one wants to hear that Florida Power & Light wants to increase its rate by 30 percent — especially not in a recession with statewide unemployment at historic levels.
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