$90 million Cost of the windmill project 6 Percent of Nicaragua's energy needs will be supplied by the windmills ...more

December 26, 2008

The city skyline will get a new look starting next week. The owners of the SunTrust building downtown have hired a theatrical lighting company to install outdoor lights to allow for more color choices: red and green for Christmas, pink for breast cancer awareness, green for St. Patrick's Day, and so on. ...more

December 13, 2008

TAMPA - The city skyline will get a new look starting next week. The owners of the SunTrust building downtown have hired a theatrical lighting company to install outdoor lights to allow for more color choices: red and green for Christmas, pink for breast cancer awareness, green for St. Patrick's Day, and so on. ...more

December 12, 2008

Buying Your First Home? The federal government would like to congratulate you. ...more

September 11, 2008

About 20 "green" businesses and agencies, from around Highlands County and around the state, will have exhibits at today's daylong workshop at the Agri-Civic Center entitled, "Home Owners: Think Green and Save Money." ...more

September 6, 2008

With gas prices soaring to record highs and approval ratings for Congress hovering in the low 20s, there is great temptation for members of Congress to do something. Anything that appears constructive will do, thank you. This apparently is what Sen. John Warner, R-Va., had in mind last week when he suggested the country could save energy by lowering the national speed limit to 55 miles per hour. The idea is a throwback to the 1970s, a piece of nostalgia that isn't worth revisiting. ...more

July 22, 2008

Nothing New Offered Regarding "There Are Better Alternatives To Drilling For More Oil" (Other Views, May 30): ...more

June 9, 2008

It takes a while for a tree to be green. For decades, the National Christmas Tree was heartily chopped down from forests throughout the nation and trucked to the White House to be decked out in lights and ornaments. Then someone finally had the idea to plant the tree, so it would grow each year; the current tree has stood in place for 28 years. ...more

December 8, 2007

Wondering when it's over? When we're going to stop saving so much darned daylight? ...more

October 29, 2007

SEBRING — Five city buildings will soon be retrofitted with technology to reduce its $65,778 annual energy bill, and the city isn't pay a dime to make it happen. Ewald Probst, owner of Energy Saving Systems, said his company will supply and install energy-saving equipment at their cost and will share in the energy bill savings over a five-year period to recoup the costs. ...more

October 18, 2007