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Press Mention Tampa Bay Times January 27, 2020

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Nikki Fried to Ron DeSantis: Lay off Energy office

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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried opposes a bill to move the state's Office of Energy from her department to the Department of Environmental Protection, calling it a partisan power grab by Governor DeSantis. Susan Glickman, Florida director for the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, comments on the office's history of being moved between agencies and emphasizes that clean energy progress depends on political leadership and will.

The ability to move Florida into a clean energy future is simply a matter of leadership … Guiding Florida's energy policy to where it needs to be is solely a matter of political will.

Susan Glickman
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