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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...

Paper Industry Gets Tax Credits for Burning Diesel

Harry Kimball — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:26:37 CDT

A tax provision in the 2005 transportation bill offering credits for the use of alternative fuels has had an unintended, even disastrous, result in the paper industry: “Paper mills are adding diesel fuel to a process that requires none in order to qualify for the tax credit," Christopher Hayes writes...

Calif. to Truckers: Cut Back on Diesel Fumes

Harry Kimball — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:51:18 CST

California passed diesel emission regulations yesterday that will likely save lives and leave truckers footing most of the bill, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The state air board ruling will require trucks in California to filter their exhaust by 2014 and replace engines by 2022. The board plans to give...

Smog Costs California $28B a Year

Rob Quinn — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:40:00 CST

Health problems caused by pollution choke $28 billion out of California's economy every year, according to a new study. Most of the cost is linked to 3,000 smog-related deaths each year, along with days of work missed by workers with respiratory problems aggravated by pollution spewed from tailpipes and...

US Can't Have Ford's 65-MPG Car

Kevin Spak — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:34:43 CDT

Ford may be best-known for its fuel-guzzling trucks and SUVs, but this November it’s releasing the Fiesta ECOnetic, a sporty subcompact that gets an astonishing 65 miles-per-gallon, BusinessWeek reports. There’s just one catch: It’s not being sold in the US. “We know it’s an awesome vehicle,” says Ford’s president. “But...

Phew! Gas Sinks Below $4

Harry Kimball — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:04:55 CDT

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...

Gas Crunch Steers Soaring Hybrid Sales

Peter Fearon — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:45:03 CDT

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...

Gas Use Hits Record Low, Prices Still Sky High

Peter Fearon — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:21:36 CDT

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...

Gas Prices Screw Nev. Brothels

Sam Gale Rosen — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:00:26 CDT

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...