Tag Archives: Florida Power & Light

The Des Moines Register reports: When DeSantis rolled out an energy plan in September, he dismissed concerns about climate change, calling for American energy dominance to take priority over “climate change ideology.” DeSantis said he also would withdraw from the Paris Climate Accords, the Global Methane Pledge and all “net zero” commitments. DeSantis’ own stance has changed: During the first …

The New York Times reports: In Florida, unlike the nation as a whole — and states like New York and California that Mr. DeSantis likes to single out — most people who died from Covid died after vaccines became available to all adults, not before. As the governor’s political positions began to shift, so did his state’s death rate, for …

The Guardian reports: The biggest power company in the US is pushing policy changes that would hamstring rooftop solar power in Florida, delivering legislation for a state lawmaker to introduce, according to records obtained by the Miami Herald and Floodlight. Florida Power & Light (FPL), whose work with dark money political committees helped secure Republican control of the state Senate, …