Results

Tackling global warming
As President Obama races to solve the climate crisis, he can look for ideas and inspiration to Florida. Our report, “Beyond Oil,” showed that we can reduce the carbon footprint of our transportation sector by using alternative transportation fuels.

Advocating a new energy future
Environment Florida worked with our Congressional delegation to expand the use of renewable energy sources, such as solar, wind and ocean current power. We could meet more than 40 percent of Florida’s electricity needs by harnessing power of the Gulf Stream.

Defeating dirty coal
In 2007, Environment Florida and our allies helped win a “de facto moratorium” on the construction of new coal-fired power plants in Florida. Such plants are Florida’s largest source of global warming pollution and a threat to public health.

Preserving natural Florida
Florida has seen its wild, open spaces vanish at an alarming rate, and in 2008, Environment Florida launched a successful grassroots effort to convince Gov. Charlie Crist and state leaders to renew the Florida Forever preservation program. This guarantees open space preservation funding for the next 10 years.

Restoring the Everglades
In 2007, Environment Florida worked with a statewide coalition of organizations and successfully defeated an effort to build a massive, dirty, coal-burning power plant in the heart of Everglades.

Safeguarding Florida’s coast
In 2008, Environment Florida successfully held off Big Oil’s efforts to fan the flames of pro-drilling sentiment, and maintained the moratorium on oil drilling within 3 miles of Florida’s beaches.

Advancing clean cars
Imagine if cars that get better than 40 miles per gallon were the norm. Over the past year, Environment Florida has been working with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to enact policies that would put cars and trucks on our roads that emit 40 percent less carbon pollution.

Cleaning up our waterways
Environment Florida released a series of reports that have generated media coverage and shined the spotlight on facilities in Florida that are dumping pollution into our most treasured waterways, often in violation of their Clean Water Act permits.

Preserving our ocean legacy
Working with our allies in Washington, D.C., Environment Florida helped pass the Magnuson-Stevens Act to curb overfishing.  We are now campaigning to ensure that the law covers fisheries off Florida’s coast with implementation of the strongest federal rules possible.

Protecting endangered species
Environment Florida helped defeat efforts at both the state and federal levels to remove protections from some of Florida’s many endangered species, including one of the most endangered species on the planet, the Florida panther, and a state icon—the manatee.