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South Florida Lawmakers Take On Sea Level Rise
2015-03-11 20:31:00| National Real Estate Investor
Mark Lynn It is time for the South Florida real estate community to understand that sea level rise is a reality that we will likely be dealing with increasingly over time. read more
Publix among five Florida firms on Fortune's 100 best companies to work for
2015-03-09 17:52:38| Grocery - Topix.net
While shopping may be a pleasure at Publix Super Markets Inc., it's also a pleasure to work there, according to Fortune Magazine.
Officials 'banned' from using 'climate change' and 'global warming' in flood-prone Florida
2015-03-09 15:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Florida state environmental officials claim that they are banned from using the terms climate change and global warming. The employees have also been ordered not use the word sustainability in official documents and communications by their seniors at the Department of Environmental Protection, according to the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting. The unwritten policy in a state that experiences some of the worst effects of climate change in the US has potentially affected around...
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Florida officials banned term 'climate change' state employees say
2015-03-08 22:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
United Press International: Former employees from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection say they were ordered to avoid using terms such as "climate change" in official reports, emails and other communications following the appointment of a new DEP director by Gov. Rick Scott. Four former DEP employees told the Miami Herald that the policy was unwritten but verbally distributed across the state in 2011, when the Republican governor appointed Herschel Vinyard Jr. as the DEP's director. "We were told not to...
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Florida banned state workers from using term 'climate change' report
2015-03-08 21:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Officials with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the agency in charge of setting conservation policy and enforcing environmental laws in the state, issued directives in 2011 barring thousands of employees from using the phrases climate change and global warming, according to a bombshell report by the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting (FCIR). The report ties the alleged policy, which is described as unwritten, to the election of Republican governor Rick Scott...
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