Real Results For Florida's Environment
Here are some of the highlights of recent results.
1. Protecting Our Beaches
Environment Florida’s Save Our Shores campaign defeated attempts
by the oil industry and their allies in Congress to pass legislation that would allow oil and gas drilling just three miles off the Florida coast.
2. Protecting Treasured Waterways
In
2008, Environment Florida and our allies in the “Hold the Line”
coalition convinced Gov. Crist and the Florida Department of Community Affairs to reject a large
number of proposals for unsustainable development west of Miami-Dade County's Urban Development Boundary and next to the
Everglades.
3. Stopping Dirty Coal
In 2007, Environment
Florida worked with a coalition of conservation organizations, elected officials and citizens to defeat a Florida Power & Light plan to build a
dirty, coal-fired power plant near Lake Okeechobee and Everglades National Park.
4. Blocking The Big Water Grab
Environment Florida staff and the Florida Water Coalition stopped
attempts by Florida’s largest developers to divert water from the
rivers and lakes of north Florida to support sprawl in central and
south Florida.
5. Protecting National Forests
Environment
Florida continues to stand against the Bush administration’s attempts
to open unspoiled areas of our national forests to logging and
drilling. A record-setting number of citizens, including thousands of
Floridians mobilized by Environment Florida, have petitioned to protect
these roadless areas.
6. Defending Our Waters
Environment Florida staff, working with the Clean Water Network, filed
a successful lawsuit forcing the U.S. EPA to halt attempts to lower
Florida’s water quality standards.
7. Cleaning Up Air Pollution
After
years of shining the public spotlight on air pollution from Tampa
Electric Company’s coal-fired power plants in Tampa Bay, Environment
Florida’s sustained pressure helped convince Tampa Electric Company to dramatically
reduce air pollution from its dirtiest power plants.
8. Blocking Offshore Drilling
Environment Florida staff’s Save Our Shores campaign won
cancellation of Chevron’s drilling leases off the Florida Panhandle,
stopping Chevron from building the first-ever production oil rig in
waters off Florida’s coast.
9. Preventing Water Pollution
Environment
Florida and allies stopped the Bush administration’s EPA from allowing
partially treated sewage to flow into waterways across Florida and the
nation.
10. Standing Up To Bad Energy Plans
Environment Florida staff played a pivotal role in stopping Congress from passing dirty, dangerous
energy bill. Right now, we are working to hold the line on coastal drilling and clean
air while implementing common-sense solutions such as better gas mileage
and renewable energy.
