Did Gov. Rick Scott really order staff to keep terms such as “climate change” and “global warming” out of official reports and speeches? Scott adamantly denies it. But the pressure continued Friday in Tallahassee, when Florida State University students, climate activists and representatives of a whistle-blower group for environmental employees covered their mouths with tape […]
Climate-change group seeks probe, public records – Orlando Sentinel
A dozen members of a climate change advocacy group dumped 43,000 petitions for an investigation and a public records request at Gov. Rick Scott’s office Friday. Forecast the Facts, a group “dedicated to ensuring that Americans hear the truth about climate change,” according to its website, wants to get to the bottom of whether Scott unofficially banned […]
Students want probe of alleged gag order – Tallahassee Democrat
Students gathered Friday at the Capitol to ask for an investigation into whether an unwritten gag order exists barring state employees from discussing climate change or global warming. The protesters, who wore duct tape over their mouths with “climate change” written across it, dropped off petitions with more than 43,000 signatures calling for an investigation […]