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FPL Group Inc.

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2012

    FPL Offering Big Rebates for Solar-Powered Water Heaters

    You've got the chance to save a boatload of money on your electric bill, and the electric company wants to help you do it.Florida Power & Light announced earlier this week that it would be offering more than $3 million in rebates to customers who install solar equipment in their homes or busines ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Welcome to the Everglades Ranch Where FPL Might Build a Big-Ass Power Plant

    Welcome to our new blog series "Holy Crap, That's Big," where we write about humongous things going up in South Florida and the people behind them. Today's item: a proposed fossil-fuel power plant in the middle of the Everglades.​It's a quiet, open hunting preserve right now, but if power demand c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    Public Has Three More Days to Comment on Possible New Wildlife Refuge

    Coming to a cattle ranch near you.​The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has extended the public comment period for a proposal to turn 150,000 acres of savanna ranch land north of Lake Okeechobee into the "Headwaters of the Everglades National Wildlife Refuge." The acquisition would cost $700 million ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    Two of South Florida's Fortune 500 Companies Land on List of "Corporate Tax Dodgers"

    Good one, Mr. Moneybags.​Out of the five Fortune 500 companies based in South Florida, two of them managed to bank on a negative tax rate over the past three years, earning them a spot on a list of the country's "corporate tax dodgers."Citizens for Tax Justice issued the report evaluating 280 comp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    Florida Power & Light Rebukes Report on "Corporate Tax Dodgers"

    ​NextEra Energy -- which owns Florida Power & Light Co. -- ain't too happy about being placed on a list of "corporate tax dodgers," which we wrote about earlier today.A group that calls itself Citizens for Tax Justice issued the report evaluating 280 companies nationwide, and named 78 of t ... More >>

  • News

    September 29, 2011

    In Dive Bars Across South Florida, Karaoke Makes Ordinary People Beautiful

    ​NextEra Energy -- which owns Florida Power & Light Co. -- ain't too happy about being placed on a list of "corporate tax dodgers," which we wrote about earlier today.A group that calls itself Citizens for Tax Justice issued the report evaluating 280 companies nationwide, and named 78 of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2011

    "A Rodeo of Phonies and Pimps"

    A fine Monday-morning quote comes from Carl Hiaasen: "I once referred to a past Legislature as a festival of whores, which in retrospect was a vile insult to the world's oldest profession. Today's lackluster assemblage in Tallahassee is possibly the worst in modern times, and cannot fairly be ... More >>

  • News

    May 13, 2010

    The C-9 Basin Serves as a Last Bastion of Lawless South Florida

    A fine Monday-morning quote comes from Carl Hiaasen: "I once referred to a past Legislature as a festival of whores, which in retrospect was a vile insult to the world's oldest profession. Today's lackluster assemblage in Tallahassee is possibly the worst in modern times, and cannot fairly be ... More >>

  • News

    March 18, 2010

    Pot Grow Houses in Florida Are Deadly Business

    A fine Monday-morning quote comes from Carl Hiaasen: "I once referred to a past Legislature as a festival of whores, which in retrospect was a vile insult to the world's oldest profession. Today's lackluster assemblage in Tallahassee is possibly the worst in modern times, and cannot fairly be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2010

    FPL Plant Deals Dirty on the Race Question, Activists Say

    FPL's Riviera plant: Looks great from a distance​Environmental activists and some Riviera Beach residents are fed up with living with "one of the dirtiest power plants in the entire state of Florida," according to a news release from the Palm Beach County Environmental Coalition. The Coalition, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2010

    Morning Juice: Aid to Haiti Trickles in; FPL Rate Hike Denied

    ​The catastrophe in Haiti dominates the headlines in South Florida and around the world:The Port Au Prince airport is now taking chartered flights and aid has arrived -- just nearly enough to meet the dire need for water and fuel. [New York Times]Lynn University in Boca Raton learned late last nig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2010

    Parkland Grow House Raid Raises New Questions About Stephen Febonio's Murder

    Was Febonio's frozen body moved in and out of a Parkland grow house while DEA agents watched?​When the DEA raided a Parkland grow house at 7773 NW 124th Terrace on September 12, 2007 -- was Stephen Febonio's body crammed into a freezer in that very garage? Or had the freezer been moved out just da ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2010

    Manatees to Pythons: A Rough Weekend For Local Wildlife

    Baby, it's cold outside.​Iguanas falling from the sky.Pythons slithering from the swamps and into suburban yards in search of warmth. It would make a great horror movie if it weren't true life. It's been so frigid in South Florida this week that 250 sea turtles in cold shock have already been pick ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2009

    Attorney Willie Gary's Biggest Case Yet May Be Pro Bono Job

    FlickrFamed South Florida attorney, Willie Gary, always in the spotlight​Famed South Florida attorney and tabloid dream Willie Gary is making headlines, again -- but not for his own flamboyant behavior. The Rolls Royce riding, property tax evading, proud sex tape producer's son Kobie was busted in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2009

    Morning Juice: One School Board Wrestles With Corruption; the Other With Curriculum

    ​The headlines in Broward and Palm Beach:Investigators are circling Bruce Chait of Prestige Homes -- and not just for the developer's hiring of Broward School Board member Stephanie Kraft's husband. Tamarac Mayor Joe Schreiber has alleged that Chait offered a $200,000 bribe in exchange for Mae Sch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2009

    Morning Juice: Dolphins Looking 'Catty; Horny Flies to Have Death Sex

    ​Your Tuesday morning in Broward and Palm Beach:The Wildcat is alive! Chad Henne can throw! Ronnie and Ricky can run! The Fins beat the Jets in dramatic fashion. [NFL.com]The state's investigation of improper communication between the Public Service Commission the utility it regulates, Florida Pow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2009

    Morning Juice: Investigators on the Trail of a Rogue Nurse; Corruption Loses Its Charm in Broward

    ​The news from around South Florida:Following a winning, Fredi Gonzalez will stay as the Marlins manager, even though the team failed to make the playoffs. Other parts of the coaching staff will be reshuffled, though. [Miami Herald]Hospital officials are wrestling with the question of exactly why ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2009

    FPL Wants Rate Hike From State; Employee Offers Crack to Former Lauderdale Commissioner

    ​I'm not necessarily saying the two things are related. But with Florida Power & Light, you never know. The utility has ingratiated itself with its state regulators at the Public Service Commission, prompting a corruption investigation at a time when it is also asking for a rate hike and permi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2009

    Morning Juice: Dolphins Fumble to Falcons; a New Suspect in Cancer Cluster

    ​Your Monday in South Florida news:Turnovers killed the Dolphins on opening day. For a team with one of the league's toughest schedules, this game against the Falcons was the closest thing to a gimme. It's going to be a long year. [NFL.com]The Broward County School District is a finalist in a $1 m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2009

    Nuclear Energy: South Florida's Misunderstood Friend

    Thanks for that, Smithers. Now that we're in the midst of the public hearings on whether to build two new nuclear power plants on Turkey Point, Florida Power & Light is asking you to think of nuclear power as an adorable, avuncular, and perfectly harmless cartoon character.Keep Smilin' Joe Fiss ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2009

    Editorials Lambaste LeMieux, a Week Too Late

    Flickr: oddball7​The editorial sections of major Florida newspapers are furious about Crist's pick of George LeMieux for U.S. Senate. But in their rage -- or maybe it's modesty -- they forgot to mention how complicit their papers are in LeMieux's selection.After all, Crist's office was playing by ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2009

    You're Invited! Environmentalist on Trial for Chaining Herself to Tree

    Courtrooms can be such staid places -- so we love it when people treat judicial proceedings as interactive theater events. This January, an environmental activist named Stevie Lowe went to the site of the Barley Barber Swamp, an ancient cypress forest, and locked herself to a tree. The reason? Flori ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2009

    Corrupt Politicians to Teach Charlie Crist, Principal who Attacked Wife Won't Be Sharing Toilet with Commissioners

    State inspectors use the newest techology to curb corruption.The state wants all six Palm Beach County commissioners to testify under oath about corruption in hopes that they might teach authorities how to catch corrupt politicians. The move comes after Mary McCarty resigned under corruption charges ... More >>

  • News

    January 22, 2009

    Holy Hustler

    Pastor Spann will save Liberty City's soul one addict at a time — if he can stay out of jail.

  • News

    December 18, 2008

    The Dirty Dozen of 2008

    If only we could fit all the bums in...

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2008

    How Will You Spend Your FPL Refund?

    Oh, what a thrill it is to see an envelope with the FPL logo sticking out of one's holiday stocking! Because it's no fun being robbed in one fell swoop, Bernie Madoff-style. I prefer a nice, slow bleed -- or at least some Chinese water torture. Well, let's start with the good news: Florida Power and ... More >>

  • News

    November 6, 2008

    Tree-huggers mobilize to stop FPL from building Everglades power plant

    Oh, what a thrill it is to see an envelope with the FPL logo sticking out of one's holiday stocking! Because it's no fun being robbed in one fell swoop, Bernie Madoff-style. I prefer a nice, slow bleed -- or at least some Chinese water torture. Well, let's start with the good news: Florida Power and ... More >>

  • News

    October 30, 2008

    Coconut Creek suburbanites team with neo-hippies to fight Lowe's

    Oh, what a thrill it is to see an envelope with the FPL logo sticking out of one's holiday stocking! Because it's no fun being robbed in one fell swoop, Bernie Madoff-style. I prefer a nice, slow bleed -- or at least some Chinese water torture. Well, let's start with the good news: Florida Power and ... More >>

  • News

    August 17, 2006

    Allah Drops In

    The Christian right tries to muscle a Pompano Beach Islamic congregation.

  • Music

    November 24, 2005

    The Continental

    Europimp Tonino Carotone believes Another World Is Possible.

  • Dining

    November 3, 2005

    Winging It

    Post-hurricane, it takes some ingenuity to keep cooking

  • News

    April 14, 2005

    Pipe It to Me

    Hold on a Bahamian Minute

  • News

    March 10, 2005

    Pickpocketing the Public: Part 1

    The "renewable energy" program you're chipping in for spews the same old pollutants

  • Calendar

    July 3, 2003

    It's Electric!

    MoDS opens an electrifying exhibit

  • News

    February 27, 2003

    The Last Governor

    MoDS opens an electrifying exhibit

  • News

    July 4, 2002

    Profile of a Predator

    Tennis pro Paul Edwards hustles both on and off the court

  • News

    June 13, 2002

    There Goes the Neighborhood

    As potentially historic homes fall to new construction, will red-hot Victoria Park still be so desirable?

  • News

    September 13, 2001

    Almost Perfect

    The rise and fall of Perfection, South Florida's biggest and boldest New Urbanist community

  • News

    August 24, 2000

    This Land Is My Land

    All Clif Lirette wants is to live in peace on his property. Code-enforcement officials in Palm Beach County have other plans.

  • Calendar

    January 13, 2000

    Rub-a-Dub-Dub, It's a Manatee Tub

    Manatee Viewing Area

  • News

    April 1, 1999

    Frank's Plantation

    It was envisioned as a well-planned community in a rural setting. Too bad long-time mayor Frank Veltri couldn't make it happen.

  • News

    December 25, 1997

    The Killing Fields

    For 24 years toxic soot from the Wingate dump rained down on Leola McCoy and her neighbors. She calls it environmental racism.

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