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Gas stations run out of gas

Gas stations in the southern United States are running out of gas."“Right now, we have no gas,” says John Rinehardt, front-end manager at Costco in Raleigh. “We are being told by corporate not to expect...

Gas prices still not in line with oil market

No matter which party you support, every Canadian should applaud Liberal MP Dan McTeague for trying to protect consumers from the oil companies.  McTeague has made it a personal mission to "watchdog" gas...

Senate Passes Energy Tax Bill Offering Solar Industry a Boost

The Senate has voted to extend the solar and wind tax credits set to expire at the end of this year. The pending expiration and lack of consensus in Congress on renewal has had the renewable energy industry in limbo, uncertain as to how to plan future investment, research and...

The senseless rise and fall of gas prices

Can the politicians please step up to the plate and address the senseless rise and fall of gas prices in North America?  With elections ongoing in both Canada and the United States, how is the apparent price...

Oil price falls as Hurricane Gustav weakens

The price of oil has fallen to below $111 a barrel as Hurricane Gustav weakened on its approach to the US coastline. "A stronger dollar also helped reverse the course for oil prices, which had risen by nearly $3...

Bush: Congress standing between Americans and offshore oil

Will the congress support Mr. Bush decision regarding offshore drilling??Or will it be backfire for Mr. Bush??" On Monday, the president lifted an executive order that prohibited offshore drilling. A 1981 law...

US climate change bill blocked

US lawmakers have blocked a much-anticipated bill on climate change, after Republicans vowed it would be too expensive for the economy. "A US attempt to establish a system of caps and tax relief to cut carbon emissions has been blocked in Congress.The bill was backed by most...

Businesses in San Francisco Bay Area May Pay Fee for Emissions

Businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area may have to pay a fee for their emissions of heat-trapping gases. The decision is not made yet, but if it is passed on May 21, it will take effect on June 1."It is believed...

Oil Supply Concerns Misleading

The rise in the price of crude oil of over that past two weeks seems to stem mostly from fear and greed as this commodity is traded haphazardly global markets. Of great concern is how information...

Mexico clears oil rigs as hurricane nears

Mexican oil company Pemex has evacuated thousands of its workers from the Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Dean gets closer.  Read the updated story of Hurricane Dean here."Mexican state oil company Pemex on...

Pollution could ruin Aztec ruins

Pollution from oil refineries and power stations in the Mexican state of Veracruz is eroding ancient carvings at a ruined city which predates the Aztec civilisation. Source: www.edie.net

VeraSun Builds Two Additional Ethanol Refineries

VeraSun Builds Two Additional Ethanol Refineries   "BROOKINGS, S.D. -- VeraSun Energy Corp. began construction on its fourth and fifth ethanol production facilities near Welcome, Minn., and Hartley, Iowa,...

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Cooking oil cars on the rise as gas price heats up

" A growing number of Americans are setting up mini-refineries in their homes to produce biodiesel, a fuel made from waste cooking oil which is cleaner and cheaper than the petrol sold in gas stations. The...

Refineries: The Achilles' heel of US oil industry (AFP)

" NEW YORK (AFP) - Despite record profits, US oil majors have built no new refineries on American soil for 30 years, raising the country's dependence on foreign supplies and making it vulnerable to even small accidents and bad weather. Standing in Garyville, Louisiana, the...

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