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Plans progress for Wyoming coal-to-gasoline plant

Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal is supporting a Texas company's proposal to build a major plant for turning coal into gasoline.

Public meeting set on W.Va. coal-to-gas project

West Virginia regulators will hold a public meeting next week on a draft air pollution permit for a planned coal-to-gasoline facility in Mingo County.

Public meeting set on W.Va. coal-to-gas project

West Virginia regulators will hold a public meeting Thursday on a draft air pollution permit for a planned coal-to-gasoline facility in Mingo County.

W.Va. seeks more comment on coal-to-gas plant

The West Virginia Division of Air Quality is giving the public more time to weigh in on an air pollution permit for a planned coal-to-gasoline plant in the southern coalfields.

W.Va. intends to issue coal-to-gas plant permit

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is seeking comment on its preliminary decision to issue an air pollution permit for a planned coal-to-gasoline plant in the southern coalfields.

ExxonMobil appeals judgment in Md. leak case

ExxonMobil Corp. said Friday that it has appealed a $150 million judgment awarded to dozens of families whose wells were contaminated during a 2006 gasoline spill.

Gasoline expected to increase, but not much

Gasoline prices are expected to be relatively low this summer, so motorists might want to take to the road despite the dismal economy if the federal government projections hold.

Man accused of dousing neighbor for a 'confession'

Police said a Pennsylvania man bound his neighbor with duct tape, doused him with gasoline and threatened to set him on fire unless the neighbor confessed to burglarizing his house. John Black, of New Sewickley Township, was charged with burglary, aggravated assault, unlawful restraint and related crimes.

Sour economy tied to psychology that fed gas panic

As anxiety on Wall Street led banks and other investors to hoard cash last week, a different kind of market fear gripped cities across the Southeast.

House Roll Call: Price gouging on gasoline

The 276-146 roll call Tuesday by which the House failed to advance the Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act, which was designed to punish price gouging at the gas pump.

House fails to move gas pump price gouging bill

House Democrats failed Tuesday to resurrect a bill to punish price gouging at the gas pump, while maneuvering to block Republican attempts to expand offshore drilling, an idea gaining in popularity amid $4-a-gallon gas prices.

Ohio man repays borrowed gasoline after 34 years

An Ohio couple has been repaid for a liquid asset they shared 34 years ago. Violet and Harold Goff of Southington say a man showed up at their home recently and explained that he'd appeared at their door in 1974 when he was 17 and had run out of gas.

Future hybrids could be worth waiting for

Time was when hybrid gas-electric vehicles appealed only to the greenest car consumers more concerned about saving the environment than saving on gasoline bills. Gas prices hitting $4 a gallon have changed all that.

Analysis: Big talk, little action on gas prices

The nation's anger over $4 gasoline is producing political theatrics at the White House, in Congress and on the presidential campaign trail. Republicans are demanding new drilling off the nation's beaches. Democrats want to tax away oil companies' profits.

US: Gas to peak at $4.15 a gallon but stay high

Gasoline prices should peak at $4.15 a gallon this summer, the government says — finally an encouraging word for motorists who might be thinking the cost of a fill-up will just keep climbing.

Fire officials say hoarded gasoline led to fire

Authorities say a couple trying to beat the high cost of gasoline accidentally caused a fire that burned their apartment complex.

Answer Desk: Why do U.S. refiners export fuel?

With gasoline prices zooming toward $4 a gallon — and beyond — readers are looking for relief and explanations. If fuel is in such short supply, why are refiners shipping some of it out of the country?

As gas prices soar, thieves grow brazen

Bobby Lee Julien, who’s driven a fuel tanker for 27 years, was near the end of his route. It was 3 a.m. when he pulled up at a stop sign off State Highway 225 in Houston.

Oil price spike has wide economic impact

As dire forecasts about runaway oil prices become reality, it’s impossible to know how much higher they’ll go. But the impact of the price surge already is  being widely felt. And if prices go much higher, the damage to the U.S. economy will be deeper and wider than the fallout from the run-up so far.

Answer Desk: Candidates on gas prices

The summer driving season isn't even here yet, and the issue of rising gas prices is heating up on the campaign trail.

Some see oil bubble; others see trouble

The recent trajectory of oil prices — a fairly steady increase followed by a much more vertical rise — has a familiar look to it. Remember those charts of tech stocks and housing prices? It's hard not to wonder: Are oil prices forming the next big “bubble?"

Answer Desk: Gas tax 'holiday' a bad idea

With two of the three presidential candidates proposing a gasoline tax “holiday,” some readers are wondering: Why can’t the government do more to cut gas prices?

Never, Never Spit Gasoline While Smoking

A German man in the northeastern town of Gross Godems was being treated for serious burns Monday after accidentally setting his apartment ablaze when he mixed up a bottle of gasoline with alcohol, police said.

What does ‘core’ inflation mean anyway?

Last week's reports on a strong uptick in prices has readers wondering how worried they should be about inflation. And why do policy makers at the Federal Reserve insist on looking at so-called "core" inflation — which eliminates the cost of rapidly rising food and energy prices?

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Pump prices on pace to top 2009 high by weekend
Source: USA Today

The cost of filling up the car is rising in the wake of soaring crude and by this weekend, pump prices may race past the highs for all of 2009. Tracing the ascension of crude, up 14% since mid-December, energy prices across the board are catching up.

Teenager who burned girlfriend alive faces jail
Source: This is London

A teenager who poured a can of petrol over his girlfriend and set her on fire was locked up for life today for her murder.

Citibanks Gas Credit Cards Run Dry
Source:

Apparently a bunch of gas credit cards just don't work any more when you go to use them. That would sure be inconvenient, especially if you already pumped the gas. Citi says it notified consumers by letter, maybe everybody didn't read the memo. Strange times, indeed.

Stop fueling Iran's nukes: U.S. must turn off mad mullahs' gasoline pipeline
Source: NY Daily News

As Iran's uranium stockpile gets richer and richer on the relentless march toward weaponization, America's options get poorer and poorer.

Pump prices aren't following oil
Source: tulsaworld.com

Crude prices have trended lower for well over than a month and grew even cheaper Monday, which might lead some to believe prices at the pump would follow along. That's not necessarily been the case so far.

Iran's Plan to Phase Out Subsidies Brings Frenzied Debate
Source: The New York Times

BEIRUT, Lebanon — The outside world may be focused on Iran's intensifying confrontation with the West over its nuclear program. But at home, Iranians are more concerned with an ambitious and risky new effort to overhaul the country's troubled economy.

Dec. 1, 1942: Mandatory Gas Rationing, Lots of Whining
Source: Wired News

1942: Nearly a year after the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor that brought the United States fully into World War II, the Americans get around to imposing nationwide gasoline rationing.

Oil prices top $80 amid worries on dollar, storm
Source: tulsaworld.com

Oil prices shot up $2 a barrel Monday as a weakened U.S. dollar created more turbulence in energy markets than a storm heading into the Gulf of Mexico. The price of regular unleaded gasoline in Tulsa, meanwhile, slipped to $2.31 a gallon at many convenience stores.

Husband tries to set wife on fire
Source: hosted.ap.org

Authorities say an Orlando man poured gasoline on his wife and tried to set her on fire.

How to Keep Iran in Check Without War
Source: The Daily Beast

Gary Sick served on the National Security Council staff under Presidents Ford, Carter and Reagan. He was the principal White House aide for Iran during the Iranian Revolution and the hostage crisis and is the author of two books on U.S.-Iranian relations.

Venezuela to Help Iran Overcome US Gasoline Sanctions. 8 Dhul Qa'idah 1430 / Monday 26 Oct 2009 / 04 Aban 1388
Source: Fars News Agency

Noting that Caracas is interested in helping Iran overcome the US sanctions, he reiterated that Venezuela views cooperation with Iran as among its top priorities.

US energy - Where's it come from - How it's used - How cap and trade might affect it

With all of the recent debates over Global warming or more aptly called climate change and the political debates on cap and trade taxation, it seems appropriate to do a few articles on where our energy really comes from and how it is utilized.

Black Market Shows Iran Can Adapt to Sanctions
Source: The New York Times

WASHINGTON — President Obama has vowed to keep the pressure on Iran over its nuclear program after last week's meeting in Geneva, and his advisers said the United States was intensively recruiting other nations to join in a harsher economic embargo against Tehran should diplo …

E-mail claims Democratic Congress to blame for no COLA increase in Social Security (Truth-O-Meter: Pants on fire!)
Source: politifact.com

So every year you've gotten a little bump in your Social Security check due to inflation. Maybe you've come to consider it an annual raise from Uncle Sam. Well, this January, you might not get one.

Boy Badly Burned By Homemade Magic Wand
Source: wftv.com

Authorities say a 10-year-old Pasco County boy was seriously burned when he and two friends tried to make a magic wand out of a stick, gasoline and bug spray.

Galveston, Oh Galveston (3)

Music: Galveston - Glen Campbell Gasoline was about 25 cents a gallon around 1967, and diesel fuel was about 13 cents a gallon. We lived on the north side of Houston, and we went to Galveston on quite a few week ends. I had a 1950 Ford pickup, and we used it to go to Galveston.

Venezuela plans gasoline exports to Iran
Source: Reuters

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Venezuela said on Sunday it had agreed to export 20,000 barrels per day of gasoline to Iran, which imports a large part of its needs, Iranian state media reported.

Burning 1 Gallon of Gasoline Produces 20 Pounds of CO2

You may have read about the cap and trade legislation which the US House of Representatives passed in June of this year. The US Senate is due to begin work on their version of this legislation in September.

Teen burned after letting friend pour gas on leg
Source: The Jacksonville Times-Union

Volusia County authorities say a Deltona teenager suffered second- and third-degree burns when he set himself on fire. Deputies said 13-year-old Russell Gortzig was taken to an Orlando hospital after Sunday night's incident.

Health Concerns Arise After Factory Fire -
Source: WFSB.com - News

A four-alarm fire at an old Torrington mill was extinguished Monday evening, but with the smoldering ashes, the fire left behind health concerns for neighbors.

I've Told You That I'm A Trucker

I hauled steel predominately. I hauled steel on a forty foot flatbed, in box trailers, I hauled two forty five foot trailers as one unit, and I hauled two twenty seven foot trailers with 34 wheels on the whole unit. They are called doubles. I pulled a tanker too.

Gas prices drop to lowest level in eight weeks
Source: USA Today

The average price drivers paid for gasoline fell to $2.46 a gallon, the lowest level in eight weeks, the Energy Department said Monday.

Record-high gasoline hit one year ago
Source: tulsaworld.com

Exactly a year ago in Tulsa, gasoline hit a record high of $3.93 a gallon as a speculative frenzy gripped the oil market. Tulsa's high came a day after the national average peaked at $4.11. A day before that, crude oil reached a high of $145.29.