Florida Deserves Better. And We Can Get There.
03.27.18
75% of Floridians Don't Want Fracking -- And They Banned It Locally
Big Oil has been flooding elected officials with campaign donations to drown out the call for a statewide ban. But over 90 communities, (representing almost 75% of Floridians) passed local measures to keep fracking out -- a clear signal to elected officials that constituents don't want fracking. This past year, we got closer than ever to passing a full ban, and with bipartisan support. The Environmental Preservation and Conservation Committee even voted unanimously in favor of a ban bill in the Florida Senate.
Legislators Played The Blame Game And Haven't Banned It -- Yet
The Florida Legislature recently wrapped up its 2018 session, once again failing to pass the fracking ban bills. While we saw the fracking ban gain unprecedented and wide support from legislators in general, key leaders in both the Florida House and Senate ultimately kept the growing anti-fracking momentum from delivering tangible legislation.
It was just a few elected officials with power who refused to bring the ban bills forward for a vote, instead pointing fingers and blaming each other for inaction. In other words: our leaders turned their backs on us to side with Big Oil and Gas instead of supporting the will of the people that elected them.
We know fracking matters to Floridians though. Legislators proved that by acting like they supported a full fracking ban until the very end.
The people of Florida deserve better. And we're not going to stop until our legislators pass the ban.
We've got a lot to do in order to erode Big Oil and Gas's influence before next year's session, and we'll be in touch each step of the way about how you can help.
There's Another Way To Move Off Fossil Fuels
In the meantime, a quick first step is supporting the federal bill to move the country off fossil fuels and onto 100% renewable energy by 2035. No fossil fuels means no fracking. And this bill ensures a just transition to renewables that will support impacted communities and create hundreds of thousands of jobs.
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