Most customers come into Rapid Refill Ink toting an empty printer cartridge looking for ink. ...more

January 28, 2008

Consumer electronics aren't exactly easy on the environment. They consume electricity that contributes to global warming, and toxins leach out of them when they end up in landfills. ...more

January 4, 2008

Not A Foreign Concept I read with interest Art Hayhoe's recent letter, "Keep Decisions Local," and would like to respond to his concerns. ...more

December 30, 2007

This references Dean Johnson's Dec. 6 letter and Billy Raymond's Dec. 15 letter, subject "I agree." Apparently both of these gentlemen are convinced that it does not matter whatever mankind does here on earth, it will not affect the climate or result in global warming, because "God controls the world's temperature, not man. God controls the climate, the earth's ecosystem, and our environment." So, I guess we do not have to be concerned about excess vehicle emissions and smog affecting the climate or ecosystem. We can dump our batteries, paints, acids, oils, nuclear waste, etc. into our landfills, because "God controls our ecosystem, not man." In view of the above covenants stated by the two writers, if the recent California fires, which destroyed thousands of acres, was caused by arson and there is any resulting ecosystem damage, we cannot hold the arsonist responsible, we must hold God accountable. It should be noted that Mr. Johnson has previously stated he believes that "global warming is the biggest hoax." ...more

December 21, 2007

It used to be simple: Grab a bottle of water and go. Once seen as the hallmark of healthy living, bottled water is facing a backlash from environmentalists who worry about all those discarded plastic containers, more than 80 percent of which end up in landfills and incinerators. Then there's the practical argument: Why pay for something that flows freely from the faucet? ...more

December 19, 2007

Salvation Army thrift stores across the nation were pulling used toys off their shelves Friday, capping a tumultuous year that saw unprecedented recalls of toys deemed dangerous and possibly deadly to children. ...more

December 8, 2007

State Sen. Victor Crist, R-Tampa, weighed in on the Dade City landfill controversy Tuesday, filing legislation that would severely restrict where new landfills could be built in Florida. ...more

December 5, 2007

The Highlands County Sheriff's Office with a multi-agency contingent of help resumed its search at the county landfill Thursday morning for a discarded baby. ...more

November 29, 2007

So, you're one of the people who won't leave home without a bottle of water. You've got them stashed in your car, purse and laptop bag. You can't leave Publix without a swing through the water aisle. The vending machine is your friend. ...more

November 1, 2007

The day Pasco County commissioners opened the multimillion-dollar Shady Hills waste-to-energy plant, protesters lined the streets. ...more

October 21, 2007