With the number of citations at 1,223 and counting, the County Commission voted Tuesday to raise the fine from $30 to $130 for the first violation of the county's watering regulations. ...more

March 24, 2009

Products that can save you money and save energy. ...more

March 23, 2009

GARDEN NOTES Events ORCHID SHOW & SALE: The Florida West Coast Orchid Society's annual show and sale is noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 3, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 4 and 5 at the The Honeywell MinReg Building, 6340 126th Ave. Largo. Questions? Call Brent Finke at (727) 460-4606. ...more

September 25, 2008

Saddlebrook Resort was honored Monday by the Florida Department of Environmental Services, earning the Florida Green Lodging Program's "One Palm Certification." ...more

September 20, 2008

GARDEN NOTES Events GESNERIAD CELEBRATION: Buy plants and see demonstrations on starting new plants from leafs, potting babies, fertilizing techniques and more from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the USF Botanical Gardens at Pine and Alumni drives on the Tampa campus. The Tampa African Violet Society and Tampa Bay Gesneriad Society are hosts. Admission is free. Call (813) 689-8700 for details. ...more

September 11, 2008

TARPON SPRINGS - - Water and sewer rates in the city will go up each year for the next decade. The question is by how much? ...more

June 7, 2008

Recent local newspaper articles jubilantly announced preliminary plans for ethanol to be produced by a plant just south of Lake Placid. Articles indicated the ethanol would be produced from sorghum cane that would be grown in southern Highlands County. They directed attention to the jobs that would be created by this program; however, no mention was made of the great amount of water needed to produce at least two crops of this sorghum per year and the four to five gallons of water required to produce each gallon of ethanol. ...more

May 30, 2008

Georgia's decision in February to ease outdoor-watering restrictions in metropolitan Atlanta undercuts its claims the federal government should continue limiting downstream flows out of that state, a Florida official says. ...more

May 9, 2008

Divorce isn't just a family matter. It exacts a serious toll on the environment by boosting the energy and water consumption of those who used to live together, according to a study authored by two Michigan State University researchers. ...more

December 4, 2007

For years, researchers tried to figure out how much water can be pumped from the Alafia River to meet humans' needs without upsetting the delicate habitat that fish and young marine life need to survive. ...more

October 6, 2007