Florida

Tomorrow's Leaders are Being Trained Today

by Shaza Hussein, University of South Florida - Tampa

Eckerd Students Speak Out Against Keystone XL

by Andrea Willingham, Eckerd College

What began with a guest lecture by environmental activist Bill McKibben a few weeks ago turned into one of the most monumental events for nearly 250 Eckerd College students on the weekend of Nov. 4th-6th.

Fresh Air at the Tea Party Debates: Florida Students Rally to Protect the Clean Air Act

by Ren Reilly, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg

Florida Students Lead the Way Towards Carbon Neutrality

The Florida campaign for Student Green Energy Funds (SGEF) at state universities scored a major victory this past semester. At the University of South Florida (USF,) students voted to implement a SGEF on their campus next fall. A SGEF is a small per credit hour fee that is then spent on renewable energy and energy efficiency projects on campus. At USF specifically, students voted to enact the fee at $1.00 per credit hour. This will make the fee the first of its type in Florida, and one of the only truly democratic fee structures in the state.

What the SSREC Did for Me

by: Christina Novaton, Florida International University

My activist life started in Athens, GA, where over 250 students and young people gathered to attend the 6th Southeast Student Renewable Energy Conference last fall.

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