Energy Independence The next time you cuss out the gas pump, stop and think of those who have caused this problem. ...more

May 11, 2008

In a generally ignorant anti-environmentalist screed, your guest columnist, Colin Flaherty, blames environmentalists for problems that are really caused by markets. ...more

May 2, 2008

Nuclear reactors across the Southeast could be forced to throttle back or temporarily shut down later this year because drought is drying up rivers and lakes that supply power plants with the huge amounts of cooling water they need to operate. ...more

January 24, 2008

Progress Energy Florida is going to have to spend more than originally planned to build two nuclear reactors in Levy County, the utility's top executive said. ...more

January 15, 2008

Global warming and rocketing oil prices are making nuclear power fashionable, drawing a once-demonized industry out of the shadows of the Chernobyl disaster as a potential shining knight of clean energy. ...more

January 13, 2008

The military is looking for a few good acres - very, very dark ones. ...more

December 26, 2007

Nuclear power, an industry once headed toward certain extinction, is back in play. ...more

December 17, 2007

Careers in nuclear engineering look especially bright as demand for electricity and other factors spark a turnaround for the industry. ...more

December 16, 2007

For more than a year, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has persuaded congressional critics of China to put off punitive action while he conducted wide-ranging talks with Chinese leaders on economic disputes. ...more

December 7, 2007

Gov. Charlie Crist has a grand vision for Florida's energy future. It includes solar panels dotting the rooftops of homes and businesses, wind turbines whipping the sky and new nuclear reactors sending clouds of steam into the air. ...more

December 4, 2007