Bad weather often means electrical outages, but TECO officials say a new energy control center unveiled Monday should minimize the power problems that tend to characterize the storm season. ...more

June 2, 2009

Dear Mr. HandyPerson, My refrigerator has heavy moisture on the outside, and I don't know why. (I've read the literature.) Rust spots are happening. It's a new refrigerator (energy-saving), and I would appreciate any help ...more

February 1, 2009

Asked his level of interest in entering the U.S. Senate race in 2010, Gov. Charlie Crist said Thursday that it was "not much." ...more

January 15, 2009

Regarding "State Agency Slaps Public During Landfill Debacle" (Our Opinion, Dec. 19): ...more

December 26, 2008

Bill Craven has lost 40 pounds, mainly through a program that stresses changing your lifestyle over dieting. ...more

December 22, 2008

Early next year, Progress Energy Florida will begin studying the feasibility of producing power with a biofuel made from animal fat and vegetable oil. The biofuel, a proprietary formula owned by New Generation Biofuels Inc., will be tested in boilers at Progress Energy's Bartow power plant in St. Petersburg. Right now, the electric utility produces about 3 percent of its power from renewable resources. ...more

November 21, 2008

People who think aquarium exhibits lack pizzazz have not met Raldo. The animated shark journalist will be visitors' guide through Ocean Commotion, The Florida Aquarium's newest exhibit. ...more

October 16, 2008

John McCain recently tried to underscore his seriousness about pushing through a new energy policy, with a strong focus on more drilling for oil, by telling a motorcycle convention that Congress needed to come back from vacation immediately and do something about America's energy crisis. "Tell them to come back and get to work!" McCain bellowed. ...more

August 15, 2008

Variety is the spice of life, and even along Dodecanese Boulevard, in Tarpon Springs, where the city's pride in its Greek heritage is most prominently on display, man does not live by keftedes or souvlaki alone. ...more

December 15, 2007

The surprising defeat of a referendum this weekend to accelerate President Hugo Chavez's socialist-inspired revolution has given new energy to his long-suffering opposition. ...more

December 4, 2007