That Corvette roaring around the track Saturday was using green fuel. "It's E85," said Doug Fehan, program manager for the Corvette racing team. ...more

March 21, 2009

Barry Holzsweig is trying to save the environment, reduce our nation's dependence on foreign oil and make a few bucks, all by selling a device he calls the "Fuel Genie" for $499 apiece out of a converted tire shop on U.S. 19. ...more

February 14, 2009

Barry Holzsweig is trying to save the environment, reduce our nation's dependence on foreign oil and make a few bucks, all by selling a device he calls the "Fuel Genie" for $499 apiece out of a converted tire shop on U.S. 19. ...more

February 13, 2009

President Barack Obama took aim Monday at the lofty but long elusive goal of making the nation more energy independent, ordering reviews that could lead to tougher auto emission standards in states and higher pressure on automakers to produce more fuel-efficient cars. The president: ...more

January 27, 2009

Many damaging effects of climate change are already basically irreversible, researchers declared Monday, warning that even if carbon emissions can somehow be halted temperatures around the globe will remain high until at least the year 3000. ...more

January 26, 2009

Boeing Co., the world's second-largest airplane maker, plans to cut about 3 percent of its work force as a weakening global economy lowers demand for jetliners. ...more

January 10, 2009

A potent Vortec 6.0-liter V-8 engine develops a healthy 332 horsepower at 5100 rpm and 367 pounds-feet of torque at 4100 rpm. ...more

December 27, 2008

Just about everyone is conflicted on all the bailouts going on these days. Rescuing banks and automakers are sold to the public by telling us about the apocalyptic destruction that doing nothing would spark. So Americans are going deeper in debt, with no end in sight. It's a sickening feeling. ...more

December 12, 2008

State officials return to the Florida Environmental Regulation Commission next week to argue that Florida should adopt California's tough emission standards for cars and light trucks. ...more

November 29, 2008

Congress shouldn't respond to the Big Three's mistakes with one of its own, and the biggest mistake of all would be to let Detroit drop dead. Lawmakers need to take action to save some of the last good working-class jobs in America and to put a tourniquet on the nation's economic pain. ...more

November 27, 2008