Published

1 year ago

December 24, 2024

Alice Rush

This post is part of a series of blogs examining where 2024 Southeastern candidates for state and federal offices stand on key energy and climate issues.

Note: The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy does not support or oppose candidates or political parties. Links to reports, candidate websites and outside sources are provided as citizen education tools.

In this blog post, we examine the policies and positions of Lucia Baez-Geller, the Democratic Party candidate running to represent Florida Congressional District 27 in the U.S. House of Representatives. Also in this series, we profile Republican candidate Maria Elvira Salazar. Election Day is November 5, 2024.

Lucia Baez-Geller is a former educator and school board member. For 15 years, she taught English and Language Arts at a public high school in Miami. In 2020, she was elected to represent District 3 on the Miami-Dade County School Board.

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

Baez-Geller has stated on X (formerly Twitter), “We must also pass legislation to support and speed up our nation’s transition towards renewable energy.”

While serving District 3 on the Miami-Dade County School Board, Lucia Baez-Geller co-sponsored a resolution for the school board to acknowledge the urgency of 100% clean energy use by 2030 and the creation of a task force to develop policy recommendations, accountability processes, and an accompanying implementation plan.

Climate Change

In an interview with the Miami Herald Baez-Geller shared that if elected, she hopes to address climate change. “Look at the heat waves, hurricanes and the weather patterns over the last few years,” she said. “We need to protect our oceans, our water supply and ensure that our community is a healthy place to live.”

For Earth Day, she shared this message reminding Floridians that a commitment to protecting the planet includes supporting policies that combat climate.

Electric Transportation

We were unable to confirm the candidate’s position on this energy-related issue in published media, public records, or the campaign website.

Energy Equity and Energy Burden

We were unable to confirm the candidate’s position on this energy-related issue in published media, public records, or the campaign website.

High-Risk Energy: Coal, Nuclear, Oil, Gas

We were unable to confirm the candidate’s position on this energy-related issue in published media, public records, or the campaign website.

Voting Information

Election Day is November 5. Here are important dates and deadlines to consider, from the Florida Division of Elections:

Oct. 7, 2024: Voter registration deadline
Oct. 24, 2024: Vote-by-mail ballot request deadline (5:00 pm)
Oct. 26, 2024: Mandatory in-person early voting period begins
Nov. 2, 2024: Mandatory in-person early voting period ends
Nov. 5, 2024: General Election Day
Nov. 5, 2024: Vote-by-mail ballot return deadline (7:00 pm)
Nov. 15, 2024: Vote-by-mail ballot return deadline for military and overseas citizen voters

*Visit Vote-by-Mail and Military and Overseas Citizens Voting for information about deadlines to send a vote-by-mail ballot, to request a vote-by-mail ballot and to return vote by a mail ballot.

** Due to Hurricane Helene, Governor DeSantis has issued Executive Order 24-212 making changes to election rules for some residents of the counties most affected by Helene. Hurricane Milton may affect voting as well. Check here for the latest information.

Find additional important election information here.

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Lucia Baez-Geller on Climate & Energy

Renewable Energy

An Encounter on Tariffs

Published

5 hours ago

June 14, 2026

Alice Rush

I met a fellow earlier today who, with a partner, owns and runs a company that imports a wide variety of goods into the United States from China.

I asked him, naively, how tariffs are affecting him. He said, “Well, until recently, taxes on our goods were 3.5%; now they’re 45%. I pass most of this this on to my (retailer) customer, and he passes it on to you. If you’re wondering why the price of a stick of deodorant has just gone through the roof, you’ve just figured it out.”

In retrospect, I shouldn’t have brought it up in the first place.

An Encounter on Tariffs

Renewable Energy

Trevor Noah

Published

8 hours ago

June 14, 2026

Alice Rush

I met a gentleman from South Africa yesterday, and I told him that I’m sure he knows that Trevor Noah is a huge thing here in the U.S.

He replied that he doesn’t like Trevor Noah and explained that he doesn’t think politics and comedy should be mixed.

I thought that to be peculiar, as political humor has been a big deal here for centuries, and has grown mightily since the 1970s. Think of Saturday Night Live and all the late-night television hosts that have come along and achieved huge popularity.

More to the point, this is Trevor Noah’s brand. It’s what he does–and sells for a living. It’s like Nike and its swoosh and it’s “Just do it” slogan.

I have a feeling that what he objects to is the mixing of left-wing politics and comedy, because he doesn’t like to see progressive ideas promoted in society.

https://www.2greenenergy.com/2026/06/14/trevor-noah/

Renewable Energy

Ask a Pro

Published

1 day ago

June 13, 2026

Alice Rush

I’m not a financial pro, but here’s some advice:

Don’t live on a budget. Make a lot of money and live far beneath your means. What value does luxury actually bring to your life, especially if it makes you nervous about running out of cash?

As I told my kids when they were growing up, “Unless you’re completely shallow, showing off your money is an idiotic thing to do. You make false friends and have people glomming onto you to sell you stuff you really don’t need.”

Warren Buffett still lives in a modest house in Nebraska, a state in which he could buy an entire country. Maybe there is something about him and his values that could benefit you.