According to an article published earlier this week in The New York Times, something people would have thought impossible a few years ago, when the price of gasoline as well above $4 a gallon, has been happening of late. U.S. oil refineries have been closing. There hasn't been a refinery built in this country since 1979, but a prolonged drop in the demand for gasoline by U.S. motorists over the last few years has produced excess refining capacity that is being idled. The lengthy recession is credited with much of the slump in demand, but more fuel-efficient vehicles could be playing a role as well. ...more

December 30, 2009

As the summer travel season looms, motorists should expect increases in gas prices, according to AAA Auto Club South. ...more

April 8, 2009

Cash4Gold.com, a Florida metal refinery offering money to people who mail in unwanted gold, doesn't always provide boatloads of money for customers. Customers have lodged hundreds of complaints with the state Attorney General's Office and the Better Business Bureau. ...more

February 10, 2009

"This song is dedicated to Debbie Harry," flinty-eyed Lisa Hsuan purrs into a microphone on the red-lit stage of Hyperion Tavern. It's a cozy dive where patrons drink Coke and beer from bottles and a fading chandelier dangles overhead. ...more

December 21, 2008

A top official of the Federal Emergency Management Agency admits that the agency was sluggish in its response to Texans affected by Hurricane Ike's devastation, according to a published report. ...more

November 2, 2008

A major player in America's effort to use more alternative energy has targeted Tampa for its next big project. ...more

October 27, 2008

A major player in America's effort to use more alternative energy has targeted Tampa for its next big project. GreenHunter Energy Inc. of Houston said it may build a $70 million facility that would store and produce biofuels at the Port of Tampa. The company recently paid $1 million for an option to lease the 22-acre site near U.S. 41 to build the facility. ...more

October 24, 2008

Even though Hurricane Ike entered the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday on a path toward the Texas coast and its vast refinery complex, gasoline prices in Florida and elsewhere continued to drop. ...more

September 10, 2008

Even though Hurricane Ike entered the Gulf of Mexico today on a path toward the Texas coast and potentially its vast refinery complex, gasoline prices in Florida and elsewhere continued to drop. ...more

September 9, 2008

Ships began crawling up the Mississippi River at New Orleans in a tightly controlled procession Friday, two days after a massive oil spill shut down a stretch of one of the nation's critical commercial arteries. ...more

July 26, 2008