Oyster Boys Conservation
June 16, 2026
Perched on the base of the Tower of Light sculpture, microphone in hand, Lorena Sosa, youth activist, addressed a small crowd of cheering protesters gathered outside Orlando City Hall. The planet is in big trouble, she told them. She added that adults are ignoring this simple fact. Sosa, who is 17 and a junior at Timber Creek High School in Orlando, Florida, spoke with an unstilted eloquence illustrative of so many youths today: poised, intelligent,
If health experts and beauty gurus agree on one piece of advice, it’s this: Don’t leave the house without sunscreen. Especially to those living in the Sunshine State, wearing sunscreen is sacrosanct, a regimen many Floridians do without thinking. But as is the case with most personal-care products, sunscreen has fallen under scrutiny among researchers and scientists, who say that many of its products include chemicals that bleach coral reefs. The majority of chemical-based
This holiday season, as anticipation of frantic consumerism swells, climate activists have one goal in mind: striking to save the planet. The Fridays for Future movement has become ubiquitous over the past year, coined after the teenage icon Greta Thunberg, who skipped school on Fridays to demonstrate a peaceful protest against human-caused global warming. Her message was resolute yet simple: World leaders and fossil fuel magnates who show a tin ear to environmental disasters need
*This blog was co-written with Caroline Chomanics, IDEAS For Us chief administration officer and Fleet Farming program manager. We are beginning a new decade in 2020! Unlike most New Year’s resolutions, these don’t require you to break a sweat at the gym or reorganize your closets, Marie Kondo style. As 2019 comes to an end, it’s time to start thinking about the environment and sustainability. While chucking your plastic water bottles into a recycling bin
Many of us wouldn’t associate stormwater with pollution. Quite the opposite: When it rains, we picture the Earth’s soil nourished, depleted lakes and ponds replenished. But what we do on land—how we care for and maintain it—ultimately affects our waters. Felling trees, dumping waste, saturating crops with pesticides are but a few ways urban development has altered the natural water cycle. Think about it: With so many pollutants lingering on land, and with fewer
Known for its enchanting beaches, secluded springs and year-round sunshine, Florida brims with natural resources. And lately, it’s made great strides in using those resources for good. Consider what the state has accomplished this year alone. In January, Florida Power and Light Co., the state’s largest electric provider, made an announcement. They plan to install more than 30 million solar panels by 2030. According to FPL, if it meets this installation goal within the given