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Sarah Palin's Empty Promise

Simran Sethi | Posted 09.09.2008 | Green

Read More: George Bush, Powering the Planet, Gas Prices, Energy Information Administration, Congress, Offshore, Sarah Palin, Fuel Economy Standards, Cnbc, Mpg, Union of Concerned Scientists, Rnc, Drill, Nancy Pelosi, Environment, Drilling, Oil, Republicans, Offshore Drilling, Green News
Simran Sethi

Encouraging the auto industry to adhere to higher standards and pursue hybrid technology will reduce our dependence on all oil. Drill, baby, drill? No. Think, baby, think.

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Offshore Drilling Won't Help, But "Green Stimulus" Can

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 07.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Energy, Price of Oil, Energy Information Administration, Mass Transit, Senator McCain, Oil Dependency, Energy Consumption, Senator Obama, Economic Stimulus, Public Transit, Green Stimulus, Stimulus, Housing Bubble, Politics News
Mark Weisbrot

On This Week, McCain again mentioned "offshore drilling" as part of a plan to reduce dependence on foreign oil. And he got away with it.

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Gas Projected To Peak At $4.15 Per Gallon In August

Reuters | Posted 06.10.2008 | Business

Read More: Oil Prices, Gas Prices, Energy Information Administration, Business News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. gasoline prices will continue to march to record highs this summer before peaking at $4.15 per gallon in August, the Energ...

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Oil Jumps on Surprise Supply Drop

AP | JOHN WILEN | Posted 03.05.2008 | Business

Read More: Oil Futures, Oil Prices, Energy Information Administration, $105 Oil, Energy Department, $104 Oil, OPEC Meeting, EIA Report, Eia, Oil, Opec, Business News

NEW YORK — Oil surged Wednesday, rising a remarkable $5 a barrel to a new record over $104 after the government reported a surprise drop in crud...

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USA Today In Consummate Media Fashion Gets it Wrong on Gas Prices

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 02.11.2008 | Media

Read More: Bloomberg, Energy Information Administration, USA Today, Opec, Depatment of Energy, High Gas Prices, Gas Prices, Oil Prices, New York Times, Media News
Raymond J. Learsy

Market forces are no longer the sole price determinants, even though that is what the oil industry and this administration's Department of Energy would want us to believe.

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Oil Continues To Be King

New York Times | PHYLLIS KORKKI | Posted 12.30.2007 | Business

Read More: Wind Power, Energy Consumption, Nonhydro Renewables, Energy Use, Energy Information Administration, Geothermal Energy, Oil, Oil Consumption, Solar Power, Business News

This year, there was plenty of talk about reducing oil consumption, but let's face it: a lot of it was probably hot air. So it should come as no surpr...

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The Gas Grinch That Stole Thanksgiving

Dan Weiss | Posted 11.19.2007 | Business

Read More: Gas Prices, High Gas Prices, Iraq Oil, Bush Oil, Energy Information Administration, Middle East Oil, Gas Prices Rising, China Oil, High Oil Prices, Record Gas Prices, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Oil Prices, Commuting and Gas Prices, Expensive Gas Prices, Business News
Dan Weiss

Higher gas prices could very well persist and even rise, meaning that families may continue to spend a greater portion of their income on gasoline than they originally anticipated this holiday season.

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