It takes at least an hour no matter where you're going in Miami-Dade County. That is a really an inefficient use of fuel. We've really got to move forward with public transportation.

We said, 'Yes, we want to commit to this.' We all have problems, and we are experiencing the same problems.

Across the nation, the demand for energy and transportation fuel is outpacing supply. Florida must act now to protect the state's growing economy and quality of life.

The hurricanes really gave us a bit of a wake-up call when it came to our energy supply.

Population growth is not respecting water-management-district boundaries.

We need to find another delivery system into our ports. That means pipelines. We have looked at the existence of pipelines already in Florida so we know we can protect the environment while still protecting fuel supplies for the state.