Action on climate, if it happens, will take the form of "cap and trade:" businesses won't be told what to produce or how, but they will have to buy permits to cover their emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. So they'll be able to increase their profits if they can burn less carbon - and there's every reason to believe that they'll be clever and creative about finding ways to do just that. ...more

December 8, 2009

Private landfills have been banned in Highlands County for more than a decade, but that may change. ...more

January 21, 2009

Ten people who had bought condominiums in the posh SkyPoint complex are now trying to get out of their respective contracts, contending that they never were told that the 32-story tower was built on land that was once contaminated. ...more

October 9, 2008

A group of 10 people who bought condominiums in the posh Skypoint complex is now trying to get out of their contracts, contending they never were told the 32-story tower was built on once-contaminated land. ...more

October 8, 2008

We have read the science. Global warming is real, and we are a prime cause. We have heard the warnings. Unless we act, now, we face serious consequences. Polar ice will melt. Sea levels will rise. A third of our plant and animal species could vanish. There will be famine in Africa and Central Asia. ...more

December 5, 2007

Divorce isn't just a family matter. It exacts a serious toll on the environment by boosting the energy and water consumption of those who used to live together, according to a study authored by two Michigan State University researchers. ...more

December 4, 2007

Regarding 'Bracing For Boom, Bridges On Alafia' (Metro, Oct. 8): Fifth-graders know when a council allows zoning changes at the beck and call of developers, infrastructure has to be considered in advance. Simple things like water supply, power, environmental problems and traffic movement must be considered. I know warnings were given repeatedly by the Tribune on all these subjects and were ignored by the 'first-graders' on the commission. ...more

October 12, 2007

The time has come to define and dignify the term environmentalist, since the national and world focus is once again on Earth issues. ...more

September 30, 2007