Only one in a hundred offshore drilling leases may produce oil, and there's no guarantee that near-shore drilling will bring big bucks to Florida. ...more

November 3, 2009

I am an enterprising taxpaying citizen. I am a farmer willing to diversify any way imaginable to continue paying my bills without borrowing money. My governor Charlie Crist is faced with the same decisions I have to make. He has the option to research diverse revenue producing options for the State of Florida or pledge this taxpayer's assets to pay back Florida's bad debt. ...more

February 23, 2009

The recent dust up in Georgia followed by the neo-cons immediately urging the admission of Georgia and the Ukraine into NATO membership demonstrates how close we are coming to reigniting the cold war with Russia. ...more

November 30, 2008

The U.S. Africa Command, the Pentagon's first effort to unite its counterterrorism, training and humanitarian operations on the continent, launches Wednesday amid questions at home about its mission and deep suspicions in Africa about its intentions. ...more

September 30, 2008

Drill And Reduce Demand Regarding Paul Krugman's article "Know-Nothing Politics And A Party Of Stupid" (Other Views, Aug. 13): ...more

August 17, 2008

Raise your hand if you actually believe that offshore oil drilling will bring down gasoline prices at the pump. ...more

July 24, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Putting pressure on congressional Democrats to back more exploration for oil, President Bush on Monday lifted an executive ban on offshore drilling that his stood since his father was president. ...more

July 14, 2008

Mike Wyckoff is an unlikely proponent of something Florida politicians and environmentalists have been trying to prevent for decades: The exploration and production of oil and natural gas in the waters off Florida's Gulf Coast. ...more

June 14, 2008

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

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