On Oct. 21, 13 of the nation's leading professional agricultural, biological, chemical and geological organizations sent a joint letter to the U.S. Senate urging it to adopt policies that would limit U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. "Observations throughout the world make it clear that climate change is occurring, and rigorous scientific research demonstrates that greenhouse gases emitted by human activities are the primary driver," they wrote. ...more

November 7, 2009

The Global Humanitarian Forum, a think tank led by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, calls climate change the greatest emerging humanitarian challenge in a report released ahead of global warming talks in Bonn, Germany, next week. The talks could lead to a new global treaty on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. ...more

May 30, 2009

The lack of concrete data on which facilities were emitting greenhouse gases and how much they were spewing into the atmosphere led to a major flaw in the European Union's cap-and-trade system: the over-allocation of pollution permits to industry. This mistake led to the collapse of the carbon market. Thanks to action taken by the Environmental Protection Agency this month, the United States will not make the same mistake. ...more

March 28, 2009

A power company CEO and the head of a leading environmental organization will never agree on everything, but on one essential element of Florida's future we are absolutely united: the need to bring more solar energy to the state. ...more

March 15, 2009

Walt Disney and its parks are going green. ...more

March 9, 2009

Tampa Electric announced this morning plans to buy electricity from a solar power plant that will be built on a 200 to 400 acre site in Polk County. ...more

March 9, 2009

In a few years, the trash you see at landfills will be used to generate environmentally friendly electricity for thousands of Progress Energy customers in Florida. ...more

February 12, 2009

In a few years, the garbage you see at landfills will be used to generate environmentally friendly electricity for thousands of Progress Energy customers in Florida. ...more

February 11, 2009

Progress Energy Florida said Monday that it has signed a contract to build two nuclear reactors on a 5,100-acre site in Levy County. ...more

January 9, 2009

Progress Energy Florida said Monday that it has signed a contract to build two nuclear reactors on a 5,100-acre site in Levy County. ...more

January 6, 2009