New investigation by South Florida Sun Sentinel: Florida hotels have been cited more than 14,000 times in less than two years for violating an anti- sex trafficking law. But not a single fine has been issued. sun-sentinel.com/local/traffick…

A benchmark study of Florida’s greenhouse gas emissions reveals some interesting surprises. bit.ly/3EPgxkX Environmental Defense Fund - Florida VoLo Foundation Florida Climate Inst

We know.

From the horrific shooting at Club Q targeting & taking innocent LGBT lives to news of yet another mass murder shooting, this time at a Walmart in VA…I mourn the lives stolen & ask yet again — when will enough be enough in this country?

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Don't miss the new season of Felonious Florida podcast #podcast. Wondery

When do you become a real Floridian? Is it surviving your first wild hurricane season? Killing the monster palmetto bug instead of running? Embracing your house lizard? Email [email protected], reply or DM me. Responses may appear in a future Tampa Bay Times story 🦎

"Anyone who willfully turns a blind eye should be held accountable.” Lawmakers in Congress and Fla. Legislature respond to South Florida Sun Sentinel Innocence Sold series sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/f…

Happy Groundhogs Day to everyone except Big Oil who misled the world for decades on the impacts of fossil fuels and continue to work against solutions.

What fun! Go see @TheAmericanELO ! This 12-piece tribute band plays all the great music of Electric Light Orchestra. Includes 4 guitarists, 4 strings, 2 keyboards and lead singer is a dead-on ringer for Jeff Lynne. What fun! (Me in the circle!)

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Eager to see what Nathan Crabbe makes happen with The Invading Sea 2.0. Grateful to make the handoff to someone of his caliber, and glad to know this important FL journalism climate collaborative, started with Tom O'Hara, Rick Christie, Nancy Ancrum and Tom Hudson, will live on

Big news!

The UF Climate Communications Summit considered how corporations use PR to craft images far different from reality -- like ExxonMobil long touting its investment in biofuels but then abandoning the effort while making record profits. ow.ly/jq3N50NE8Yg

Why this toxic algae is quietly ruining all your beach days vox.com/future-perfect… via Vox

"Planners that designed infrastructure to withstand a 100-year flood 20 years ago are now facing the reality that such floods are occurring more frequently as the climate warms and the amount of moisture available to storms increases." ow.ly/QcBY50NIf4k

Wow. Never seen it all put together like this. Definitely worth a watch.

But, but … dRAiN tHe sWAmP

So far, I'm impressed by Nikki Haley and Gov. Asa Hutchinson.