Trash hauling fees for Pasco County homeowners could go up to $12.44 a month, if county commissioners approve an increase proposed Tuesday morning. ...more

December 3, 2008

Pasco County commissioners are poised to poised a trash fee increase ...more

December 2, 2008

meet some of the faces of bankruptcy ...more

November 30, 2008

In a corner of what was once an orange juice plant, dozens of towering stainless steel tanks have found a new purpose: storing the raw materials and finished product of Florida's largest biodiesel factory. ...more

November 29, 2008

Biodiesel is part of an array of alternate energy sources environmentalists and others see as a way to curb global climate change and reduce the country's dependence on the Middle East and other oil-rich global hot spots. But high production costs and low commercial demand have become hurdles to making the fuels a viable alternative to oil. ...more

November 28, 2008

Owners of towing companies aren't the most sympathetic figures, hauling away and impounding illegally parked vehicles as they do. But Jeffrey Peters said this accounts for only about 5 percent of his business. Split Second mainly moves heavy equipment for contractors, and that's a business hit hard by the one-two punch of falling home construction and, until recently, rising fuel prices. ...more

November 28, 2008

Move over Toyota Prius. Some of the Tampa Bay area's biggest delivery companies are jumping on the hybrid bandwagon. ...more

October 16, 2008

Prices at the pump pulled back from record highs Friday as another slide in oil capped crude's biggest one-week drop in more than three years. ...more

July 19, 2008

Soaring fuel prices are damaging the U.S. economy, and the government should be doing whatever it can to slow or stop their astonishing ascent. ...more

July 8, 2008

As gas prices continue to climb, local governments consider buying biodiesel and limiting how long cars can idle. ...more

June 16, 2008