Marco Rubio portrays himself as a leader for the future. But the energy policy he has outlined is stuck in the past, relying on the dirtiest fuels and playing to energy industry campaign donors at the expense of jobs, public health, consumers, the environment and global security. It is a backward approach that fails to recognize the importance of renewable energy and the clear threat of climate change, and it would be particularly harmful to Tampa Bay and Florida. here
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Marco Rubio's Dirty Energy Policy
Florida Frackers Not Giving Up
Bills that would allow energy companies to frack in Florida died last spring, when the regular legislative session imploded over health-care issues.
But they’re back.
The two Republican lawmakers who sponsored the legislation, Sen. Garrett Richter of Naples and Rep. Ray Rodrigues of Estero, have filed new bills (SB 318 and HB 191) that would amend state laws on the exploration and production of oil and gas in the state.
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Democratic lawmakers, meanwhile, have put forward their own bills to ban fracking. The legislation (SB 166 and HB 19) is sponsored by Sens. Darren Soto of Orlando, Dwight Bullard of Miami and Jeff Clemens of Lake Worth and Reps. Evan Jenne of Dania Beach and Lori Berman of Lantana. Going a step further, Sen. Jeremy Ring, D-Parkland, wants voters to consider banning fracking through a constitutional amendment.
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Florida Frackers,
Garrett Richter,
Ray Rodrigues
Ken Hagan's Sports Complex
Cost: $15 million
County commissioners will consider the recommended site
Marco Rubio: "If You Don't Want to Vote on Things, Don't Run for Office. Get a Talk Show”
Monday, October 26, 2015
What Pilar And Stogie Had For Lunch
Cerviche and Crab Bisque
With Bloody Marys and Rum Runners
At Rum Fish Grill in St Pete Beach
Visit them here
Elijah Manley Of Fort Lauderdale For President
November Solidarity Sunday
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Sunday, October 25, 2015
$264 Million In Corporate Welfare Since Rick Scott Took Office In 2011
He wants $80 million more!
Best States For Business: Florida #20
Florida INC. Out Of Money
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The state's ability to attract high-wage manufacturing jobs has not increased alongside a sharp rise in taxpayer-funded economic incentives (Corporate Welfare), which are often designed to attract those jobs, according to the Legislature's top economist.
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Corporate Welfare,
Rick Scott,
Rick Scott's Florida
Florida GOP Carlos Curbelo: The Yes-Man For The Republican Party
Just minutes after Rep. Paul Ryan announced his intentions for speaker, Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo was already behind Ryan for the position. here
Three Cheers For Mayor Rick Kriseman
"The vision is clear: ferry service that makes the trip from St. Pete to Tampa fun; that takes cars off our congested highways; that saves time and aggravation for commuters; that takes us to ballgames, museums, concerts, the theater and other public events; that helps our tourists shuttle between all of the attractions within the Tampa Bay region; that reduces the isolation of our South Hillsborough County residents; and that one day may connect us to Key West, New Orleans or even Cuba."
Florida GOP: Julio Gonzalez's Right To Discriminate Bill
Who was enthusiastically endorsed by Marco Rubio, has introduced a wide-ranging "right to discriminate" bill in the Florida house that many believe is in reaction to the legalization of gay marriage. here
Take Action
Take Action
Party With Pat Kemp In Tampa
10.28 - 5:30pm
CopperFish
1502 S Howard Ave, Tampa
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Local greats Mariella Smith, Betty Castor, Mary Mulhern, Al Fox and
Ed Turanchik will also be there.
Ed Turanchik will also be there.
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Al Fox,
Betty Castor,
Ed Turanchik,
Mariella Smith,
Mary Mulhern,
Pat Kemp
Saturday, October 24, 2015
Open Letter From The Best Writer @ SPB: Janelle Irwin
"It’s strange to me that you consider killing living things a sport. That you smile over the carcass of a once-living thing and revel in your kill both shocks and offends me. Killing animals for food is one thing – cows are cute, but I love me some steak – but to do it for “sport” just seems sick." Janelle Irwin
Sarasota Tea Partiers Want To Hang President Obama
Sarasota Tea Party Idiots Pat Wayman and Steven R. Fields voted to establish a “people’s common law grand jury,” which sovereign citizens and other anti-government extremists have proposed to investigate and prosecute government officials for treason — which, as they frequently point out, carries a potential death penalty. “Grand jury powers come from God,” Dowdell said.
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Tea Party activists have been trying to set up common law grand juries, which don’t actually carry any legal authority, for years in hopes of convicting — and hanging — President Barack Obama for treason. here
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Tea Party activists have been trying to set up common law grand juries, which don’t actually carry any legal authority, for years in hopes of convicting — and hanging — President Barack Obama for treason. here
Best States For Business: Florida #20
Labels:
Corporate Welfare,
Rick Scott's Florida
Rick Scott’s GOP Propaganda
His public relations event on Pine Island touting our “pristine waterways” was yet another feeble attempt to convince the public that he and his policies are making Florida a better place to live. The supporting cast of Representatives Matt Caldwell , whose legislation is frequently a gift to big sugar, and Ray Rodrigues now sponsoring legislation to remove home rule on oil and gas fracking were there singing the same tune.
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Big Sugar,
Florida Frackers,
Florida GOP,
GOP Propaganda,
Matt Caldwell,
Ray Rodrigues,
Rick Scott,
Rick Scott's Florida
Florida GOP: Subsidiary Of The NRA
The Florida GOP, basically all but an owned subsidiary of the National Rifle Association, is forging ahead with more gun friendly legislation against the will of their own voters. Because they parrot the talking points of the NRA and its lobbyist Marion Hammer. here
Faces of Floridians for Solar Choice - Shout Outs!
Visit them here
Friday, October 23, 2015
Words From Our Leader Susan Smith
"I'm very proud to be a Democratic woman tonight. (I say this as a Bernie supporter.) Hillary did US proud. I'm only sorry that the tragic deaths of four Americans were used for partisan gamesmanship."
Susan Smith
Susan Smith
No Family Vacations In Open Carry Florida!
The Sunshine State may soon be far less family friendly. State lawmakers are considering giving gun owners with concealed carry permits the right to openly carry their firearms in public places, even allowing them to hold their guns in their hands as they walk around. here
Florida's $250 Million Corporate Welfare Fund
Rick Scott on Thursday called on state legislators to set aside tens of millions of dollars in taxpayer money to lure companies to the Sunshine State. here
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Corporate Welfare,
Rick Scott,
Rick Scott's Florida
Tampa Bay Solar Tour 2015 @ USF
What Pilar Had For Lunch
Sushi
with Steak and Shrimp Hibacchi
At Koizi Endless Sushi & Hibachi Eatery in NPR
Visit them here
Great Stuff!
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Tampa To Lose Cuban Consulate Because Of Bob Bucknorn
The Hillsborough County Commission on Wednesday became the latest local agency to support the push to have a Cuban consulate in Tampa. “We’ve been told from our sources in Washington D.C. that, if we truly want to be considered for the consulate, we must speak with one voice,” said Bob Rohrlack, President and CEO of The Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce. here
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Please note: They might be a little late. Because of Buckhorn's ties to the MCM Tampa has already been rejected. here
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Bob Buckhorn,
Cuban Embargo,
Miami Cuban Mafia
Rick Scott Where are those promised jobs?
Rick Scott's chief jobs creator faced intense criticism Tuesday from key senators who openly mocked claims by Enterprise Florida that it needs more Corporate Welfare to lure businesses to Florida. A Times/Herald study found only a fraction of new jobs promised as a result of incentive awards (Corporate Welfare) actually existed. here
Labels:
Corporate Welfare,
Rick Scott,
Rick Scott's Florida
Florida: The Corporate Welfare State
Good Jobs First, a nonprofit that studies economic development programs, found in a report released today that tax credits that are intended to help large and small businesses across the country often go disproportionately to big corporations. here
Six Gun Territory To Reopen In Florida
Florida Tourist Beware
Well, not really. But the Florida GOP thinks that people with concealed-weapons licenses should be able to openly display handguns in Florida and should be able to carry firearms on state college and university campuses. here
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Florida's Corporate Service Commission's Nuclear Power Fleecing
State utility regulators approved a request by Florida Power & Light to charge customers $34.2 million for a pair of nuclear reactors in Miami-Dade County. The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, a non-profit organization that seeks clean energy solutions to climate change, slammed the regulators' decision.
“Once again the financial interests of the public took a backseat to a big power company's excessive speculation favoring utility shareholders. While FPL spends hundreds of thousands of dollars crowing about the lack of consumer protections for a proposed solar ballot initiative, they and their political friends are silent about the lack of consumer protections in this nuclear power fleecing."
What Stogie And Pilar Had For Lunch
The Collapse Of Florida Bay
The body of water between the Everglades and the Keys that was once teeming with wildlife, may be on the verge of collapse. Last week, scientists reported that miles of sea grass have died in the bay in recent months, leaving behind a stinky smell and a cloud of yellow sulfide. The die-off is likely to be the start of a larger “toxic algae bloom,” which could bring disastrous effects to one of South Florida’s greatest environmental treasures. here
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The truth is that Florida Bay's latest catastrophe is just the latest in a long list of environmental disasters that have plagued South Florida over the last 90 years, ever since engineers and businessmen began to cut off the flow of water from Lake Okeechobee to the Florida Bay to construct the 76-mile Tamiami Trail — the road that runs from Miami to Naples.
The truth is that Florida Bay's latest catastrophe is just the latest in a long list of environmental disasters that have plagued South Florida over the last 90 years, ever since engineers and businessmen began to cut off the flow of water from Lake Okeechobee to the Florida Bay to construct the 76-mile Tamiami Trail — the road that runs from Miami to Naples.
Florida Knows Best
For the first time, former Florida governor Jeb Bush has fallen into single digits in a home-state Republican primary poll. Jeb Bush’s 9-percent, fourth-place showing in the University of North Florida poll is his worst showing in any survey of likely Florida Republican voters. here
Marco Rubio, Remains K Street’s Favorite
Marco Rubio, remains K Street’s favorite in the Republican column, having collected just under $500,000 since January with lobbyists’ help. Rubio is the only senator seeking the White House who’s relying on lobbyists to bundle, or round up, money on his behalf, according to newly released Federal Election Commission reports. here
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Florida GOP Matt Gaetz's Crusade to Flood Florida With More Firearms
He’s pushing legislation to allow concealed weapons on state college campuses, and to let permit-holders openly carry their handguns in stores and restaurants. He said these are rights “granted not by government but by God.” here
Gaetz’s pronouncement left theologians scratching their heads, because guns aren’t mentioned anywhere in scriptures. Firearms didn’t exist when the Bible was written, and there’s no reference in either testament to “popping a cap in thine heathen ass.”
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-ed/article39620145.html#storylink=cpy
Labels:
Carl Hiaasen,
Florida GOP,
Matt Gaetz,
The Citrus Taliban
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Cuban Sandwich
At the Crazy Cuban in Masaryktown
Visit them here
Sad living in Tampa and have to come all the way up here for a real Cuban!
Florida GOP Costing Taxpayers $11 Million
In what may be one of the most expensive do-overs in Florida political history, lawmakers return Monday in special session to complete something they failed to get right three years ago. The three-week redistricting session comes after legislators admitted in July that they violated the new anti-gerrymandering provisions of the Florida Constitution. here
Monday, October 19, 2015
Rick Scott: Mostly False
"We have the highest funding in (the) K-12 system in the history of the state."
The state's total education budget is at an all-time high of $19.7 billion. But enrollment is also higher than in years past. Per-pupil spending is still below historic dollar totals and remains far below equitable levels when adjusted for inflation. We rate the statement Mostly False.
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GOP Propaganda,
Rick Scott,
Rick Scott's Florida
Marco Rubio Comes Clean On Minimum Wage Apathy
Ybor City Stogie Hoodie
$49.99
Hooded Sweatshirt
Hooded Sweatshirt
Marco Rubio Has Already Won The Billionaire’s Primary
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Save Our Earth: Sulphur Springs
Patrick Murphy Contributions
Small Individual Contributions
$179,724 (7%)
Large Individual Contributions
$1,744,286 (65%)
PAC Contributions
$761,200
here
----------- Alan Grayson Small Individual Contributions: $1,755,295 (57%) Large Individual Contributions: $882,803 (28%) PAC Contributions: $295,675 |
Marco Rubio Will Cripple The Regulatory Power Of All Federal Agencies
At his first major speech on energy policy at BOC Water Hydraulics in Salem, Ohio, where he spent considerable time criticizing the Environmental Protection Agency. if elected,
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He will immediately stop the Clean Power Plan, a set of carbon pollution standards for existing power plants issued by the EPA
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He would simplify the permitting process for oil and gas pipelines.
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The EPA isn’t the only federal environmental agency that Rubio aspires to bring down in size and scope. The Florida senator mentioned that there are at least 10 agencies that regulate the energy industry, which he says are way too many. That’s why he’d attempt to “cripple” the regulatory power of all federal agencies.
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"Marco Rubio’s plan promises to protect big oil and the Koch brothers, instead of growing clean energy and protecting the environment.” Jessica Mackler
Labels:
Climate Change,
Jessica Mackler,
Marco Rubio,
Peter Schorsch
St. Petersburg BP Settlement Funds
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Rick Kriseman,
The Kriseman Administration
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Florida Class Warfare
Rick Scott, and the state’s economic development arm, Enterprise Florida, recently teamed up to promote Florida’s business climate to Kentucky businesses. In a radio ad, they asked Kentuckians if they were tired of unions and high taxes, and touted Florida as a place that has neither “as a right-to-work state,
with no income tax.”
with no income tax.”
While Scott and his
corporate functionaries
tout these as state assets, they are actually liabilities for the majority of Floridians. here
Labels:
Florida GOP,
I Am Rick Scott,
Rick Scott's Florida
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