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 US Pays $400 a Gallon 
 for Gas in Afghanistan 

Figure to become major talking point in Congress

Oct 16, 09 11:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - As debate over the Afghan war heats up, expect Congress to heavily quote a new statistic from the Pentagon: $400. That’s how much the US pays, on average, for every gallon of fuel put into its planes and combat vehicles in Afghanistan, military officials recently told the House Defense... More »

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Afghanistan • John Murtha • fuel • gas prices • Afghanistan war • logistics

(Newser) - Poor firefighting conditions today—following a windy night—have allowed the Santa Barbara, Calif., wildfire to grow, and it has now consumed 3,500 acres and 75 homes, KNBC-TV reports. The fire, which has forced 30,000 people to flee their homes, is just 10% contained. Winds today are expected... More »

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firefighters • fuel • evacuation • natural disaster • Santa Barbara • California wildfires • high winds • sundowner • NBC Local

 California Passes 
 World's First Carbon 
 Fuel Standard 

Rule requires vehicle fuel's 'carbon intensity' to be slashed

Apr 24, 09 4:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - California has passed a landmark rule to reduce the carbon content of vehicle fuel, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The regulation, the first of its kind in the world, requires refiners and distributors to begin cutting the "carbon intensity" of fuel next year, and reach a 10% reduction by... More »

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California • ethanol • fuel • alternative fuels • carbon emissions • California Air Resources Board • greenhouse-gas emissions

 Discovery Launch Postponed 

Fuel valve concerns cause further delays to mission

Mar 11, 09 2:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Space Shuttle Discovery’s mission to deliver the final piece of a solar power array to the International Space Station was delayed again today, only hours before scheduled launch, CNN reports. The mission had already been postponed a month so technicians could determine whether three valves that control fuel... More »

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NASA • space shuttle • fuel • International Space Station • Cape Canaveral • Discovery space shuttle • space mission

One Man's Coffee Grounds Are Another's Biodiesel

Waste can be turned into cheap fuel

Dec 16, 08 11:25 AM CST
(Newser) - If lattes seem overpriced now, wait until coffee becomes a precious commodity. An engineering professor spied an opportunity in the layer of oil he found floating in an old cup of coffee one morning. He extracted what was left in some used grounds—about 10%-15% oil by weight—with simple... More »

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energy • coffee • biofuel • fuel • biodiesel • green energy • clean fuel • cars

 US May Seek World's 
 Emergency Fuel 

Feds still gauging disruption to supplies from Gulf hurricanes

Sep 17, 08 3:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Bush administration may ask the International Energy Agency to release emergency fuel stocks into the domestic market to cushion losses from hurricane-battered oil refineries, Reuters reports. Gustav and Ike temporarily closed a dozen Gulf Coast refineries, though all are in "reasonably good shape" according to an official, resulting... More »

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Bush administration • fuel • petroleum • International Energy Agency • Hurricane Gustav • Hurricane Ike

Blown Tire Forces Emergency Landing at LAX

American flight circled airport for 45 minutes to burn fuel

Sep 2, 08 4:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - An American Airlines jet made an emergency landing in Los Angeles today because of a blown tire, the LA Times reports. Flight 1586, carrying 135 people bound for Toronto, circled Los Angeles International Airport for 45 minutes to burn fuel, “diminishing the possibility of having some sort of... More »

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Los Angeles • fuel • American Airlines • LAX • emergency landing

 Easy St.: Thieves Having a Gas 

As prices rise, anyone can steal fuel

Jul 6, 08 9:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stealing gas by siphoning it from vehicles is a simple crime that can reap big rewards—and as fuel prices soar, the crime is ever-more tempting for thieves, the Washington Post reports. A Maryland county reported zero or one thefts yearly from 2005 to 2007, but cops have already logged... More »

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gas • theft • fuel • gas prices

 Yanks Flood
 Mexico for Cheap Gas 

50% surge in sales south of border

Jun 25, 08 3:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Soaring gas prices have Californians and Texans racing for the border and braving drug cartel violence to save some $20 per tank filling up in Mexico. American pumps have passed the $4 mark, but Mexican gas is still just $2.66 a gallon thanks to subsidies intended for poor Mexicans.... More »

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Texas • Mexico • gas • fuel • gas prices • fuel costs

Waiting for Green Has Gas-Conscious Seeing Red

Needless idling in turn lanes irks Calif. drivers

Jun 11, 08 4:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Though their safety value in heavy traffic isn't disputed, some Californians are starting to see left-turn arrows as a drag on ever-pricier gas and an avoidable threat to the environment, the Riverside Press-Enterprise reports. The California Energy Commission estimates that idling for 2 minutes (often a needless waste of time,... More »

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traffic • fuel • gas prices • highways • traffic accident • fuel costs • traffic light

Gas Rising, Station Owners Barrel Toward Bankruptcy

Fuel hits $4.41 a gallon in Los Angeles, and retailers aren't seeing the profit

Jun 10, 08 12:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stiff fuel prices are not pouring cash into the pockets of California gas station owners—instead, they're driving them into bankruptcy. Credit card fees, tanker-load costs, and other rapidly increasing expenses are putting the crunch on retailers, reports the Los Angeles Times. More »

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California • gas • Los Angeles • fuel • gas prices • gas stations

 
 Drivers Pump
 Less, Run Out
 of Gas More
 

Philly AAA calls double as drivers run out of gas

Jun 2, 08 3:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Strapped-for-cash drivers hit by rocketing gas prices are putting less in their tanks and gambling on having enough to last the week—but many don't make it. Calls to AAA for help from out-of-gas drivers in Philadelphia have doubled since prices began to spiral, AP reports. More »

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fuel • Philadelphia • gas prices • AAA • Ben Franklin Bridge • The Nielsen Co • Courtesy Patrol

Old-School Pumps Can't Register New Gas Prices

Mechanical dials can't register prices over $4

May 12, 08 7:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - With gas at nearly $4 a gallon, thousands of American gas station owners foresee trouble—because their old-time pumps can't price gas at higher than $3.99. "In small towns, where you don't have the volume, there's no way you can afford to pay for the replacements for these... More »

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gas • fuel • gas prices • gas stations

Israeli Fuel Delay Shuts Gaza's Lone Power Plant

A third of residents lose electricity; bakeries close

May 12, 08 3:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - A fuel delivery delay from Israel has shut Gaza’s only power plant since Saturday, cutting electricity to about a third of the Strip’s residents, Ha’aretz reports. The shortage shut down area bakeries yesterday. More »

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Israel • Gaza • Palestine • fuel • power plant • power outage • Arab Israeli conflict

Israel Revs Up Electric Cars

Endorses national initiative to switch to electric cars

Jan 21, 08 3:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Israel is taking the first steps toward getting drivers behind the electric wheel. The country today unveiled a joint project that calls for Renault-Nissan to build cars and a California startup to build the infrastructure. The electric cars are to hit the mass market by 2010 with half a million... More »

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Israel • Shimon Peres • fuel • Olmert • electric cars • foreign oil • Better Place • Shai Agassi • charging stations

Gaza, Israel Spar Over Power Outage, Embargo

Israel resolute amid condemnations, worries situation could spin out of control

Jan 21, 08 8:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Gazans awoke to a second day without its main power plant or fuel as international leaders condemned the “collective punishment of the people of Gaza,” and Israeli PM Ehud Olmert resolutely said Gazans "will walk, without gas for their cars" until their "murderous regime's" rocket attacks... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Hamas • rocket attacks • fuel • humanitarian crisis • Arab Israeli conflict • blockade

Israel Cuts Fuel to Gaza

Government says reduction won't cause a humanitarian crisis

Oct 28, 07 6:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Israel cut Gaza’s fuel supply today in a bid to force the strip's Hamas government to curb rocket attacks on Israel. An Israeli official told the New York Times the plan was to cut deliveries 5 to 11%, but a Gazan official told the AP shipments were short by... More »

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Israel • gas • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Hamas • Fatah • Ehud Barak • fuel • electricity • Haaretz

Senate Passes Energy Bill

Vehicles must hit a green 35mpg
by 2020; Detroit seeing red

Jun 22, 07 5:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Senate gave a green light to an energy plan that would pump total fuel-economy standards to 35 mpg by 2020, and require vehicles to run on 85% ethanol by 2015. Democrats say the bill will reduce America's reliance on foreign oil, help control gas prices and counteract the effects... More »

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energy • global warming • ethanol • Senate • Detroit • Dianne Feinstein • House of Representatives • fuel • gas prices • auto industry

Scientists Sweeten on Fruit Fuel

To get to core of gas problem, pick apples over ethanol, say studies

Jun 21, 07 4:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Simple sugars found in fruits like apples and oranges can be converted into a new type of bio-based car fuel that provides more energy than ethanol, the current hip gas alternative. US researchers say the dimethylfuran can store 40 percent more energy and is less volatile than its corn-based cousin,... More »

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energy • ethanol • gas • biofuel • dimethylfuran • fuel • gas prices

Thinking Green, Obama Cools Toward Coal

New stance on alternative-fuel plan
perplexes industry

Jun 13, 07 4:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Caught between his increasingly carbon-conscious party and a major player in his home state, Barack Obama has backed off his support for converting coal into liquid vehicle fuel, the LA Times reports. Global warming is important to Democrats, but coal is important to the Illinois economy, and the senator's shift... More »

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Barack Obama • global warming • environmentalism • coal • fuel • Illinois • National Mining Association • Election 2008 • carbon emissions

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