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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for Saturday March 23, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Florida and Oregon State Energy Office Representatives Named Co-Chairs of NASEO Rural Energy Working Group
ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 23 -- The National Association of State Energy Officials issued the following news: NASEO is pleased to announce the appointment of Brooks Rumenik, Energy Office Director for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and Tom Elliott, Energy Analyst from the Oregon Department of Energy, as co-chairs of the NASEO Rural Energy Working Group. Brooks Rumenik serves as the Director of Energy for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services'  more

PETA Statement Re Verdict for Cambodian Official Prosecuted for Smuggling Monkeys
MIAMI, Florida, March 23 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following statement on March 22, 2024: * * * Please see the following statement from PETA primate scientist Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel regarding the "not guilty" verdict in the U.S. Department of Justice's prosecution of Cambodian government official Masphal Kry in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida: Regardless of the verdict, the evidence showed that countless monkeys were abducted from the  more

WORLD WATER DAY: FOOD FOR THE POOR TRANSFORMS COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE POWER OF WATER
COCONUT CREEK, Florida, March 23 -- Food for the Poor issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: Today, as nations observe World Water Day, Food For The Poor (FFTP) is acknowledging the power of water and all the ways it lifts communities, families, and individuals. In Jamaica, FFTP introduced rainwater harvesting systems to 15 local farmers in the Decoy Farmers Group. Now, thanks to the charity's donors, the farmers can produce higher yields. Before the charity intervened, the farm  more