Every new president flatters himself that he, kinder and gentler, is beginning the world anew. Yet, when Barack Obama in his inaugural address reached out to Muslims with "to the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect," his formulation was needlessly defensive and apologetic. ...more

February 2, 2009

It will be 35 years this week since President Richard Nixon, responding to an Arab oil embargo, vowed to make the United States energy independent - and do it in seven years. ...more

November 4, 2008

Rising gas prices appear to be sending traffic deaths plummeting in Florida and across the country, researchers at the National Safety Council report. ...more

July 23, 2008

With gas prices soaring to record highs and approval ratings for Congress hovering in the low 20s, there is great temptation for members of Congress to do something. Anything that appears constructive will do, thank you. This apparently is what Sen. John Warner, R-Va., had in mind last week when he suggested the country could save energy by lowering the national speed limit to 55 miles per hour. The idea is a throwback to the 1970s, a piece of nostalgia that isn't worth revisiting. ...more

July 22, 2008

Thirty-four years ago, Congress responded to a fuel shortage and rising gas prices by creating a national 55 mph speed limit. ...more

July 17, 2008

SEBRING — Imagine, they said back in the 1970s, when an Arab oil embargo sent gasoline prices skyrocketing from 25 to 50 cents per gallon. Imagine. We could grow our own fuel. We could make alcohol from corn and potatoes and soybeans, and our cars could run on it. It burns cleaner. It's cheaper. It's renewable. It's made in America. But it turns out, ethanol isn't the miracle fuel it's cracked up to be. ...more

June 22, 2008

A Beach Over A State Regarding "As Gas Prices Gush, Drilling Debate Flows" (front page, June 14): ...more

June 21, 2008

Brandon lost. In wrestling circles, that's downright oxymoronic. It comes with a national record of 459 consecutive dual match victories. Until last week, Brandon High School hadn't dropped a match in more than a generation. ...more

January 14, 2008

Think Solar Regarding "Uncertainty Blurs Energy Future As Utilities Back Away From Coal" (Our Opinion, Nov. 25): ...more

December 1, 2007