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Mom-and-pop service stations are running into a problem as gasoline marches toward $4 a gallon: Thousands of old-fashioned pumps can’t register more than $3.99 on their spinning mechanical dials.
Brian LaFave couldn’t care less how high gasoline prices climb these days _ he’s parked his pickup truck and is refusing to buy gas for a month, possibly longer.
So much for spaghetti suppers: The First Baptist Church of Snellville is fueling its membership drive with a sign in front of its sprawling campus proclaiming “Free Gasoline.”
A man with a guitar and a megaphone climbed atop a convenience store roof to serenade commuters with his musical protest of high gasoline prices _ until police halted the impromptu concert.
A man with a guitar and a megaphone climbed atop a convenience store roof to serenade commuters with his musical protest about high gasoline prices _ until police halted the impromptu concert.
President Bush said Monday that he’s troubled by rising gas prices and will take a look at proposals to relieve the crisis but warned that there is no quick fix.
The national average price for regular gasoline rose about 15 cents in the last two weeks, according to a survey.
Get rid of the federal gas tax _ at least for the summer. Tax Big Oil to help the rest of us out. Get drilling in that Alaska refuge. Soaring gasoline prices are suddenly the nation’s No. 1 crisis, and all the presidential candidates are offering cures.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg called a summer-long suspension of the gas tax favored by Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton and Republican John McCain a dumb idea.
Auto racing is the ultimate in gas-guzzling entertainment. But the prospect of paying $4 a gallon to get to the track has some fans reluctant to start their engines.
Driving past all those old abandoned gas stations, we do feel that they are a blot on the landscapes, right? But have you ever given it a thought further….or blissfully kept on driving ahead and leave it to others to think about. Well artist and...
Researchers at MIT are building a tiny detector that will help protect water supplies, in medical diagnostics and can even detect hazardeous gases in case of minute leaks in plants. They have already scaled down this detector to a size of a computer...
Do you know that methane (natural gas) also occurs with coal? For a long time, we associated this natural gas with petroleum, but explorations have shown that coal bed methane does exist. India is planning to venture in this field of methane production...
According to Lundberg Survey, the national average price of gasoline has dropped from $3, however, just a fraction of cent. The current price is $2.9961 per gallon. The prices decreased for the first time since April. The survey was conducted by a...
When the grilling guru Steven Raichlen who has written over 25 books on barbecue was asked to name the biggest, meanest, off-the-charts grill in the land, his answer was “Kalamazoo Bread Breaker Two Dual-Fuel grill.” The big Break Baker grill rocks the...
Sinopec Corp of China, ExxonMobil Corp of the United States and Saudi Arabia’s Saudi Aramco formally forged an alliance for a mega-petrochemical expansion project and a fuel marketing scheme in Fujian Province to tap demand in southeastern China....
Higher oil and gas prices boosted Norwegian oil and gas giant Statoil’s full-year net income to a new high of 6.5 billion dollars as its turnover increased 10 percent to $67.7 billion.
Norway-based oil giant Statoil reported its full year...
Low-birth-weight babies are more susceptible to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in long run. IBS is a chronic bowel ailment characterized by cramping, bloating, gas, diarrhea and constipation.
Dr. May-Bente Bengtson stated
‘restricted fetal growth...
Taxes or subsidies determine the price of gas in different countries differently. Like in Venezuela one can get a gallon of gas with 15 cents only. But in Germany it costs $5.53. With the gas filled in your vehicle with $20, you can go to a different...
If you’re residing in the City of San Francisco, beware, dog poop collectors may be knocking at your door soon. As per the newly launched project by the city officials, the dog poop will be utilized to power ranges in your houses.
Dog poop collectors...
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Johnny Scheff of Motoworks Chicago sits on a Vespa scooter in the dealership’s showroom Tuesday, May 13, 2008 in Chicago. Scheff said high gas prices are prompting consumers to find alternative means of transportation. Scooters can pay for themselves in...
