Most of the great problems we face are caused by politicians creating solutions to problems they created in the first place. ...more

May 19, 2008

Ralph Jennett of New Port Richey can't find logic of raising taxes on petroleum as a means of making it more plentiful. Oil companies don't control the cost of fuel, the market does, he says. ...more

May 10, 2008

The polar bear can be found in just one place in America - Alaska - and is perhaps as much a symbol of the state as, say, alligators are of Florida. So you might think Alaska's politicians would be pounding on doors in Washington to protect it. ...more

February 23, 2008

A group of 17 endangered whooping cranes and four ultralight aircrafts is close to completing a 1,260-mile trip to Florida's Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge. ...more

January 28, 2008

After flying nearly 1,200 miles, 17 endangered whooping cranes touched down in Marion County this morning. ...more

January 27, 2008

Last week, when Gov. Charlie Crist was inducted into the Florida Wildlife Federation Conservation Hall of Fame, he told the audience that his environmental activism should not be considered unusual for a Republican. ...more

January 23, 2008

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - A group of 17 endangered whooping cranes has landed in north Georgia after a weeklong rest stop at a wildlife refuge in Tennessee. ...more

January 4, 2008

Within a flooded forest of Cypress and sprawling live oak trees, a Florida panther lies in wait. Its tawny-colored fur blends well with the sandy and shadowed ground that its large body rests upon. Blue herons fly down and walk through the shallow edgewaters beyond the big cat while alligator's knobby heads rise above the water's surface out in the dark and deeper pools. The Florida panther faces the woods and watches every movement of leaf and branch therein while its perked ears listen for the soft and slow footsteps of its cautious prey. ...more

October 21, 2007

For a seventh year, young whooping cranes took off Saturday from the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge in central Wisconsin, led by ultralight aircraft on a 1,250-mile journey to a refuge on Florida's Gulf Coast. ...more

October 14, 2007

Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson seemed taken by surprise when asked Tuesday about oil drilling in the Everglades, apparently unaware it's been a major Florida issue. ...more

September 19, 2007