Regarding "Cap-and-trade savings" by Chad Kister, Letters, Dec. 11: Global warming fantasies aside, the true big picture of cap and trade legislation is economic collapse, not savings. The production, distribution and marketing of raw materials and finished goods, the transportation of people and their ability to provide services, and the real national security issue - the mobility of our armed forces - are all totally dependent on hydrocarbon energy. There are not any energy substitutes available now for transportation. ...more

December 17, 2009

Some customers have made their voices heard following recent increases in utility costs. ...more

March 6, 2009

What will an Obama administration and a Congress with increased Democratic majorities do? That's a relevant question, given the Democrats' leads in the polls. And it's a little hard to answer, given the financial crisis that has been raging and the recession that seems to be ahead. ...more

October 26, 2008

Jobs would be lost in the transition to a cleaner economy, but many new ones would be created. ...more

June 9, 2008

Tampa Electric said Thursday that it has cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent, a milestone that took 10 years and $1.2 billion to achieve. ...more

January 25, 2008