Authored by Florida TaxWatch's Executive Director Dominic Calabro and American Water Security Project’s Executive Director Dr. Brandon D. Shuler, 'Florida must invest in clean and fresh water to grow and prosper' originally appeared in the Tampa Bay Times March 18, 2022. One of Ron DeSantis’ first actions as governor was signing Executive Order 19-12 “Achieving More [...]
Authored by the American Water Security Project’s Executive Director Dr. Brandon D. Shuler, 'Florida’s economic security depends on water infrastructure investments' originally appeared in the Tampa Bay Business Journal February 11, 2022. On the 2022 legislative session’s opening day, Gov. Ron DeSantis made a profound point about Florida’s economy to state lawmakers: “Florida’s economic security is [...]
Snook Front & Center on the Fisheries Management Stage Habitat loss, tanking water quality, and climate impacts must be addressed AWSP Executive Director, Dr. Brandon D. Shuler I’ve had the good fortune to enjoy great snook (Centropomus undecimalus) fishing in my home state of Texas, where I worked as a fishing guide for many [...]
An interview with Terry Gibson, American Water Security Project As part of its series “The Business of Climate Change,” which highlights the climate views of business men and women throughout the state, The Invading Sea spoke with Terry Gibson, who serves as legislative affairs director for the American Water Security Project and has spent [...]
Authored by the American Water Security Project’s Government Affairs Director Terry Gibson, “Saving our surf from sewage pollution” originally appeared in the Panama News Herald September 27, 2020. Many “surf journalists,” me included, point out the central tension of hurricane season for dedicated wave riders. We look forward to it with great anticipation, and in [...]
CCA on a Half Shell Lunker Dogs Reel Guy Show (click image to launch) The Lunderdog sits down with Dr. Peter Barile who is a native Floridian and Senior Environmental Scientist with Marine Research & Consulting, Inc., based in Melbourne, FL. We wanted to find out the facts and science on doing a oyster [...]
Authored by the American Water Security Project’s board chair Kirk Mantay, "Celebrate bi-partisan leadership on resiliency and water infrastructure" originally appeared in the Naples News-Press August 19, 2020. Despite what you may have heard about the 2020 Florida legislative session’s environmental policy outcomes, Floridians really ought to be pleased by the legislature’s hard work, and the [...]
Authored by the American Water Security Project’s Science Director Dr. Peter Barile, ‘Biscayne Bay is suffocating, and Miami-Dade County leaders continue to let it die‘ originally appeared in the Miami Herald September 6, 2020. Onlookers recently were shocked as thousands of fish and rays swam to the surface along the shores of northern Biscayne Bay gasping for air. [...]
Authored by the American Water Security Project’s Government Affairs Director Terry Gibson, 'New Florida Laws and Funding Set the Stage for Clean Water' originally appeared in the Coastal Breeze News August 27, 2020. In the 1980s, Dad began taking me on fly-fishing expeditions to Marco Island. He hired legendary captains Jim Grace and Phil Chapman—the latter was [...]
EcoRight Speaks EcoRight Speaks Podcast with AWSP Board Chair Kirk Mantay and Terry Gibson (click image to open) Your home for conservative climate news, guests, and more. Like you, we want to feel confident – not conflicted – as conservatives seeking action on climate change. That’s why we created the EcoRight Speaks podcast, to amplify [...]
