Careers in nuclear engineering look especially bright as demand for electricity and other factors spark a turnaround for the industry. ...more

December 16, 2007

The European Union said today that it supported a compromise proposal on upcoming negotiations for a new global warming pact, bringing the contentious talks nearer to resolution. ...more

December 15, 2007

It's an issue that has dogged Gov. Charlie Crist since last summer. Since mandating the increased use of renewable energy, Crist has been pressured by Florida's business leaders who say Florida lacks the renewable resources, including wind and solar, to meet the governor's goal. ...more

December 13, 2007

Handing a major defeat to the auto industry, a federal judge ruled Wednesday that California can regulate greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles. ...more

December 13, 2007

We have read the science. Global warming is real, and we are a prime cause. We have heard the warnings. Unless we act, now, we face serious consequences. Polar ice will melt. Sea levels will rise. A third of our plant and animal species could vanish. There will be famine in Africa and Central Asia. ...more

December 5, 2007

Support Proposed Landfill It has come to my attention that Pasco County is considering two different means of managing the county's increasing quantities of municipal solid waste (MSW). One is to expand the waste-to-energy facility (WTE). The other is to construct a materials recovery facility (MRF) and a bioreactor landfill for the residues. ...more

December 3, 2007

Trying to counter claims about the cost of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, an environmental group presented a study Wednesday hoping to show that it could be more expensive if Florida doesn't try to stop global warming. ...more

November 29, 2007

The world will have to end its growth of carbon emissions within seven years and become mostly free of carbon-emitting technologies in about four decades to avoid killing as many as a quarter of the planet's species from global warming, according to top United Nations scientists. ...more

November 18, 2007

China and India must ramp up efforts to curb oil demand and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to avoid devastating consequences for the world's energy supply, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday. ...more

November 8, 2007

Most people don't like lawsuits. Even the lawyers I know prefer to settle a dispute long before they see a judge. But when all else fails, our laws and courts are there to protect us, and we shouldn't be shy about defending our rights. And fortunately, that is exactly what is happening with global warming. ...more

October 22, 2007