A casual look at the Earth's geologic time scale shows a planet in flux, with the oceans, atmosphere and land masses revealing both subtle and dramatic changes over eons. ...more

February 10, 2008

DUNEDIN - A 38-year old woman died in a house fire that broke out early Thursday. The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office identified the victim of the fire as Christina Foley at 1017 Michigan Drive E., Apartment A. ...more

January 24, 2008

A 38-year old woman died in a house fire that broke out early Thursday. The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office identified the victim of the fire as Christina Foley at 1017 Michigan Drive E., Apartment A. William McElligott, fire marshal for the Dunedin Fire Department, said it appears Foley's death was an accident resulting from a series of sad circumstances. ...more

January 24, 2008

TAMPA - Gov. Charlie Crist, in Tampa today for a meeting of the National Governors Association, defended his clean energy policies against naysayers who claim his mandates for renewable energy are unrealistic and will inflate electric bills. ...more

December 13, 2007

The United States will come up with its plan to cut global-warming gases by mid-2008, and won't commit to mandatory caps at the United Nations' climate conference here, the chief U.S. negotiator said Saturday. ...more

December 9, 2007

The world will have to end its growth of carbon emissions within seven years and become mostly free of carbon-emitting technologies in about four decades to avoid killing as many as a quarter of the planet's species from global warming, according to top United Nations scientists. ...more

November 18, 2007

Don't be fooled. Just because it's called "water" and comes in a bottle doesn't mean it's "bottled water." Most fortified drinks are actually "water beverages." If you really want "bottled water," it must be "intended for human consumption and sealed in bottles or other containers with no added ingredients," except for antimicrobial agents and fluoride, according to the Food and Drug Administration, which regulates bottled water as a food. We know it's confusing. So here's what to look for if you want old-fashioned bottled water, according to the FDA: ...more

October 18, 2007

It's no stretch to say that yoga is perfect for the young at heart. It's also ideal, though, for the young in age. ...more

September 27, 2007