Opinions

Editorial: Florida must honor solar rebates

Published: 06/29/2010

Solar rebates were a good idea for jump-starting green energy technology in a state that should be a leader in the industry.
 
The program was a big success — luring thousands of people int

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Editorial: Get active in energy debate

Published: 06/25/2010

One of the most important debates in Florida history is heating up, on the policy our state should have on energy.
 
People need to get informed and vocal. Big decisions are pending.
 
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Clean energy revolution: The way forward for GOP

Published: 06/25/2010

By KYLE BAILEY
 
The public had it right in 2008. Rewind two years ago. Every cable channel, every talking head and every national campaign was talking about $4 gasoline and our energy future.
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Smart grid technology can address climate change

Published: 06/24/2010

Rey Ramsey,David Yarnold
 
Over the past 35 years, California's groundbreaking energy policies have saved ratepayers $56 billion and helped avoid the need to build dozens of fossil fuel power pla

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As oil gushes in the Gulf Coast, all eyes turn to California

Published: 06/24/2010

Boy oh boy, what a mess in the Gulf of Mexico, brought to us by BP. Millions of gallons of crude oil continuing to gush, along with mumbled excuses and transatlantic trips to yacht races. Unbelievable

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Harnessing green energy by managing California forests

Published: 06/24/2010

Forest management can lead to cleaner air, safer communities and lower firefighting costs, yet its greatest value may lie in addressing climate change and what it keeps hidden underground.
 
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Renewable energy fuels growth

Published: 06/23/2010

 
Florida has a tremendous opportunity to attract a growing industry to our state that would create high-tech, high-wage jobs and further diversify our economy.
 
The state Legislature has o

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Now's the time for an energy plan

Published: 06/23/2010

First Joe Barton, a Republican congressman from Texas, put his foot in his mouth. He called President Obama's call for British Petroleum (BP) to pay for the gulf oil spill cleanup a "$20 billion shake

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Oil spill can trigger green progress: Editorial

Published: 06/21/2010

Like other major oil spills, the Deepwater Horizon spill has forced some new thinking on energy.

It's a terrible price to get action on comprehensive energy policy, but it would be sinfully irresponsi

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Staying competitive in the clean energy race

Published: 06/21/2010

By PHYLLIS CUTTINO
All too many issues these days seem to be framed solely in a narrow partisan lens, where one person's gain is inevitably another's loss. The debate over the future of U.S. energy pol

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