The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is asking the governor and Cabinet to approve Progress Energy's site application to build a nuclear power plant on 3,105 acres in Levy County.The Cabinet aides are scheduled to consider the request at their Aug. 5 meeting. If it wins a favorable Cabinet vote on Aug. 11, the facility would be the first nuclear plant approved in Florida since 1976
Friday, 31 July 2009
Study points to carbon-capture benefits of Florida public lands
Posted on 04:26 by Unknown
Florida's state parks, forests and other public lands some day could pay millions of dollars to the state annually for the carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that are captured and stored in plants and soils, according to a recent study. But that some day isn't now or in the immediate future, Florida Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Michael Sole said this week. Gov. Charlie
Thursday, 30 July 2009
Supporter, opponent of growth amendment sling mud in debate
Posted on 13:07 by Unknown
A founder of a proposed state constitutional amendment on growth said during a debate today that supporters face "greedy" opponents, while a spokesman for an opposition group said the founder has shown people they can have any opinion "as long as it's her's."The proposed Amendment 4 would require changes in city and county growth plans, also called comprehensive plans, to be approved by local
At biofuel summit, Bronson says oil drilling is needed
Posted on 11:44 by Unknown
By Keith LaingTHE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDAORLANDO -- Drilling for old-fashioned oil in near shore Florida waters should be part of the nation's energy diet, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Bronson said today at a conference about increasing the use of newer fuel types. After speaking at the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' fourth annual "Farm to Fuel" summit in Orlando,
Tuesday, 28 July 2009
Crist declines to say how close is too close for oil drilling
Posted on 06:05 by Unknown
Gov. Charlie Crist this morning declined to say how close is too close for oil drilling off the Florida coastline.A bill introduced in Congress would allow drilling within 45 miles of the coastline, effectively eliminating a ban on drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico that was crafted by Florida's congressional delegation.Crist, who reversed himself last year when he said he was willing to
Monday, 27 July 2009
Cabinet to consider first "rural lands" purchase
Posted on 13:55 by Unknown
Gov. Charlie Crist and the Cabinet on Tuesday will consider approving the purchase of a 690-acre conservation easement in Flagler County, the first purchase under a state program aimed at preserving agricultural lands.The land is owned by Gene and Marilyn J. Evans and includes a half-mile of shoreline along Lake Disston, which has good water quality and little development surrounding it,
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