From furlough to frugalista, the recession is changing the way we speak. ...more

March 16, 2009

Finally, some good economic news. And boy do we need it. ...more

January 16, 2009

It's grease! It's fuel! No, it's both! Straight from the kitchens of area homes, recycled cooking oil is powering a few Pasco County vehicles. ...more

November 5, 2008

Visionaries in the past have pictured people getting around town in their own personal helicopters or flying here and there with James Bond-style jet packs strapped to their backs. ...more

October 24, 2008

Local officials and residents who don't value conservation efforts need only look at the island nation of Haiti for a wakeup call. ...more

September 10, 2008

As oil and gas prices continue to hit record highs, Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson is forging ahead with his efforts to promote the production of renewable energy in Florida, including ethanol made from agriculture waste and other woody products. ...more

July 20, 2008

As much as a lot of people will choke just hearing this, President Jimmy Carter was right. His energy policy, if it had been continued, would have had this country oil independent today. But leaders who followed him in the Oval Office didn't have the courage or political will to make it happen. ...more

July 18, 2008

It's either me or ...? I never thought it would come to this but it has. Just like Sen. Barack Obama saying that his relationship with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright has changed, so has my connection to most things sacred in society, namely my car and food. Like most of you, it will be a battle of will or reasonable facsimile that may decide the outcome. It is man against machine; man against the beast. It is a strange dichotomy. I can choose to feed my family or have nothing to feed them. ...more

July 12, 2008

A controversial plan to build an ethanol production facility at the Port of Tampa has been shelved in favor of seeking financing to build an ethanol storage facility there instead, the project's sponsor said in an interview Tuesday. ...more

June 18, 2008

We Have To Change I became licensed to drive in 1976. Shortly thereafter, we had our first oil crisis and waiting in line to buy gas, sometimes for two hours at a time, had a great impact on me that I have never forgotten. ...more

June 14, 2008