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Page 5 of 91 < 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 15 55 > Last » $4 gas in Madison!?!? (Isthmus) - Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:19:09 GMT Pump prices in Madison have climbed to about $3.17 per gallon for regular unleaded. A number of reputable forecasts are predicting pump prices will flirt with $4/gallon across the U.S. by spring. And the recent surpassing of the $100/barrel threshold has led to a yet another round of hand-wringing over how these trends might affect the reeling U.S. economy. Forget the U.S. economy for a moment. ... Gas prices to shoot up again (Contra Costa Times) - Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:41:42 GMT Bay Area gas prices have increased one cent per gallon, and experts and motorists agree that higher prices likely are coming soon. GE's Latest F-Class Gas Turbine Technology Selected for New Power Plant In France (ThomasNet) - Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:45:17 GMT BELFORT, FRANCE - October 25, 2007 : - Gaz de France, one of Europe's leading energy companies, has selected GE Energy's latest F-class technology for a new combined-cycle power plant that will produce 430 megawatts of power for France's Brittany region. Under a turnkey contract of approximately 250 million (more than US$355 million), GE will supply a Frame 9FB gas turbine-generator and a type ... Clegg calls for action on rising fuel bills (Epolitix via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:01:00 GMT Nick Clegg has used his first appearance at prime minister's questions to call for more to be done to help the poorest families meet their fuel bills. Gas prices shoot up again (Contra Costa Times) - Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:41:42 GMT Bay Area gas prices have increased one cent per gallon, and experts and motorists agree that higher prices likely are coming soon, thanks to factors including a rise in the cost of crude oil. New climate, new standards (Detroit News) - Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:04:59 GMT WASHINGTON -- In the decades-long battle to increase fuel economy standards, 2007 was the year environmentalists outflanked the auto industry at nearly every turn. Qatar can withstand ‘inflation risk’ from $100 crude on gas dominance (Gulf Times) - Wed, 09 Jan 2008 05:28:27 GMT DOHA: Global reinsurance major Swiss Re has indicated that high oil prices may not fall far below $100 a barrel, an estimation that could send shocks to the world’s largest economy US. Gas prices inch up; more increases coming (Contra Costa Times) - Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:40:32 GMT Bay Area gas prices have increased one cent per gallon, and experts and motorists agree that higher prices are likely soon thanks to factors including the cost of crude oil. Uganda: How the Fuel Crisis Can Be Mitigated (AllAfrica.com) - Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:21:47 GMT As other countries welcomed the New Year with excitement, Uganda was unfortunate enough to welcome it with an acute fuel shortage which at first was thought to be a day or two crisis but now seems to be here to stay. Mike Ivey: Despite growing economy, state uses less energy (The Capital Times) - Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:20:01 GMT Don't tell the people who get rich stringing overhead wires and building coal-fired power plants, but energy use in Wisconsin is trending downward. A combination of milder weather, higher fuel prices and increased efficiencies sent overall energy use in the state down by 2.1 percent in 2006, according to the new Wisconsin Energy Statistics report. And while the data for 2007 aren't yet ... Early adopters help ethanol-blend fuel transition go smoothly (Marshall Democrat-News) - Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:34:07 GMT The Missouri Renewable Fuel Standard went into affect on Jan. 1, making Missouri only the third state -- behind Minnesota and Hawaii -- to require gasoline under 91 octane to contain 10 percent ethanol, as long as the ethanol price is lower than regular gasoline. The Corvette in a high-mileage future (CNN Money) - Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:25:34 GMT Tadge Juechter, General Motors' chief engineer for the Chevrolet Corvette, wants to set one thing straight: the Corvette is here to stay. Oil-rich Brunei seeing fuel price increase (The Borneo Post) - Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:27:55 GMT MIRI: The people in oil-rich Brunei Darussalam, who had been enjoying the lowest prices for fuel among Southeast Asian nations all this while, are now beginning to feel the pinch from the world crude oil price hikes, The Brunei Times has reported. Darling to quiz Ofgem on fuel prices (ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance) - Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:14:00 GMT Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling has summoned the top men at energy watchdog Ofgem to a meeting to have them explain why fuel prices have risen so sharply. Fuel Bill Hikes: Chancellor Alistair Darling Wants Talks (SkyNews via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Mon, 07 Jan 2008 08:37:00 GMT Chancellor Alistair Darling has called for a meeting with the energy watchdog Ofgem to look at the reasons for dramatic rises in fuel bills. More News (San Bernardino Sun) - Mon, 07 Jan 2008 07:53:51 GMT The car of your dreams has just zoomed by in a slick commercial on TV. The vehicle is sleek, stylish and best of all - gets great gas mileage. At the end of the commercial the announcer's tone drops to a decibel above a whisper as he proceeds to rattle off the caveats. Darling Wants Talks Over Fuel Bill Hikes (SkyNews via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Mon, 07 Jan 2008 07:31:00 GMT Chancellor Alistair Darling has called for a meeting with the energy watchdog Ofgem to look at the reasons for dramatic rises in fuel bills. The Battle for Better Engines (BusinessWeek) - Mon, 07 Jan 2008 07:45:51 GMT The trick at Ford and GM is balancing better fuel economy and power with consumers' desire for vroom ANALYSIS-Malaysian fuel reform to hit economy, anger voters (AlertNet) - Mon, 07 Jan 2008 07:02:48 GMT Source: Reuters By Liau Y-Sing KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Malaysia is likely to push through cuts in fuel subsidies this year as high crude prices burn a hole in its budget, but that risks depressing consumer ... Safety services, schools struggle with rising fuel costs (The Alexander City Outlook) - Mon, 07 Jan 2008 06:06:38 GMT Last week, light sweet crude oil traded above $100 per barrel for the first time in history. As this increase trickles through the economy, individuals will notice it as an increase in the amount they pay at the pump.