We represent issues concerning the environment within the College Democrats chapter at UCF. Meetings Dates: Tuesday Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: SU 218 Contact: Jeanie Moore ([email protected]) An environmental group with political savvy! Our goals are to have pragmatic, sensible solutions for environmental problems. We do this by volunteering in the community, raising awareness for issues going on around the state, and lobbying local representatives to make sure the voice of the environmental youth is heard! Environmental protection is just another way we keep moving forward.
09/06/2017
Catastrophic Intensity: Why Is Hurricane Irma Gaining Strength So Quickly? In a world that is increasingly defined by superlatives, let’s start with this just-released statement from the National Hurricane Center: Hurricane Irma is the strongest hurricane in the Atlantic basin outside of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico in their records, and a potentially catastrop
05/25/2017
Pope Francis Gave President Trump a Copy of His Encyclical on Climate Change Pope Francis gave President Donald Trump a copy of his landmark 2015 encyclical on climate change.
05/10/2017
GREAT NEWS! Democracy is in full swing in New England tonight!
Moments ago, the town residents of Hanover, New Hampshire, unanimously voted to establish a goal of transitioning to 100% clean and renewable energy by 2050. Today's vote builds on Hanover’s growing investment in renewable energy. In 2014, Hanover was named the EPA’s first Green Power Community in New Hampshire. The town is currently at 22 percent renewable electricity through partnerships with Dartmouth College and other businesses and institutions and town residents.
Congratulations Hanover on being and becoming the 29th town in the United States to commit to 100% clean and renewable energy!
05/08/2017
EPA Fires Scientists The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cleaned house on its ...
05/01/2017
EPA wipes its climate change site as protesters march in Washington Website ‘undergoing changes’ to reflect agency’s ‘new direction’, as tens of thousands protest inaction on climate in cities across the US
04/25/2017
Planet Breaches 410 ppm for First Time in Human History "It's a new atmosphere that humanity will have to contend with, one that's trapping more heat and ...
04/09/2017
Incredible Super Bloom Turns Desert Into Enchanting Wonderland March marked the first time in a drought-parched decade that ...
03/17/2017
It's Official: Trump Budget Would Make Deep Cuts to Climate and Science Research The Trump administration released its first official 2018 budget proposal…
02/23/2017
A Government Website for Kids Scrubbed Its Climate Warnings In recent weeks, “Energy Kids” has reworked and cut information about fossil fuels’ environmental impact.
02/18/2017
Scott Pruitt, longtime adversary of EPA, confirmed to lead the agency The vote came despite strong pushback by Democrats and environmentalists.