She was joined by local pastors, the NAACP chapter president, the teachers union president, and a group of educators, all preaching the gospel of vaccination as a way to beat the pandemic.
“This makes good sense to receive the vaccine,” said Pastor Carl Johnson of the 93rd Street Baptist Church. “God has given you a sound mind, the services are here, let’s take advantage of it.”
To set an example, a group of six educators who help run the 5,000 Role Models of Excellence program in Miami-Dade County Schools rolled up their sleeves and received the Moderna vaccine.
“We are here to tell our community, Black and brown communities, we need you all to get vaccinated, said Karla Hernandez-Mats, president of the United Teachers of Dade. If you have the opportunity, come to one of the centers, go to a FEMA center, get vaccinated, we believe that this is the way to bring us back to a recovery, back to normalcy.
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“It is inconceivable that in Florida, renowned as the ’Sunshine State,’ just 2% of all our electricity generation is sourced from solar,” Sen. Berman said. “Our nonprofits, municipalities, businesses and schools have been blocked from financing their own small-scale solar projects, infringing on their energy rights and shutting them out of electricity savings. SB 1718 will remove this legal barrier and authorize their use of power purchase agreements. It is time for Florida to join more than 28 other states in doing so.”
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With a PPA, a developer installs, owns, and operates a solar system on a customer’s property. The customer purchases the system’s electric output at a fixed rate. This is generally a lower rate than what they pay to their utility company. The PPA contract lasts for a fixed period, usually 15-25 years. In addition to significant cost savings, incorporating solar into schools can enhance classroom learning and community resilie