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  • July 2008

    • Phew! Gas Sinks Below $4

      CNNMoney  |  Jul 26, 08 1:04 PM CDT

      Phew! Gas Sinks Below $4

      (Newser) - Gas prices dipped below $4 today for the first time in almost 2 months, CNN reports. A survey by AAA showed that a gallon of regular cost an average of $3.983, 2 cents lower than yesterday. The move continues a trend over roughly the last week in which prices have dropped 10 cents, and they could fall an additional 25 cents by the end of summer, AAA says. The drop mirrors a similar fall in the cost of crude oil. More »

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      gas prices  • ethanol  • diesel  • automobile  • American Automobile Association  • E 85

    • Gas Crunch Steers Soaring Hybrid Sales

      Wired  |  Jul 17, 08 10:45 AM CDT

      Gas Crunch Steers Soaring Hybrid Sales

      (Newser) - Sales of hybrid cars could soar to 2 million a year by 2013 as higher gas prices and concerns about global warming spark surging interest in fuel efficient vehicles, Wired reports. Well over half—62%—of new car buyers are already considering a hybrid, according to a recent survey. Consumers who aren't satisfied with the current hybrid options will have as many as 88 models to choose from in the next few years. More »

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      Toyota  • ethanol  • hybrid car  • diesel  • Prius  • J.D. Power & Associates  • Honda Civic Hybrid

    • Gas Use Hits Record Low, Prices Still Sky High

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 10, 08 2:21 AM CDT

      Gas Use Hits Record Low, Prices Still Sky High

      (Newser) - Soaring gas prices are changing Americans driving habits, cutting consumption to the lowest levels in five years, reports the Wall Street Journal. Gas consumption dropped by 3.3% to 9.3 million barrels a day compared with last year's Fourth of July holiday. Some 62% of Americans are changing summer plans because of rising gas prices, and 15% have canceled vacations altogether. More »

  • June 2008

    • Gas Prices Screw Nev. Brothels

      Associated Press  |  Jun 30, 08 11:00 AM CDT

      Gas Prices Screw Nev. Brothels

      (Newser) - Here's one more casualty of soaring oil prices: Nevada brothels catering to lonely truckers are seeing business plummet. Sky-high diesel prices means that long-haul truckers have less discretionary income, so many brothels are offering promotions to give business a boost. At one establishment, customers get double what they pay for if they use a government stimulus check. More »

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      oil price  • Nevada  • diesel  • brothel  • truckers

    • China Jacks Up Energy Prices

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 19, 08 1:13 PM CDT

      China Jacks Up Energy Prices

      (Newser) - China will raise domestic energy prices starting tomorrow, the Wall Street Journal reports, with gas and diesel costs jumping 18%. China’s heavily subsidized fuel is still cheaper than international rates, and the move may be an attempt to appease foreign governments, who blame Beijing's intervention for letting demand rise unchecked in the world's second-largest oil consumer. More »

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      China  • oil price  • gas  • fuel costs  • diesel  • fuel consumption

    • Fuel Prices Drive Spanish Truckers to Protest

      EiTB24  |  Jun 9, 08 4:40 PM CDT

      Fuel Prices Drive Spanish Truckers to Protest

      (Newser) - Spanish truck drivers went on strike at midnight to protest skyrocketing fuel prices, erecting blockades across the country and snarling traffic on the border with France, the EiTB network reports. Drivers who attempted to continue operating found their tires slashed, windshields smashed and headlights destroyed. Fuel prices in Spain have risen more than 35% this year. More »

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      gas prices  • Spain  • strike  • energy prices  • diesel

    • Diesel Thieves Plague Farmers

      CNN  |  Jun 6, 08 2:33 PM CDT

      Diesel Thieves Plague Farmers

      (Newser) - With oil prices stuck in triple digits, any form of gas is becoming precious booty for thieves, CNN reports. The latest targets: farmers running diesel-fueled irrigation pumps. Fuel tanks, often sitting unguarded in fields, can be a quick score of around 250 gallons in the middle of the night. In Kern County, California, alone the sheriff estimates that $300,000 worth of diesel was stolen in the past 3 months. More »

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      gas prices  • oil price  • oil  • farmer  • theft  • diesel  • farm  • thief

  • May 2008

    • Truck Protest Freezes London

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  May 27, 08 9:24 AM CDT

      Truck Protest Freezes London

      (Newser) - Truck drivers came from miles around to protest high fuel prices in London today, the Daily Telegraph reports. Lining along specially-closed sections of highway, the drivers blared horns and waved signs, demanding a reduction in the government’s diesel tax. “I think soon the public will actually join us,” said one hauler. “The car drivers will start coming out soon; it’s going to snowball.” More »

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      gas prices  • London  • protests  • England  • diesel  • truckers

  • April 2008

    • Trucker Strike Fizzles for Now

      CNN  |  Apr 1, 08 2:11 PM CDT

      Trucker Strike Fizzles for Now

      (Newser) - Most trucks kept rolling today, despite plans for a strike protesting spiking diesel prices. Independent truck-drivers had discussed staying off the roads, reports CNNMoney, but only sporadic shutdowns have been reported. "We've heard from a lot of members who have no intention of participating," says a spokeswoman for the Owner-Operators Independent Drivers Association. More »

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      diesel  • truckers

  • March 2008

    • 4 Dead After Boat Starts Sinking Off Alaska

      Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  Mar 23, 08 7:44 PM CDT

      4 Dead After Boat Starts Sinking Off Alaska

      (Newser) - Four crew members of a Seattle-based fishing boat died today after the vessel sank amidst high seas off the Alaska coast, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. Officials rescued 42 members, but a search continues for one missing staffer, according to the AP. The boat began sinking shortly before 3 a.m., when it lost control of its rudder 120 miles from Alaska’s Dutch Harbor. More »

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      Alaska  • Seattle  • Washington state  • diesel  • fishing boat  • crew members

    • Gas Still Rules Green Auto Show

      Der Spiegel  |  Mar 5, 08 12:00 PM CST

      Gas Still Rules Green Auto Show

      (Newser) - Green was the color of opening day yesterday at the International Auto Salon in Geneva, another show full of hybrids and other low-emission vehicles, with green lighting and nature-friendly slogans to prove car companies care, Der Spiegel reports. Still, cautions General Motors' CEO to those set to pronounce the gasoline era dead, "We're just at the beginning of this changeover." More »

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      ethanol  • carbon dioxide  • Toyota Prius  • diesel  • hydrogen fuel cells  • Geneva Auto Show

  • December 2007

    • San Francisco Gases Up, Goes Green

      New York Times  |  Dec 6, 07 4:26 PM CST

      San Francisco Gases Up, Goes Green

      (Newser) - San Francisco may have the biggest green fleet in America now that all 1,500 diesel vehicles—including ambulances, fire engines, buses and street sweepers—run on B20, a combination of soy-based and diesel fuels. The transformation is part of the city's plan to  reduce toxic emissions to 20% below 1990 levels in the next four years, the New York Times reports. More »

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      San Francisco  • biofuel  • green energy  • Gavin Newsom  • diesel  • biodiesel

  • April 2007

    • Chicken Fat Doubles as Diesel

      Bloomberg  |  Apr 17, 07 10:05 AM CDT

      Chicken Fat Doubles as Diesel

      (Newser) - Two corporate giants are teaming up to produce biofuels and boost their bottom lines. Tyson Foods, the world's biggest meat producer, and third-largest U.S. oil company ConocoPhillips will be using about half of Tyson's animal fat to make a renewable diesel fuel, which will account for about 3% of ConocoPhillips's total production. More »

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      oil  • environmentalism  • biofuel  • diesel  • ConocoPhillips  • biodiesel  • Tyson Foods

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