Gas prices across Florida remained stagnant last week and could remain steady through the Thanksgiving travel period. ...more

November 24, 2009

Motorists may be giving thanks this week for lower gas prices — at least if annual trends hold up. ...more

November 23, 2009

I believe we should exhaust every resource we have to discover and develop new sources of energy, including nuclear, solar, wind and so on. The problem is we are decades from any suitable replacement for oil. ...more

September 19, 2009

Bay area motorists may see higher pump prices this week amid a surge in the cost of crude oil. ...more

March 25, 2009

Bay area motorists may see higher pump prices this week amid a surge in the cost of crude oil. ...more

March 24, 2009

I realize that we seem to have beaten a dead horse when we talk about prices at the pump for gasoline. But after seeing a story in Highlands Today I couldn't resist adding a few more comments on the subject. ...more

February 19, 2009

Hijacked At The Pump If big oil can't make it on crude oil, they make it on refining. The last time oil hit a low of $34 a barrel we paid $1.59 a gallon for regular. Now we're hijacked at the pump at $1.93. Part of the stimulus package should be an excess profit tax on big oil to finance infrastructure. ...more

February 17, 2009

The last few days there have been numerous letters to the editor in Highlands Today and also The Tampa Tribune regarding the State Farm Insurance abandonment of the state of Florida homeowners insurance. I wonder why I haven't seen anything about the 25 percent increase awarded to Progress Energy which took effect on Jan.1? This outrageous increase hits us during one of the country's worst economic recessions in recent memory. I have written letters to Governor Crist and our local Rep. Denise Grimsley trying to get them to rescind or even delay this increase. The governor forwarded my letter to the Public Service Commission and I received a letter from them outlining the reasons why the increase to Progress Energy was awarded. They tell me that one of their reasons was the increase in the cost of fuel and another was the building of a nuclear power plant. ...more

February 6, 2009

Gasoline prices in the Tampa Bay area are holding steady at $1.84 a gallon on average, despite a spike in the cost of crude oil. ...more

January 27, 2009

Gasoline prices in the Tampa Bay area are holding steady at $1.84 a gallon on average, despite a spike in the cost of crude oil. ...more

January 26, 2009