City Votes, Gubernatorial Politics: Andrew Gillum Supported Biomass Plant Near Poor Minority Neighborhood

City Votes, Gubernatorial Politics: Andrew Gillum Supported Biomass Plant Near Poor Minority Neighborhood

In light of gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum’s recent criticism of fellow candidate Gwen Graham’s vote in support of the Keystone Pipeline, the Tampa Bay Times published a story addressing Gillum’s support for the construction of a coal plant in 2005. What the TBT article did no talk about was Gillum’s more recent support of a controversial […]

Alternative Energy – Where Are the Jobs?

As alternative energy moves to the forefront of the energy policy debate, the fight over whose energy preferences will be implemented has begun. In Florida, two “brands” of alternative energy – biomass and solar – are vying to become a part of Florida’s energy future. The City of Gainesville is building a 100MW biomass plant and Florida Power and Light […]