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Dwight Dudley to appear at solar fair at USF on Saturday

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Although advocates of solar power in Florida took a blow when a proposed constitutional amendment to expand solar power rights for consumers and businesses failed to qualify for the ballot this year, there’s still much to be hopeful for. That’s what Michael Brune, the executive director of the Sierra Club, told a crowd in St. Petersburg this week. “There are more than 70 percent of Americans who want to see stronger investments in energy efficiency, which has bipartisan support, for…

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NextGen Climate to boost grassroots clean energy efforts in Florida

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In 2014, NextGen Climate, well-heeled environmental activist Tom Steyer‘s political action committee, spent an estimated $12 million in Florida to try to oust Rick Scott as Governor. Scott defeated Democrat Charlie Crist in a closely fought contest. Last fall, the super PAC announced that they would launch a “seven-figure” television ad campaign, calling on presidential candidates and other political leaders to commit to moving the country to 50 percent clean energy by 2030. At the same time they announced the launch of a six-figure digital campaign urging…

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