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NO RIGS OFF OUR SHORES

In 2010, President Obama pledged to keep Florida's coast rig-free until at least 2017. The public outcry in the aftermath of the Gulf spill hastened that decision, and some of the loudest voices were from Environment Florida members who signed petitions, wrote emails and joined "Hands Across the Sand" events to protest offshore drilling.

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Environment Florida In action

In 2010, Environment Florida fended off a proposal to build a 21-acre "corporate park" over protected wetlands bordering the Everglades in Broward County. We also helped win federal funding for restoration projects in Picayne Strand and the Tamiami Trail.

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Environment Florida In action

The coal lobby and their allies are trying to block the EPA from protecting public health, but we’ve held the line against some of their worst attacks: In March 2011, the U.S. Senate rejected a bill that would have blocked standards for soot, mercury and carbon pollution. In April, the Senate defeated four more bills that would have blocked the EPA from cutting air pollution. 

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Environment Florida In action

Hundreds more home and business owners installed solar panels in 2010, thanks to a popular program that eases upfront installation costs.

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BRINGING SOLAR POWER TO THE SUNSHINE STATE

Hundreds more home and business owners installed solar panels in 2010, thanks to a popular program that eased upfront installation costs. We pushed to better fund this rebate program with money from the American Clean Energy and Security Act, which Environment Florida vigorously supported in 2009. 

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