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Gas Prices Not Really the President's Fault

Kate Schwartz — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:55:38 CDT

As gas prices rise, President Obama's approval rating falls , which makes sense, because those painful numbers at the pump are all his fault, right? Wrong, say oil experts and economists. The Washington Post breaks down their arguments: Policy: It definitely affects things, but it takes a long time for that...

Nome's Rare Fuel Delivery Going Smoothly

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:07:26 CST

A Russian tanker that went on an ocean odyssey of 5,000 miles to deliver fuel to the iced-in city of Nome was offloading the gasoline and diesel in what officials say is smooth sailing so far. Two parallel hoses, 700 yards long each, are stretched between the tanker Renda...

Alaskan Towns Low on Fuel as Ice Delays Delivery

Matt Cantor — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:55:33 CST

A harsh winter is taking a heavy toll on fuel supplies in Alaska. Two villages in the midst of 45-below temperatures have almost run out of heating oil, forcing a Noatak town store to ration borrowed supplies, the Anchorage Daily News reports. The village of Kobuk has turned to a...

Why We Spend $400 per Gallon of Gas in Afghanistan

Rob Quinn — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:36:48 CST

By the time it reaches remote military bases in Afghanistan, gasoline costs the US military as much per gallon as Dom Perignon champagne, the Wall Street Journal finds. Moving fuel and other supplies by road in Afghanistan has become so dangerous that the Air Force has increased the amount of...

US Drivers Set to Spend Most Ever on Gas in 2011

Kate Schwartz — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:27:57 CDT

The average price for a gallon of gas at a US pump was at a not-too-pretty $3.66 yesterday. The good news: That's significantly lower than the $4.11 all-time high hit in 2008. The bad news: We'll likely have 2008 beat when it comes to a stat that hurts...

Gas Prices Are Insane —Everywhere Else

John Johnson — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 12:10:05 CST

Gas prices are climbing again, which means people are complaining, which means it's time for a spate of stories showing how relatively cheap gas remains in the US. Here's a rough estimate of world prices per gallon, courtesy of CNN : US: $3.53 Norway: $9.28 Europe: Between $7.50...

French Cops Force Open Blockaded Fuel Depot

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:04:31 CDT

French riot police forced open a strategic fuel refinery today that had been a bastion of resistance to President Sarkozy's bid to raise the retirement age to 62, pushing striking workers aside with shields in a bid to end gasoline shortages. The operation came as the French Senate prepared to...

Scots Invent Boozy Biofuel

Emily Rauhala — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:49:49 CDT

Scottish researchers have found a way to turn whisky waste into fuel. A team from Edinburgh Napier University combined two common whisky by-products—'pot ale' and 'draff'—to create a clean fuel that yields 30% more output power than ethanol, reports the BBC . The group hopes, eventually, to make the...

China Sells Gas to Iran Despite US Pressure

Jason Farago — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:13:35 CDT

Chinese state oil companies began selling gasoline to Iran this month and now provide 30,000 to 40,000 barrels a day, or as much as a third of the country's imports. The development comes despite US-led attempts to block gas shipments to Iran, which has seen oil giants BP...