It could have been a powerhouse, a labyrinth of ducts and pipes crowned by towering exhaust stacks, with coal-fired generators humming day and night. ...more

May 21, 2008

Environmental experts say the 2,400-acre site that had been earmarked for a Tampa Electric Co. plant is a powerhouse of a different sort – a natural one that pumps energy into Tampa Bay by producing clean water and fish. And it's being reclaimed for Mother Nature. ...more

May 20, 2008

Manbirtee Key, otherwise known as the Port Manatee spoil island, is a manmade stack of rock and sand that was created with the leftovers from dredging the ship channel and the well-known port near the Hillsborough-Manatee county line on the south shore of Tampa Bay. ...more

November 14, 2007