In a generally ignorant anti-environmentalist screed, your guest columnist, Colin Flaherty, blames environmentalists for problems that are really caused by markets. ...more

May 2, 2008

Kim Fenske drives a bus in Colorado by day, but when he's not working, he zooms around the mountains in a 2007 Toyota Prius. ...more

April 21, 2008

It's a delicate balance our county and communities must make when determining whether to take cash or land as payment for impacts on growth in this area. Making sure we have adequate land for schools, recreation, government offices, fire departments, etc., is critical. So is the need for cash to pay for impacted infrastructure. ...more

December 20, 2007

Could Polk County's future population be capped at 1.4 million? A group headed by John Ryan, a veteran Polk County environmentalist and planning activist, has a plan to do just that, and he says he's willing to work to put it on the ballot. ...more

October 31, 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

TAMPA - Moshe Leib says it's not a stretch to call his black Toyota Prius a limousine. Hillsborough County's Public Transportation Commission is skeptical, though, and has denied Leib's application to operate the gas-stingy vehicle as a limo service. Now the North Redington Beach man is suing the agency in federal court. ...more

September 17, 2007