Author Archives: Susan Nilon

Last year Governor Crist tried to pass a similar bill, but was stopped by Rep. Paige Kreegel, R-Punta Gorda and others who also wanted a national standard. The problem with… Read more »

President Obama’s speech to Congress showed that he gets it in regard to the environment and the economy: solving global warming is not not only critical for our environment, but… Read more »

Governor Jindal’s speech was inappropriate and common. Typical for what we have seen from the Republican party. It seems lately that every time there is an opportunity for the spotlight… Read more »

#1: Stop using plastic bags.#2: Turn light bulbs off every so often.#3: Recycle.#4: Drive less.#5: Feel content in the knowledge of a job well done. Great. Job done. Now the… Read more »

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPCFx1fMBeI&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] In just over a week, Americans will come together to stand up to the grim lies that the coal industries have been telling us for decades. Our Government… Read more »

LONDON — Nuclear-armed submarines from Britain and France collided in the Atlantic Ocean earlier this month, authorities acknowledged Monday — touching off new concerns about the safety of the world’s… Read more »

In an email exchange with Marcel, we were debating the significant impact on the environment between Wind Turbines and Nuclear Power Plant. I thought you might like reading his response:… Read more »

It’s not often that I deviate from the environment when it comes to this blog, but sometimes I feel that I need to say something, no matter what the topic…. Read more »

I mentioned in another post, Senators Put Their Arms Around Nuclear Power, that nuclear facilities are targets for terrorism. I quickly received a rebuttal claiming that “the death toll incurred… Read more »

Rep. Keith Fitzgerald, D-Sarasota, has drafted a bill that proposes a statewide feed-in tariff to encourage production of renewable energy. It’s another step towards helping Florida become a leader in… Read more »

With the coal ash spill of Harriman, Tennessee on December 12th, 2008, anyone who was watching the news for that brief second that day was alerted the the greatest environmental… Read more »

We look to our chosen leaders to actually “walk the walk” when it comes to their campaign promises. We also look to them to be aware of the changing climate… Read more »

This appeared first in the Huffington post. Now, if global warming is real and coal-fired electricity with carbon capture/storage and new nuclear facilities are both in the conservative range of… Read more »

On January 27, 2009, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee included in a provision to President Obama’s economic stimulus package that would allow around $50 BILLION of the plan to be… Read more »

Hello again. Before I start, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank snilon for giving me such freedom on this, her excellent blog. I hope to live up to… Read more »