http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 20 Nov 2008 1:29:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40701/insurance-guzzles-savings-from-fuel-efficient-cars.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThink you’re saving money by driving that small, fuel-efficient car you traded in your SUV for? Maybe, but you’re probably paying more for your insurance—a lot more, reports the Wall Street Journal . In accidents, small cars tend to sustain more damage, and occupants more injures, than larger vehicles. Hence a Honda Civic, for example, incurs higher premiums than the company’s larger SUV CR-V.http://www.newser.com/story/40701/insurance-guzzles-savings-from-fuel-efficient-cars.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 23 Oct 2008 9:16:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34193/car-sharing-rides-4-gas-to-increased-popularity.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWith gas prices hovering around $4 a gallon, car sharing as an alternative to car ownership is finally gaining traction, reports Newsweek. Started 8 years ago, the best-known car-sharing company, Zipcar, rents communal vehicles by the hour or day. Both cost-efficient and eco-friendly, the company charges members about $10 an hour, including gas and insurance.http://www.newser.com/story/34193/car-sharing-rides-4-gas-to-increased-popularity.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 05 Aug 2008 10:01:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33444/la-prof-discovers-new-world-on-foot.html?refid=rss_all_defaultForced by high gas prices to start walking again, one Los Angeles professor discovered something new: her neighborhood. No longer wanting to drive to a park to walk her dog, Diana Wagman took it through the neighborhood, where she found reburbished homes, furniture on the curb, and—who knew—her neighbors, she writes in the Los Angeles Times .http://www.newser.com/story/33444/la-prof-discovers-new-world-on-foot.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 26 Jul 2008 16:36:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32773/man-trades-baby-name-for-100-gas-card.html?refid=rss_all_defaultAn Orlando man agreed to name his baby after two local radio hosts in exchange for a gift card worth $100 of gasoline, Reuters reports. The listener will collect the card in December, when his son is born, after producing a birth certificate. He's not the only American susceptible to offers of free gas these days: from brothels to churches, fuel has become a better lure than cash.http://www.newser.com/story/32773/man-trades-baby-name-for-100-gas-card.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 18 Jul 2008 7:31:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32337/rental-biz-sees-small-car-shortage.html?refid=rss_all_defaultRental car companies can't meet the soaring demand for more fuel-efficient small cars and are forcing irritated customers to take "upgrades" to gas-guzzlers. Rocketing gas prices are putting pressure on Hertz, Avis, and other companies to sell their luxury cars and SUVs to pay for fuel-efficient models. Bookings for economy cars at one major travel agency were up 14% while the demand for luxury cars plummeted 24%.http://www.newser.com/story/32337/rental-biz-sees-small-car-shortage.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 14 Jul 2008 6:53:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31912/gop-charts-offshore-drilling-compromise.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is trying to forge a bipartisan coalition on domestic oil drilling, Politico reports. Republican senators believe they can sway enough moderate Democrats on an amendment to end a federal ban on coastline drilling—allowing a dramatic shift in US energy policy, and reaping a big victory for the GOP.http://www.newser.com/story/31912/gop-charts-offshore-drilling-compromise.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 08 Jul 2008 10:55:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31889/would-you-take-free-gas-for-life-or-250k.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFlorida lottery players have the chance to win "free gas for life," and if that sounds too good to be a second-place prize, it is. The weekly runners-up will get free, but not unlimited, fill-ups worth $2,600 per year—which is unlikely to add up to more than the first prize, the New York Times reports.http://www.newser.com/story/31889/would-you-take-free-gas-for-life-or-250k.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 08 Jul 2008 7:06:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31767/6-gas-possible-by-years-end.html?refid=rss_all_defaultAs oil flirts with $150 a barrel, nearly double its price from last year, the specter of $6 a gallon gas at US pumps has become more real. A plethora of factors—from the threat of conflict with Iran to tight supplies and a weak dollar—continue to exert upward pressure on crude prices, the Wall Street Journal reports.http://www.newser.com/story/31767/6-gas-possible-by-years-end.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 07 Jul 2008 7:35:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31726/easy-st-thieves-having-a-gas.html?refid=rss_all_defaultStealing gas by siphoning it from vehicles is a simple crime that can reap big rewards—and as fuel prices soar, the crime is ever-more tempting for thieves, the Washington Post reports. A Maryland county reported zero or one thefts yearly from 2005 to 2007, but cops have already logged seven this year. Meanwhile, sales of locking gas caps have skyrocketed.http://www.newser.com/story/31726/easy-st-thieves-having-a-gas.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 06 Jul 2008 8:37:22 CDT