TALLAHASSEE (AP) — The Public Service Commission set 10-year energy conservation goals today that are significantly stronger than Florida's major electric utilities had proposed but well short of what environmentalists wanted. ...more

December 1, 2009

but not on the same scale. In Country A, employment has fallen more than 5 percent, and the unemployment rate has more than doubled. In Country B, employment has fallen only half a percent, and unemployment is only slightly higher than it was before the crisis. ...more

November 15, 2009

Dangling enough dollars in front of smokers who want to quit helps many more succeed, an experiment with hundreds of General Electric Co. workers indicates. Among those paid up to $750 to quit and stay off cigarettes, 15 percent were still tobacco-free about a year later. That may not sound like much, but it's three times the success rate of a comparison group that got no such bonuses. ...more

February 12, 2009

The old saying goes that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, and perhaps one way to market downtown Sebring is by attracting people to open restaurants so visitors fall in love with its fine dining. ...more

January 15, 2009

Regarding "State Agency Slaps Public During Landfill Debacle" (Our Opinion, Dec. 19): ...more

December 26, 2008

Ray and Louise Dorn said they enjoy opening their monthly electric bill. ...more

December 1, 2008

This economy is hurting Floridians. But although the economic downturn has negatively impacted us all, there is a bright future ahead. ...more

November 22, 2008

An energy group based in Washington, D.C., says Florida is doing a lot more to save energy. ...more

October 9, 2008

An energy group based in Washington, D.C., says Florida is doing a lot more than other states to save energy. In an annual ranking of the most energy-efficient states, Florida was one of the most improved, moving from 29th in 2006 to 19th in 2007. ...more

October 8, 2008

People who don't live in the city who bring yard debris into city limits and clandestinely leaving it to be picked up with residents' trash be warned: There is a price on your heads. ...more

September 25, 2008