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• Florida environmental groups are calling on Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis to take action on climate change in a letter with more than 3,400 signatures.
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• Florida drivers have been enjoying low prices at the pump, but that could change. If oil prices rise, so will the cost of a tank of gas, but AAA’s Mark Jenkins said low prices should stick around for a while.
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• The red planet just go another robot inhabitant. NASA’s Mars InSight lander touched down on November 26 after a six month trip through our solar system. The Planetary Society’s senior editor Emily Lackdawalla talks to 90.7’s Brendan Byrne about what the martian lander is up to.
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• Orlando is featured in a National Geographic movie about climate change- Paris to Pittsburgh. Mayor Buddy Dyer and city sustainability director Chris Castro join Intersection to explain how the city is striving to reduce carbon emissions and prepare for climate change.
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• As a candidate for governor, Ron DeSantis said he would stand up to special interests and protect Florida’s environment. Now the governor-elect has assembled an environmental transition committee, and environmental advocates are watching closely to see what happens once he takes office.
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• Leading environmental groups sued the Trump administration Tuesday to stop an offshore oil and natural gas exploration technique called seismic testing.
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• Economic incentive packages have become the norm for city and state governments to get businesses to relocate. But 90.7’s economic analyst Hank Fishkind says the results from offering these often-pricey incentives are mixed.
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• A team of researchers from the University of Central Florida is holding its own in a national competition aimed at making driving safer, and the university is the only one going up against industry giants like Ford and Uber.
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• For this week’s dining review, Orlando Restaurant critic Scott Joseph returns to one of downtown Orlando’s farm-to-table pioneers that he says is still setting the standard.
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• The Orlando Ballet’s presentation of “The Nutcracker” is an annual holiday tradition for the organization. And the tradition is expanding, says the ballet, to reflect both growing ticket sales and the diverse makeup of the Central Florida community.
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