Soaring Gas Prices Also Deals A Sting To US Troops
Region: United StatesThe price of oil per barrel continues to climb upwards. That means that the price of gas per gallon is going to climb upwards as well. The rise in fuel costs have been one factor to thank in regards to the soaring price of... more
Views: 972Oil Power Competition
Region: Californiahttp://tinyurl.com/6qzdwd +++++++++++ The Saudis are widely believed to be concerned that escalating oil prices - crude hovered around $134 a barrel Thursday, nearly double what it cost a year ago - will cause a perman... more
Views: 729Amtrak Bill Passes Through the US House and US Senate
Region: United StatesIt would seem that the government is looking into the use of trains as an alternative means of travel. Looking and focusing on alternative means of travel looks more logical as the price of oil per barrel continues to clim... more
Views: 1050Gas At $4 A Gallon?! Better Believe It
Region: United StatesOver the weekend, the price of gasoline is at least $4 a gallon. In other places, it is close to $4 a gallon. Regardless, the price of gasoline is pretty high. However, get used to the high gas prices. Do not think that th... more
Views: 900Food Crisis Hits Northern Uganda
Region: Uganda
War-scarred region faces new woes as food prices spiral. By Bill Oketch in Lira (AR No. 173, 4-Jun-08) Helen Ocen, a widow from the village of Ajul northwest of Lira in northern Uganda, is no stranger to the daily stru... more
Views: 1992More observations on petrol pain
Region: United StatesThe price of gas seems to have become reasonable filler for news reports. The following are a few observations from these reports * Ridership on public transit is going up, up, up. * Sales of scooters are... more
Views: 695Surge in Oil Prices: A Major Concern for UPA Government
Region: IndiaOn the eve of completion of 4th Year of the Five Year Term, Prime Minister, Dr.Manmohan Singh, has acknowledged that the unabating increase in Oil Prices is a major problem confronting his Government. Between the hobson's ... more
Views: 576Senate Launches Major Bi-Partisan Measure To Combat Gas Prices
Region: United StatesIn the latest move as an effort to fight the rising cost of fuel let alone lower it, the majority of the United States Senate has moved to vote filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for at least six months. To the Senate... more
Views: 698Scientists Bring Up Fighting World Hunger vs. Fighting Gas Prices Argument
Region: United StatesUnited States President George W. Bush and tome of the top international scientists are at odds with one another on the issue of bio-fuels and world hunger. While Bush said that the use and production of ethanol should be ... more
Views: 1195MPG: How to Beat the Hybrids
Region: United StatesHybrid Gas/Electric or Conventional Vehicle, Which is Right For You? The question could also be posed as "Short Term Thinking or Long Term Savings" which is right for you? With gas prices reaching for the stratospher... more
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