It's becoming a rite of spring. Gasoline prices climb. Members of Congress fume. And oil executives make the trek to Capitol Hill to do battle over who's to blame. Facing unhappy members of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence
I started writing this post as a response to a comment left by RandyC, and I decided to make it a new topic instead. RandyC said that the Mitsubishi MiEV is on his list of EVs that he'd buy, and
Volatility in oil prices has been persistent in the last few years, but the trend has pointed upwards. The reasons have included healthy economic growth and demand, especially in China and India, in addition to limited spare capacity, increased speculation,
THAT exotic phrase peak oil was completely new to me until I heard it from historian Dr. Floro Quibuyen, a renowned Rizalist. He explained that peak oil is the year in which oil production reaches its maximum and in which
It's hard to know whether we should be more worried that consuming oil is killing the planet or that there's way too little of this killer oil left. Joe Romm of Climate Progress has an article that is getting a
BANGKOK (AFP) - As more than 160 nations continued talks here Wednesday about what to do after the Kyoto Protocol's obligations end in 2012, environmentalists say the painstakingly tough negotiations are getting even harder as concerns mount that the global
Two oil pipelines owned by Royal Dutch Shell are burning for a fourth consecutive day in southern Nigeria's Port Harcourt area. A company spokesman said firefighters have not been able to access the burning pipelines....
MOSCOW: Russia's lower house of Parliament backed new restrictions on foreign investment Wednesday, limiting access to strategic sectors like oil and gas, aerospace and mass media. The legislation - which widens the Russian security services' power in business transactions -
The road could be very much downhill for current cars Q: What’s Peak Oil? A: Peak Oil is when we reach the maximum rate of oil production and the demand for oil outstrips the capacity to produce it. There will
New York - For the first time since 1980, when long lines sprouted at gasoline stations, Americans are beginning to cut down on their driving. The slight decline in total miles driven apparent first in December may indicate that the
U.S. employers continued to add high tech jobs in 2007 -- although at a slower rate than 2006 levels -- and California led the nation, adding 21,400 net jobs.
CKE Restaurants Inc., the parent company of the Hardee's and Carl's Jr. restaurant chains, posted positive same-store sales for the second period of fiscal 2009. (CKR)
The University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Tennessee have agreed to move up their football game this fall to Labor Day in order to have the game nationally televised on ESPN. (DIS)
