We understand advocates for trying to find funds for the High Speed Rail program to go to Tampa International Airport were surprised to learn that there will be a big regional meeting on where things stand on the Tampa-Orlando line in a few weeks. Our posting of this info yesterday apparently was news to some – it also will come on the same that day that HART will examine putting a line to T.I.A.;
You may not have heard much about PACE – Property Assessed Clean Energy programs that started out in Berkeley just two years ago, and have now spread to 20 states across the country, including as of this past May, Florida. These home-energy efficiency programs have proven to be extremely popular, but a federal regulator yesterday may have put the kibosh on them for some time to come;
Marco Rubio has a new web ad attacking Charlie Crist because Chris Matthews says he'll caucus with the Democrats if elected in November. Read why this particular attack will go nowhere.
And ever since we wrote about where Americans draw the line about caring for animals in the wake of the SeaWorld tragedy this past winter, we've paid keen attention to any developments about the killing of a trainer by an orca at the Orlando theme park. Now there's an extensive story about that incident that we urge you to check out.
the report here.
This article appears in Jul 1-7, 2010.