India: Aviation Industry on War Path with the Government

Santosh Kumar Agarwal 3 months ago Region: India

Private Airlines- which started operating for the first time in 1992, after the Narasimha Rao Goverment’s liberalization move led by the then finance minister Dr.Manmohan Singh- threatened to suspend operations on 18... more

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As Ghana Turns 52, Fuel Prices Plummet

Dawn Ganu 8 months ago Region: Ghana

Today March 6 marks the 52nd aniversary of the independence of Ghana. Ghana was once a British Colony but was the first colony in Africa south of the Sahara to attain independence. The day was commemorated with a parade o... more

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Recent Safety Issues Rock Revered Qantas

Finding Dulcinea a year ago Region: Australia

Posted by Josh Katz to findingDulcinea Australia’s airline Qantas, famed for its safety record, is being investigated after a series of recent in-air incidents. Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority has... more

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Alternative Fuel Sources and New Inventions Needed

Nomadicasian a year ago Region: Philippines

In one of his State of the Nation (or is it Union?) Addresses, President George W. Bush, the Texan-in-boots mentioned in his speech the word “addiction to oil” which, according to him would be given importance ... more

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Fuel price to be hiked severely, so,what now?

Arjun N a year ago Region: India

It was definitely about to come. The government has been trying to protect the people from the spiralling global oil prices but eventually it had to let go. The losses have been huge and it will have to give way sooner or ... more

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Trucking Company Jevic Transportation Folds as Oil Prices Skyrocket

Ground Report a year ago Region: Pennsylvania

A sign of the times? Jevic Transportation, one of the nation's foremost trucking companies, is shutting down operations as a result of rising fuel prices.  The company, based in Delanco, Burlington County, posted th... more

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Let the New Environmentalism Be Unfurled

David Brant a year ago Region: District of Columbia

Victor Davis Hanson writes in his just-published essay "A New Environmentalism" that it is "time to re-evaluate domestic oil production in environmental -- and moral --terms. The question is no longer simply whether we wan... more

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Cars Consuming Premium Fuel On The Rise Despite Higher Crude Prices

Jacob Cherian a year ago Region: Illinois

The rise in oil prices is not keeping auto manufacturers from producing more cars that consume premium fuels. According to research by Kelley Blue Brook, vehicles utilizing costlier fuels surged to 282 in 2008 in com... more

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Hydrogen Cars: Efficiency Equals Economy

Larry Miller a year ago Region: United States

Hydrogen can appear to be the answer to our fuel problem, unless you’ve  looked at the big picture.  I saw a comment to an article I was reading about BMW and a hydrogen car they were supposedly going to ma... more

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Jatropha Tree Fruit Can Produce Diesel Fuel

Ground Report a year ago Region: United States

The jatropha tree which produces golf-ball sized fruit and oil that can be used in any standard diesel engine, is gaining much recognition.  Jatropha tree oil does not require any processing and has been used for year... more

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