The buses would have a limited number of stops and even possibly exclusive travel lanes along busy highways to help riders get to their destinations faster than a normal bus. FULL STORY
Going Green
- Boil water notice rescinded for Brookridge
- Birds mean big problems for blueberry farmers
- More info on new watering restrictions
- Hernando County opts out of septic inspections
- Citrus students out to save seahorses
- Free Admission to Public Gardens
- Watering restrictions issued for St. Pete
- Water restrictions tighten in Tampa
- A rate hike on the way for TECO customers?
- Clearwater gets high-tech bottle fillers
- Pinellas residents warned not to feed alligators
Going Green Facts
The amount of wood and paper we throw away each year is enough to heat 50 million homes for 20 years.
Americans dump 16 tons of sewage into their waters--every minute of every day.
Each year, 1 million sea birds, 100,000 marine mammals, and 50,000 fur seals are killed as the result of eating or being strangled in plastic.
Americans throw away 25 billion Styrofoam coffee cups every year, and 2.5 million plastic beverage bottles every hour.
Eighty-four percent of a typical household's waste--including food scraps, yard waste, paper, cardboard, cans, and bottles--can be recycled.
Americans throw away about 40 billion soft drink cans and bottles every year. Placed end to end, they would reach to the moon and back nearly 20 times.
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