Thirty-one states have one. Florida may be the next state to adopt a standard for generating electricity from renewable resources. ...more

March 22, 2009

The debate over how much renewable energy Florida's power companies should be required to produce has taken off in a whole new direction. ...more

January 9, 2009

The debate over how much renewable energy Florida's power companies should be required to produce has taken off in a whole new direction. According to a staff recommendation from the Florida Public Service Commission, the state should adopt a "clean" standard for generating electricity, not just a "renewable" standard. ...more

January 8, 2009

In January, customers of Progress Energy Florida will begin paying the pre-construction costs for two new nuclear reactors planned in Levy County. ...more

October 15, 2008

In January, customers of Progress Energy Florida will begin paying the preconstruction costs for two new nuclear reactors planned in Levy County. The St. Petersburg-based utility won approval from the Florida Public Service Commission today to pass on the costs to customers. For residential customers using 1,000 kilowatt-hours a month, the monthly electric bill will increase $11.42, or 10 percent, to $122.01. Matthew M. Carter II ...more

October 14, 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

Billionaires Ross Perot and Boone Pickens have far more in common than their bank accounts. ...more

July 17, 2008

As rapper Kanye West demonstrated on Sunday night's Grammy broadcast, bringing some light on the subject of clothes can create quite an impression. ...more

February 14, 2008

A flyer mailed to many Pasco residents lit fires of opposition to expansion of the county's waste-to-energy plant. "Stop the Expansion of the West Pasco Solid Waste Incinerator at Shady Hills," the banner headline on the flyer proclaimed. It referred to the Pasco County Resource Recovery Facility on Hays Road. ...more

February 2, 2008

The Manatee Viewing Center, a popular stop for locals and snowbirds who want a close-up peek at the gentle Florida sea cows, has reopened for the season. ...more

November 7, 2007