MIAMI (AP) - Nobody loves biomass. When talk turns to global warming and the green movement, it's hardly ever mentioned. Biomass can be garbage (literally) or wood chips or sugar-cane remnants or grass. ...more

January 4, 2009

It takes some rather complicated math to determine how much pollution and environmental impact is created by a Super Bowl and all its trappings. ...more

December 15, 2008

Florida is in a painful pause, as is most of the world. I suggest that we view this period, to the extent that we can, as not as being in the middle of a bad accident on the way to the emergency room, but allow ourselves to be in a sunny convalescence, planning for our healthful future. ...more

December 14, 2008

The National Football League, as part of what it calls "the greening of Super Bowl XLIII," is providing mangroves for plantings in the Terra Ceia Ecosystem Restoration Area near the Manatee County line and native trees at the McKay Creek Greenway in Pinellas County. ...more

December 9, 2008

A vote last week by a state regulatory commission means auto manufacturers may have to revamp the cars and trucks they sell in Florida to meet a tough new emissions standard. ...more

December 7, 2008

Auto manufacturers may have to revamp the cars and trucks they sell in Florida to meet a tough new emissions standard that state regulators adopted today. ...more

December 2, 2008

The president-elect won't be there, but an Obama buzz will crackle through the conference hall when negotiators gather Monday for a final push toward a sweeping new global warming treaty. ...more

November 30, 2008

State officials return to the Florida Environmental Regulation Commission next week to argue that Florida should adopt California's tough emission standards for cars and light trucks. ...more

November 29, 2008

Environmentalists determined to escalate the fight against climate change are delighted with President-elect Barack Obama's promise to make burning carbon more expensive. ...more

November 16, 2008

SOLAR Sunshine is prevalent in Florida and a good source of clean energy. But the high cost of solar power has discouraged widespread use. At 20 cents to 30 cents a kilowatt hour, solar energy is more than twice as expensive as power from coal and natural gas. ...more

November 9, 2008