President Obama's plan to put the country on a sustainable fiscal path hinges on three huge bets. First, that the government can get health care costs under control even while expanding coverage. Second, that enacting a cap-and-trade emissions plan would generate revenue along with easing global warming. Third, that the looming expiration of the Bush tax cuts can be a forcing mechanism to write a saner tax code and bring in more revenue. ...more

February 26, 2009

According to the article "Carbon Emissions Growing Faster" in last Sunday's Tampa Tribune, Co2 emissions have been growing at 3.5 percent per year since 2000. At this rate, the increase will reach a total of 41 percent by the year's end. Since Al Gore and his so called scientists and researchers have already conclusively linked increases in Co2 emissions with that of increases in global warming, wouldn't one have expected a rather dramatic or possible even a catastrophic increase in the earth's temperature during this period? Not so, for as studies have shown and we all we know, absolutely no warming has taken place since! It's time to finally lay Gore's theory to rest. ...more

February 20, 2009

The ship of state with its new captain sails on. ...more

February 13, 2009

Unlike Al Gore's global warming promotion and fame, his sprawling home has done almost as much power usage and damage to the environment as a small town. Why are we not hearing as much about global warming when the temperatures drop below zero? ...more

January 18, 2009

"We're out of time. Things are going extinct." So said a Stanford University biologist (Terry Root) alarmed about global warming ("Obama Can't Wait To Tackle Climate," Views, Dec. 28). ...more

January 7, 2009

Progress Energy Florida has asked federal regulators to extend the life of its nuclear plant in Crystal River another 20 years. ...more

December 20, 2008

Progress Energy Florida has asked federal regulators to extend the life of its nuclear plant in Crystal River another 20 years. ...more

December 19, 2008

Auto manufacturers may have to revamp the cars and trucks they sell in Florida to meet a tough new emissions standard that state regulators adopted today. ...more

December 2, 2008

Dear Tim Tebow: ...more

November 30, 2008

Rep. Henry Waxman - a liberal ally of Speaker Nancy Pelosi - has wrested the chairmanship of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee from veteran Rep. John Dingell when the new Congress convenes in January. ...more

November 20, 2008