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Is the Federal Fuel Tax About to be Cut?
2011-08-04 20:36:00 It what will amount to an absolutely asinine and incredibly stupid move should it happen, some members of Congress may oppose the renewal of the federal gasoline and diesel fuel tax when it is set to expire this fall. This tax generates revenue which is used to keep our highways from falling apart. Considering our ...
How the New Fuel Economy Standards Could Kill The Economy
2011-07-26 21:25:00 I?ll be upfront with this, I don?t believe that the White House?s soon to be proposed higher fuel economy standards are going to kill the economy. I just don?t think it?s realistic. In fact, I tend to be on the other side of the argument and believe the new standards would create jobs, largely due ...
Ads Against Raising Fuel Economy Standards Scrapped
2011-07-21 18:52:00 After several days of posturing and, quite frankly, whining about the Obama administration?s proposed new fuel economy standards, the Alliance of Automobile Manufactures has decided not to air its radio campaign aimed at getting the public behind less substantial fuel economy increases. (Just a note in case you didn?t know ? the new standards, which ...
Michigan Lawmakers Prepare to Fight Possible Proposed Fuel Economy Standard
2011-07-21 03:34:00 Despite having a large portion of their state’s economy saved by the Federal Government’s auto bailouts, lawmakers in Michigan are preparing to express concerns and discontent over the White House’s rumored new fuel economy standards. In case you’re not already aware, it is believed the White House will push CAFE standards to 56.2 miles per ...
Fuel Economy vs. Fuel Taxes ? Which Will Do More?
2011-07-20 03:14:00 Here’s an interesting question: which is more likely to make you use less fuel, forcing you to buy a more fuel efficient vehicle or forcing you to pay a much, much higher fuel tax? This is sort of a relevant question because there is news that the Obama administration is considering raising fuel economy standards ...
Rise In Gas Prices: Demand or Bad Government Policy?
2011-01-22 23:47:00 Rise In Gas Prices: Demand or Bad Government Policy? American demand for gasoline has risen 0.7% in the past year, yet the price has risen 14%...The Obama Administration have made things worse by imposing restrictions on drilling and recovery...According to a 2008 report released by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the North Dakota and Montana Bakken Formation contains 3 to 4.3 Billion Barrels of Recoverable Oil waiting for us to extract.
High Gas Prices Deters Speeders, Says UK Survey
2010-10-22 10:09:00 Discouraging patterns of high-speed driving, public education campaigns have been the first stage of maintaining safe vehicle speeds. As we know, these preventive measures are not enough to completely change the situations on streets and highways. Police speed traps, photo radar and even airplane surveillance over highways are deployed to catch the velocity seekers red-handed ...
By: Automoblog.net
Build your own Mr.Fusion and say goodbye to rising gas prices
2009-02-09 22:42:00 [From dvice] In Back to the Future, Part II, Doc Brown figures out a way to run his time traveling Delorean on regular garbage thanks to “Mr. Fusion.” What an awesome idea. And now, one that you can make a reality by building your own Mr. Fusion on your car. And you don’t even need to ...
By: News for Greens
Gas Prices
2009-01-26 20:46:00 Remember how the explanation given for the fact that Buffalo area gas prices were higher than the state average had to do with western New York being at the end of a pipeline? So, now that Buffalo's prices are about 3 cents lower than the state average, what's today's ...
By: BuffaloPundit
3 Surefire Ways to Combat Rising Gas Prices
2009-01-14 20:36:00 I have heard the rumblings of many of you in Readerland about the recent spike in gasoline prices. In fact it's all I seem to hear about lately. But at least it keeps you from rumbling about the infrequency of my columnsand articles. Nonetheless, I have decided to try to help you get through this crisis by generously providing: 3 Ways to Combat Rising Gas Prices!1. Don't Drive Your CarThis is, of course, the most obvious solution.If you never take the old Plymouth out the driveway, then it won't matter that at current gas prices it takes $125 to fill up the 30 gallon gas tank, or that you only get about 2.51 miles to the gallon. If you never drive, you could care less.Of course, I know what you're going to say. "But Tim, I have places I need to go-like work. And the kids have school and soccer practice. And then there's grocery shopping and yoga lesssons and dinner at the Richardsons and blah blah blah and...." Ok, I get the point. Not everyone can sit around the house writing ...
Gas Prices Rise at the Pump for First Time in Three Months
2009-01-06 23:19:00 The conflict in the Middle East has prompted a surge in gasoline prices across the US. Despite the rise, gas prices are still down $1.44 cents from this time last year, when a gallon of regular cost $3.00. So much of it depends on if you think the glass is half full…or half empty. I’ve always been one to believe that the glass is half full. As long as gas prices stay low enough that everyday Americans can afford the cost to get to work and back, it’s a good thing. It will be interesting to see how the conflict in the Middle East turns out and how the transitional of power here in the US effects gasoline prices moving forward into the spring and summer of this year.
By: Damon Clifford
Gas Prices
2008-12-17 04:02:00 Service areas on the Thruway execute a contract with the state to operate there, and to a small degree the vehicles traveling on the Thruway are somewhat captive - to exit the Thruway and buy gas on a surface road, and then return to the Thruway involves two toll booths ...
By: BuffaloPundit
My Gallons: Helping US Consumers Save on Gas Prices
2008-11-11 12:09:00 My Gallons.com helps you save money on gas for your vehicle, through the sale of prepaid gas cards with locked in prices.
Cold Weather & Gas Prices
2008-11-11 00:57:00 These thing aren’t intertwined or anything. I just didn’t want to do two posts. Cold Weather I don’t know if I’ve ever mentioned it or not, but I’m a cold weather person. When the temps start to dip into the 40’s, that’s when I’m happy. Today’s been a cold rainy day and I’m ...
Buffalo Gas Prices
2008-11-07 22:30:00 The NYS Attorney General should start investigating why Buffalo and WNY pay not only the highest gas prices in the state, but in the lower 48 states. Sales taxes aren't the reason, nor is our location. I don't buy that for a minute. To explain the price ...
By: BuffaloPundit
Are Gas Prices the reason the economy is bad?
2008-11-05 14:20:00 The housing market and bad banking has been blamed for the bad economy. I think the fast rising and inflated gas prices paid a big part in the down fall of it all. What are your thought on this subject?
Gas Prices
2008-10-13 00:39:00 I don’t know what they are in other parts of the country, but around here gas is down to $2.75/gallon and $2.85/gallon for no ethanol. That’s over a dollar drop in, what, 3-4 months. When it was around $4/gallon you couldn’t watch a newscast without them mentioning it every 5 minutes. And ...
High gas prices are good for the US
2008-08-28 15:21:00 Okay, before taking this the wrong way, hear me out. For so long, gas prices in the US have been exceptionally low, kept down by government subsidies and protection of oil interests. Check out this table comparing prices around the world. We’ve been lucky to get along with such cheap fuel costs but when things ...
By: ThansCorner
They can't help you get a loan for gas prices, though. Sorry.
2008-08-14 17:13:00 Everyone needs a car-- which means everyone needs an Auto Loan, because saving up for a car is tough; if you wait until you have $5,000, $10,000, or $20,000, it'll be a long time before you're driving around town in that new sedan.Trying to get an auto loan in the past was tough -- you either had to go around to various banks and waste a bunch of time, or go into the dealer and test drive a car and pick it out and then hope that you get approved for credit, and hope that the dealer gets you a loan through someone that's reputable and that your interest rate and payments will be okay, all while you're sitting there making small talk with a car salesman and drinking that terrible coffee.That's all in the past: ApexAutoLoan.com now has the ability to get you a car loan online in just minutes. No driving around. No terrible coffee. No salesmen (until you go to get the car; they can't help you with that.)ApexAutoLoan.com can even help with Bad Credit Car Loans -- so good credit ...
Are Higher Gas Prices Better for Manufacturing?
2008-08-13 15:00:00 In a recent cover story, Industry Week reports increasing orders for automation equipment. At the same time, Ford and Toyota are retooling truck/SUV plants to produce smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles. Is the connection between a resurgent U.S. manufacturing market and rising gasoline prices as
Republicans, John McCain, Continue To Beat On ?Mr. Goodwrench? Obama For ?C
2008-08-05 00:47:00 Was Barack Obama’s Suggestion To Properly Inflate Tires And Keep Automobile Engines Tuned Really As Funny As “Mr. I don’t even know how to turn a computer on yet” McCain... This is only a comment summary. Visit http://guntotingliberal.com to view the latest rantings of a gun toting liberal with a chip on his shoulder... harsh views, comments expressed.
Obama: Tap nation?s oil reserve to help gas prices
2008-08-04 18:25:00 CHICAGO (AP) - Barack Obama is proposing tapping the nation?s strategic oil reserves to help drive down gasoline prices, his campaign said Monday. Obama supports releasing light oil from the emergency oil stockpile now and replacing it later with heavier crude more suited to the country?s long-term needs, according to a campaign fact sheet. Light crude ...
By: TexasFred's
Obama Flip-Flops On Offshore Oil Drilling ? And Kudos To Him For It
2008-08-02 21:06:00 More Flip-Flops From The Presidential Candidate; The “Shocker” This Time Is The Flip-Flopper Isn’t Senator McFlipFlop Of Arizona Panama — It’s... This is only a comment summary. Visit http://guntotingliberal.com to view the latest rantings of a gun toting liberal with a chip on his shoulder... harsh views, comments expressed.
Republican revolt for lower gas prices, House Dems turn out the lights (vid
2008-08-02 20:51:00 Democrats want high gas prices. Democrats are responsible for the high gas prices.
Republican revolt for lower gas prices, House Dems turn out the lights (vid
2008-08-02 20:51:00 Democrats want high gas prices. Democrats are responsible for the high gas prices.
Gas Prices Cause Louisiana Women to Resort to ?Pole Dancing??
2008-07-20 07:52:00 -By Warner Todd Huston WAFB TV Channel 9, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana pulled out all the stops for this ridiculous report claiming that “some women” in the Pelican State are resorting to working in strip clubs because gasoline is so expensive. To prove it, WAFB found one woman that said so. I’d say that clinches ...
By: Publius Forum
Democrats Force Gas Prices Up;Bush Sends Oil Prices Down
2008-07-18 06:02:00 They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, how about comparing these two graphs… is that like 2,000 words? Check out how the Democrat Congress’ (lack of) action has resulted in a significant spike in USA gas prices since they came to power. Michelle Malkin did all the work on this one. Now let’s observe how President ...
By: GayPatriot
Democrats Try To Tie High Gas Prices To Republicans
2008-06-30 23:02:00 Some Democrats from the House will have found themselves a Bush impersonator for a radio ad that tries to blame Republicans for the high price of gas in the country. Really? The national average today is over $4/gallon. In January 2007, when Democrats took control of Congress, it was around $2.20/gallon. ...
90% of Americans See Hardships With High Gas Prices
2008-06-30 13:03:00 Photo by Saintbridge Want to be the nation’s hero? Figure out a way that we can solve the high gasoline prices that have 9 in 10 Americans saying have caused them financial hardship. E85 ethanol might be one solution. Hydrogen could be another once fueling stations are built. Whatever we do, we need to do it quickly. The airlines are already near financial ruin. Our automobile manufacturers are suffering. Our credit is crunched — and many cannot afford to fill up their cars without borrowing from their credit card. Our economy is heading toward a 70s-style malaise with high energy prices and stagnant incomes. What do you think will end up being the solution to our nation’s energy problems? Could the answer be more domestic drilling, bio fuels such as E85 ethanol and bio diesel, hydrogen, hybrids and plug-ins, or some combination of the above? Which will be the longest term solution to America’s energy crisis? If you were elected president, what would you ...
Offset high gas prices by turning your car into billboard
2008-06-10 18:41:00 Gas prices suck and the job market is almost as bad, but a little uglification of your car or truck can net you some big bucks. Alternative marketing companies that want to plaster your car with “tasteful” advertisements are paying hundreds of dollars to the right people, but chances are you aren’t one of them. There is a reason you don’t see many of these driving billboards, because the companies with the money are looking for people who travel a lot and park their car in interesting places.
By: Attuworld
Why oil prices are high
2008-06-09 22:38:00 I do not think I can say this any better than Xran over at The MoxArgon Group DEMOCRATS & ENVIRONMENTALISTS Won't let them drill Read the whole thing, it xplains a whole lot.
By: Stix Blog
Woman Fights High Gas Prices By Burning Gas Stations
2008-06-07 01:46:00 One woman in Danville, California is very attentive to the plight of the ordinary consumer. Diane Craig, 64, was arrested today on suspicion of premeditated arson and burglary after starting fires at two local gas stations and a Starbucks outlet. Local police say she used a fireplace log and a lighter to set the fires in bathrooms ...
Gas Prices Soar in San Diego
2008-06-07 00:00:00 Gas Prices in San Diego are Out of Control The American Automobile Association (AAA) reported that the average price of regular gasoline in San Diego is $4.41, that's 25 cents in just one week.
Gas Prices Fuel Increase in Public Transportation
2008-06-06 22:56:00 As gas prices hit record high amounts and continue to rise, US citizens are finally turning to public transportation for daily commutes and vacations. Multiple sources are reporting a surge in the...
By: Green Options
The Grand Illusion on Gas Prices
2008-06-06 22:39:00 Ok… So the author of this piece uses a little rhetoric to make his point. Our only issue of disagreement is that we believe there’s also a Peak Oil problem. In other words, the Federal Reserve Note “dollar” is dropping rapidly — true enough. But Boone Pickens is correct — supply is a ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Grand Illusion on Gas Prices", url: "http://www.ernharth.com/vi/200-8/06/06/the-grand-illusion-on-g-as-prices/" });
Gas Prices Finally Impact US Car Sales
2008-06-06 15:07:00 More on the better side of record gas pricesFor some reason pickup trucks and SUVs have rooted themselves in American culture. Apparently they serve as symbols for strength, power, durability and more values that are held dear to many Americans.I?ve read somewhere the pickup serves as the modern horse, keeping the old west?s heritage alive. With all due respect to culture it seems more and more Americans are finding it hard to continue maintaining these gas eating monsters with gas prices constantly rising.Americans save on gas by switching to economy carsAccording to Reuters US auto sales tumbled in many as consumers spurned pickup trucks and SUVs in the face of record gasoline prices, driving General Motors Corp (GM.N), Ford Motor Co (F.N) and Chrysler LLC to double-digit declines.Furthermore, Japan?s Honda Motor outsold Chrysler for the first time to emerge as the new No. 4 U.S auto-maker with Toyota closing the gap on General Motors.Record gas prices apparently sent Ford?s sales...
Strip Clubs hurt by high gas prices
2008-06-06 14:26:00 Strip clubs in the Jacksonville, Florida area are feeling the pinch of the tanking economy. A recent story from Jacksonville?s NBC-TV affiliate tells the story:The rising prices of gas, food and travel are having a major effect on the adult entertainment industry on the First Coast.The typical lunch crowd at Sinsations has dwindled to just two guys and a couple of sandwiches. It's the same story at gentlemen's clubs all across the First Coast."People just don't have the money to go out, they don't have the money to buy a drink, they certainly don't have the money to spend on an entertainer," said the manager of Emperor's Gentlemen's Club Joe Serafini.Serafini says he has been forced to lay off staff, reduce prices and limit hours to turn a profit. Managers at Sinsations say their income has dropped by roughly 35% in recent months. "I have to go to other places to try to make the money," said an exotic dancer known as Storm. "[I've gone from] about a grand a week, down to a c...
By: Beyond the Neon
[Stupid] Not News: Woman upset over high gas prices News: So she lights a g
2008-06-06 06:58:00 (Some Guy)
Why are Gas Prices so High
2008-06-05 15:10:00 This is a question that concerns consumers everywhere, and is likely something that you think about every time you go to your local gas station to fill up tank. Of course, we can probably spend hours talking about high gas prices; and each person would likely have their own opinion of why the cost for ...
By: MotorCarInfo.com
How Are Gas Prices Affecting Your Family Vacaiton
2008-06-04 07:33:00 Are you kidding me $4.00 a gallon for gas? I for one have had to make serious adjustments to my normal family vacation plans. Usually we spend a week or so traveling throughout many states stopping at all the local attractions and enjoying what each area has to offer. Not this year. We will be staying close to home with thes15 Zoom(s)
[Unlikely] While high gas prices are hurting small market motorsports, it?s
2008-06-04 01:52:00 (C. Trickle)
High Gas Prices and Higher MPG in Los Angeles
2008-06-03 16:45:00 I drive a 2006 Honda Element: hands-down one of the worst choices I’ve ever made ? oh, and it’s 4WD for the many times Sam and I head into the mountains to go snowboarding. I think it’s been once. The 2006 Element showed 22/26 on the sticker. Hey, it was 2006, it felt very ...
By: Lovesick Billy
GM Throws In The Towel To High Gas Prices
2008-06-03 15:25:00 Posted By:Phil LeBeauThe plant closings are prudent. If gas remains at high levels, there will be fewer and fewer buying trucks and SUVs. Sales are down 17.3 % this year, and may not get much better the rest of this year. With 4 fewer plants, GM will save roughly a billion dollars. More importantly, it will reduce the number of SUVs sitting on dealer lots in the future. Read More Topics:Alternative Energy | Energy | Economy (U.S.) | Economy (Global) | Automobile IndustrySectors:Oil and Gas | Automobiles and PartsCompanies:General Motors CorpMEDIA:PHOTO | VIDEOPermalink
By: Behind The Wheel
Mila Kunis is hotter than high gas prices.
2008-06-03 13:13:00 Gas prices are the new black in LA and places all over the country. Unless your Mila Kunis and you are loaded, then you don?t care. Mila put on her tight, rocker black leather pants and filled up with some gas over the weekend. Not even trying to look hot, she still succeeded. That?s amazing. ...
How Gas Prices Could Effect Urban Markets
2008-06-02 22:35:00 Prior to the introduction of the automobile most people either lived in large urban areas or small town farming communities. Starting after World War II, cheap gas sent families out of the urban areas into the suburbs. Throughout the sixties and seventies many major cities throughout the United States saw a steep reduction of total population in their cities. Detroit and Philadelphia were examples that were ranked top in population and over a short period of time saw a dramatic fall as large influential suburban hubs attracted the population. Cities began to stabilize and in some cases grow over the last ten years as they began to transform themselves as new urban living opportunities including live-work type homes, new condos and attractive apartment living with amentias opened up. A younger population along with baby boomers ready to experience a new life after kids has found urban living attractive once again. So how will gas prices affect urban living? Will families find it to...
As Gas Prices Escalate, Worries About a Recession Turn Into Fears of Inflat
2008-06-02 19:30:00 As the post-Memorial Day hangover lingers, and $4 per gallon gasoline becomes a national reality, expect more and more daily energy prognostications. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) already is on record for $200-a-barrel oil. As you all know, our own Keith Fitz-Gerald - Money Morning?s investment director - has projected a crude-oil price of $225 a barrel. Do I hear $250? What about $5 a gallon gasoline by July 4th? Sometimes, these daily price gyrations take on lives of their own, but at the end of the day, the basic laws of supply and demand always work themselves out. The upcoming week?s hectic economic calendar…
By: Jutia Group
Schools Feel the Clutches of Higher Gas Prices
2008-06-02 19:01:00 Like all of us, schools around the nation are feeling the effects of high gas prices. As but one example, Nash-Rocky Mount schools in North Carolina burned through about $729,000 in fuel in the last fiscal year ? nearly twice as much as in the previous year. In an effort to cope, schools are coming up with a range of strategies--all of which involve cutting services. In Minnesota, for instance, one district plans to eliminate classes every Monday to come up with the extra $65,000 it needs to fill its buses' tanks. The superintendent commented "I know $65,000 may not sound like a lot, but it's more than one teaching position,"
W.Va. Groans Under Gas Prices
2008-06-02 14:38:00 The Associated Press' Tom Breen highlights efforts by one industry group, West Virginians for Better Transportation, to aid the state's main roadbuilding and repair fund amid rising fuel costs."West Virginia drivers can now log onto http://www.keepwvmoving.org to calculate their daily, weekly, monthly and yearly state gasoline tax bill," Breen writes. "The group worries that high prices are keeping people off the road, which means lower tax revenues. The problem is that the state Road Fund, which pays for maintenance, paving and repairs on state roads and bridges, relies on gas taxes for about 60 percent of its revenue."AP reported earlier that "county school systems need an extra $5 million to keep their 3,000 buses rolling in the wake of record diesel prices, and Gov. Joe Manchin might ask lawmakers for the money this summer during a special session."And the Charleston Daily Mail noted previously that "overall fuel tax revenues for West Virginia have been growing at a steady p... |
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