The glowing amber dot on a light switch in the entryway of George Tsapoitis' house offers a clue about the future of electricity. ...more

May 12, 2008

Progress Energy Florida will hold a series of informational meetings next week to discuss the company's plan to build about 200 miles of new transmission lines in a 10-county area that includes Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Polk counties. ...more

February 22, 2008

Shares of Progress Energy fell Thursday after the Raleigh, N.C.-based energy company reported a 38 percent drop in fourth-quarter earnings. ...more

February 15, 2008

A federal appeals court said Friday the Bush administration ignored the law when it imposed less stringent requirements on power plants to reduce mercury pollution, which scientists fear could cause neurological problems in 60,000 newborns a year. ...more

February 9, 2008

A $13.6 million expansion of Hillsborough County's waste-to-energy plant will go forward despite opposition from a county commissioner who said the contract is flawed. ...more

February 6, 2008

The United States, China and India must be part of the follow-up treaty to the Kyoto Protocol and agree to cut carbon emissions, Denmark's prime minister said Saturday. Japan's leader offered them a bold strategy for doing it. ...more

January 27, 2008

Tampa Electric said Thursday that it has cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent, a milestone that took 10 years and $1.2 billion to achieve. ...more

January 25, 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

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Bill Miller. ...more

January 3, 2008

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Billy Nobles, left (with "Reel Animals" partner Mike Anderson). ...more

December 21, 2007