Greg Bove steps into his pickup and drives down a sandy path to where the future of Florida's renewable energy plans begin: Acres of open land filled with solar panels that will soon power thousands of homes and business. ...more

October 28, 2009

County officials are preparing their objections to federal proposals for a cap-and-trade system to reduce carbon emissions some view as a new tax that could raise electric bills. ...more

March 24, 2009

Congress is developing legislation that would require power companies to obtain more energy from renewable sources. The effort, which will cut the nation's dependence on foreign oil, clean the environment and create American jobs, is worthwhile. ...more

February 17, 2009

Last winter, my 10-year-old son and I headed to a destination that had friends and family wondering if we had lost our minds. ...more

January 4, 2009

Hillsborough County residents will see slightly higher garbage bills starting in January. ...more

July 18, 2008

In the late 1980s Pasco County was contemplating what to do with its swelling stream of solid waste. It could create a new landfill, what people once called a garbage dump. There was only one small problem. Actually it was a huge problem. No one wanted the landfill created anywhere near them. That definitely was a problem, because there was hardly any place a landfill might have been created that wasn't near someone. ...more

July 2, 2008

In an effort to stretch dollars and tackle needed improvements at solid waste facilities, county commissioners agreed this week to refinance debt and take out an additional bond issue for capital projects. ...more

February 21, 2008

A $13.6 million expansion of Hillsborough County's waste-to-energy plant will go forward despite opposition from a county commissioner who said the contract is flawed. ...more

February 6, 2008

TAMPA - A $13.6 million expansion of Hillsborough County's waste-to-energy plant will go forward despite opposition from a county commissioner who said the contract is flawed. ...more

February 6, 2008

A flyer mailed to many Pasco residents lit fires of opposition to expansion of the county's waste-to-energy plant. "Stop the Expansion of the West Pasco Solid Waste Incinerator at Shady Hills," the banner headline on the flyer proclaimed. It referred to the Pasco County Resource Recovery Facility on Hays Road. ...more

February 2, 2008