The cost of crude oil has fallen dramatically from July 11th’s peak of 147 dollars a barrel to yesterday’s price of 115 dollars a barrel. WGCU’s John Davis has more on what’s causing fuel prices to fall, and how long motorists can expect this trend to continue.

The U.S. Department of the Interior wants to sell more oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico. Its new lease initiative would include areas where offshore drilling is currently banned by Congress. Bobbie O'Brien reports.

Charlotte County is about to enter a new era of turning trash into energy. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

The state’s Utility regulators voted this week to terminate a more than eleven million dollar program run by Florida Power and Light which was supposed to promote green energy. As Trimmel Gomes reports the bulk of that money was spent on marketing the program.

You might want to knock on wood…but gas prices are falling. That’s welcome relief for southwest Floridians, many of whom commute long distances. WGCU’s Tyrone Martin reports.

Homeowners can get free energy inspections from their utility companies. But as Lynn Hatter reports, making a home more energy efficient doesn’t have to break the bank- it can be as simple as doing some gardening.

Florida Power and Light is planning to build a series of solar arrays across the state. As WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports, the cost may fall on FPL customers.

The Florida Public Service Commission has determined there is a need for two proposed nuclear reactors in northwest Florida. Progress Energy plans to build the reactors in Levy (Lee-vee) County at a cost of 17-billion dollars. Gina Jordan reports.

In this economy the cost of everything seems to keep going up, including electricity. Southwest Florida will soon have an impressive example of energy saving technology. Florida Gulf Coast University plans to build a 2 megawatt solar field. WGCU’s Andrea McCrary reports.

With President Bush’s move to lift an executive ban on offshore drilling, representatives of the oil industry in Florida say it’s a step in the right direction. Trimmel Gomes reports.