The Gulf Coast Conservancy is mounting a campaign to block a land swap between state officials and the developers of the former Sun West mine property in Hudson. ...more

February 4, 2009

All 14 young whooping cranes led by ultralights on a southward migration from Wisconsin have arrived at wintering sites in Florida. ...more

January 25, 2009

EGMONT KEY •Situated at the mouth of Tampa Bay, southwest of Fort DeSoto State Park. It's about 1.6 miles long and less than a half-mile wide. ...more

January 5, 2009

Another group of whooping cranes is set to follow an ultralight from Wisconsin to Florida this week. ...more

October 12, 2008

The federal government owns about 1,700 acres in Highlands County and is asking for public input on how to best manage the property at a meeting tonight. ...more

September 25, 2008

When it comes to the Bush administration's ethical lapses in the name of fighting terrorism, how will history view their motives? Have Bush and his crew been doing the wrong things for the right reasons? Have they resorted to unethical behavior only because they were inflamed by their passion to protect America? ...more

September 14, 2008

As we emerge from Labor Day, college students are gathering back on campuses not only to start the fall semester, but also, in some cases, to vote for the first time in a presidential election. There is no bigger issue on campuses these days than environment/energy. ...more

September 5, 2008

The U.S. House of Representatives killed a bill Thursday that Democrats, including Kathy Castor, had pushed as a way to spur drilling on 68 million acres of government land already leased by oil and gas companies in Alaska, the West and the western Gulf of Mexico. ...more

July 18, 2008

The House today killed a bill that Democrats including Kathy Castor had pushed as a way to spur more drilling on 68 million acres of government land already leased by oil and gas companies in Alaska, the West and the western Gulf of Mexico. ...more

July 17, 2008

Americans are, with good reason, angry at the price they pay for gasoline. Not only are many getting hit hard at the pump, but the high price of oil is also affecting the price of food and other essential commodities. ...more

July 2, 2008