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  • August 2008

    • Utah Drivers Fill Up With Cheap Natural Gas

      New York Times  |  Aug 30, 08 7:43 AM CDT

      Utah Drivers Fill Up With Cheap Natural Gas

      (Newser) - Utah drivers are lining up to fill their cars and trucks with natural gas, at the equivalent of just 87 cents a gallon, the New York Times reports. State regulations keeping natural gas cheap have fueled a surge of interest in natural gas vehicles among drivers in the state, who are having their vehicles converted or are buying used cars that  run on compressed gas. More »

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      car  • Utah  • natural gas  • vehicle emissions  • greenhouse-gas emissions  • Honda Civic

    • Drilling Boom Sends Natural Gas Supplies Soaring

      New York Times  |  Aug 25, 08 7:55 AM CDT

      Drilling Boom Sends Natural Gas Supplies Soaring

      (Newser) - The US is ramping up natural gas production in a manner not seen since the post-World War II boom—scoring a nearly 9% increase through the first five months of 2008, reports the New York Times . The drilling boom comes as new technology is able to release gas long believed to be out of reach, sparking hopes that growing domestic supplies will help keep heating costs down and American industries competitive. More »

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      global warming  • oil prices  • natural gas  • fossil fuel

    • As Oil Costs Bubble, Alternative Heating Gets Hot

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 13, 08 9:35 AM CDT

      As Oil Costs Bubble, Alternative Heating Gets Hot

      (Newser) - Northeasterners expecting the price of heating oil to hit $4.35 a gallon are creating an avalanche of new business for heating and cooling contractors as they increasingly look to convert from oil heat to natural gas, reports the Wall Street Journal . A conversion to natural gas heat can cost up to $8,000, but can pay for itself in 4 to 6 years—and contractors are reporting months-long backlogs. More »

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      oil prices  • natural gas  • energy prices  • alternative fuels  • heating oil

    • Pickens' 'Energy Plan' Lacking in Actual Detail

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 6, 08 11:44 AM CDT

      Pickens' 'Energy Plan' Lacking in Actual Detail

      (Newser) - T. Boone Pickens has plenty of ideas about making the US less dependent on oil, and he has plenty of reasons why. But broad generalizations about using wind power to generate electricity and natural gas to power cars doesn’t offer enough “how-to-get-it-done” detail to make it an actual plan, Holman W. Jenkins Jr. writes in the Wall Street Journal . More »

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      Persian Gulf  • natural gas  • T. Boone Pickens  • foreign oil  • Energy crisis

  • July 2008

    • Oil, Gas Prices Continue Slide

      New York Times  |  Jul 30, 08 6:59 AM CDT

      Oil, Gas Prices Continue Slide

      (Newser) - A dip in the price of energy is providing a welcome respite from an otherwise grim economic picture. Oil, which neared $150 a barrel earlier this month, has dropped $23, or 16%, since July 3; natural gas prices are down 33%. AAA says nationwide gas prices have dropped to $3.94 a gallon, down from $4.11 on July 17, as Americans are driving less. Many analysts think energy prices could keep falling through the end of the year, the New York Times reports. More »

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      gas prices  • economy  • OPEC  • oil prices  • natural gas

    • Natural Gas Fuels La. 'Gold Rush'

      New York Times  |  Jul 29, 08 3:33 PM CDT

      Natural Gas Fuels La. 'Gold Rush'

      (Newser) - The energy crunch is a positive in at least one area, which lies above what may be the largest natural gas supply in the Lower 48. As energy companies buy up real estate, some residents of the south-central US find themselves suddenly flush with money, and some are even becoming millionaires, the New York Times reports from De Soto Parish, La. More »

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      Texas  • energy  • Louisiana  • natural gas

    • French Energy Giant Drops Iran Gas Project

      Financial Times (UK)  |  Jul 10, 08 11:32 AM CDT

      French Energy Giant Drops Iran Gas Project

      (Newser) - French energy giant Total, the last major Western energy group that planned to invest in development of Iran's huge natural gas fields, is dropping out of the project, the Financial Times reports. The turnabout is a victory for the Bush administration's efforts to isolate Iran over its nuclear program; it's expected to delay Tehran's efforts to raise its gas production for at least a decade. More »

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      Iran  • energy  • nuclear facilities  • natural gas  • gas fields  • Total SA

    • Oil Tycoon Kicks Off Energy Campaign

      Dallas Morning News  |  Jul 8, 08 3:51 PM CDT

      Oil Tycoon Kicks Off Energy Campaign

      (Newser) - Billionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens is fed up with America’s dependence on oil and today launched a huge ad campaign to persuade the nation to kick its crude addiction, the Dallas Morning News reports. His "Pickens Plan" proposes that Americans swap gasoline for natural gas, then replace natural gas power plants with wind, solar, and nuclear facilities. More »

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      oil price  • oil  • gas  • alternative energy  • natural gas  • solar power  • wind power  • T. Boone Pickens  • energy dependence  • energy independence

  • April 2008

    • Shutoffs Loom as Heating Costs Spiral

      New York Times  |  Apr 25, 08 10:02 AM CDT

      Shutoffs Loom as Heating Costs Spiral

      (Newser) - As heating-fuel costs climb, millions of Americans are behind on electric and gas bills—and a record number will face a shutoff over the next 2 months, the New York Times reports. A federal grant program to help beleaguered consumers keep the heat on covers just 35% of a winter's fuel costs, and states must decide whether to spread meager aid among many or provide more help to a few. More »

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      fuel costs  • natural gas  • energy costs  • Federal aid  • heating oil

  • March 2008
  • February 2008

    • Alaska Against Polar Bear's Protection

      Associated Press  |  Feb 23, 08 7:52 PM CST

      Alaska Against Polar Bear's Protection

      (Newser) - Alaska is opposing calls to save its polar bear population, fearing the state would have to protect dwindling sea ice and give up a multibillion-dollar gas project, the AP reports. Calls to save the bears have been "subverted by the lawyers for the extreme environmental organizations and the liberal Democratic leadership," Rep. Don Young said. More »

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      global warming  • environment  • Alaska  • Arctic  • polar bear  • natural gas  •