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For ExxonMobil and Shell: Oil is King. Long Live Oil.
GM posts a 15.5 billion dollar loss, while ExxonMobil, and Shell clean up.
I’m not surprised. All promulgate the same position: Oil is King.
Only for GM, oil loyalty spells disaster. Not thinking about fuel efficient and alternative energy vehicles will sink them. In Darwinian terms: another dinosaur gone extinct.
ExxonMobil and Shell, as […]
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Cash for Clunkers - A Great Idea
Alan Blinder of the New York Times is proposing a new eco-friendly stimulus package called Cash for Clunkers. He describes it as “the best stimulus idea you’ve never heard of.”
I agree. The plan in a nutshell:
“Cash for Clunkers is a generic name for a variety of programs under which the government buys up […]
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When Fuel Prices Go Up, America Slows Down
The face-paced life of many Americans has a new ball and chain: fuel.
It costs too much. Whether it really is because there’s not enough of it, or the oil companies are cashing in because of the perception that there’s not enough of it, we’re all feeling the pinch.
High fuel costs make everything cost […]
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Happy Hour
I love late Friday afternoons. It’s Weekendus Maximus Time. Raspberry Vodka Gimlet in hand, I contemplate the week.
Here’s a few short news bites on - what else? - gasoline prices and inflation, that caught my eye this week.
World
The US recently told China they have to start selling […]
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Frustrated at the Pump? Tips on Improving Your Gas Mileage
Still more gas saving tips -from Wall Street Week:
1. Only fill up your car in the early morning when the ground temperature is still cold. The colder the ground the more dense the gasoline. When it gets warmer gasoline expands so when buying in the afternoon or evening… your gallon is not exactly […]
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Gas Tank Envy: The Death of the Chevy Suburban
Hot off the CNN press: “The $100 dollar fill-up has arrived.” If your vehicle has a 25 gallon plus gas tank, and you live in San Francisco, you just broke the gas ceiling. And don’t stop short, the rest of the country is right behind you.
Driving a larger SUV, Pick-up, or of course, […]
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Fuel Prices Getting You Down? Share the Pain
I’m lucky. I have a twenty mile commute. But my spouse drives into Boston, for a whopping 90 miles round trip. During rush hour. If I had to drive that every day, I’d want someone to take me out behind the woodshed and shoot me. But somehow, my spouse perseveres. […]
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ExxonMobil: Part of a $123 Billion Dollar Embarassment
(This post has been corrected based on input in a comment from “Billy”)
With the “top five” leading the way($117 billion) , oil companies posted a record $123 billion dollars in profit last year. ExxonMobil recently announced its highest profit ever- $40.6 billion dollars. The other four companies are Shell Oil($27.5 billion), BP […]
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How Big is the Biofuel Footprint?
The jury is still out on whether or not biofuels are a better alternative to oil. A variety of recent studies suggest a much larger carbon footprint than initially thought.
Though biofuels burn cleaner, when you take into account the clearing of natural vegetation required to grow the corn (ethanol), or palm trees (palm oil), […]
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Cars: Compare Cost to Buy vs Cost to Own
In its recently released annual car issue, Consumer Reports warns “it’s not what a new car costs to buy, it’s what it costs to own that counts. It might be worth paying a little more up front when you calculate how much it will cost to own the car for five years, including depreciation, fuel, […]
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Is the Prius a Sham?
If you are not familiar with the Toyota id=”SPELLING_ERROR_0″ style=”font-family: verdana”>Prius, it is the premier hybrid vehicle on the road today.
A friend of mine recently mentioned that more energy goes into a class=”blsp-spelling-error” id=”SPELLING_ERROR_1″ style=”font-family: verdana”>Prius than it would ever save in its lifetime.
Hmmm. I purchased one a year ago, and they are not cheap. […]
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Find the Lowest Gasoline Prices in your area
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