News tagged with gasoline prices
Researchers pioneer molecular catalyser
Scientists in Sweden have developed a molecular catalyser with the ability to quickly oxidise water to oxygen. Presented in the journal Nature Chemistry, the results are a significant contribution to the future ...
Apr 16, 2012 |
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Obama urges end to US reliance on foreign energy
US President Barack Obama called on Saturday for an end to America's dependence on foreign energy sources -- and to the multi-billion-dollar subsidies given each year to oil companies.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 17, 2012 |
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3Qs: A tankful of reasons for gas price surge
Gas prices tend to increase in the summer, but the most recent spike, which began in February and appears on track to continue through March, has caught many drivers off guard. Northeastern University news ...
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Mar 12, 2012 |
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Obama calls for investment in clean energy
US President Barack Obama called on Congress Saturday to invest more money in clean energy technologies and end multi-billion-dollar subsidies given each year to oil companies.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 10, 2012 |
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Ethanol mandate not the best option
Many people are willing to pay a premium for ethanol, but not enough to justify the government mandate for the corn-based fuel, a Michigan State University economist argues.
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Feb 13, 2012 |
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India's Tata to launch Nano car in Bangladesh
India's Tata Nano, billed as the world's cheapest car, will go on sale in Bangladesh on Saturday -- but with a price tag nearly triple what it is at home.
Oct 14, 2011 |
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New startup believes it has a way to cheaply convert methane to ethylene
(PhysOrg.com) -- When people think of uses for petroleum, they generally think of oil and gasoline, but doing so means ignoring the production of ethylene, a compound used to make many of the products most ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 04, 2011 |
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Obama to announce new car efficiency standards
US President Barack Obama will later this week unveil new fuel efficiency standards for passenger cars and light trucks for the 2017-2025 period, the White House said Wednesday.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jul 27, 2011 |
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Motorists driving less, but gas prices keep rising
(AP) -- Gasoline prices are rising again even though drivers in the U.S. have bought less gas for four months in a row.
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Jul 12, 2011 |
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US ethanol subsidy caused corn price surge: study
US ethanol subsidies pushed up corn prices as much as 17 percent in 2011, according to a study released Wednesday at a time when Washington's policies on biofuels are coming under heightened scrutiny.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 22, 2011 |
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Ready to clean up with a green business
There's figurative sweating, as in the fretting that goes on in the lives of small-business owners, a worry-filled club of risk-takers.
Jun 10, 2011 |
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Best for batteries: Not too hot, not too cold
(PhysOrg.com) -- Thermal management is crucial in the development of new car batteries; NREL's Large-Volume Calorimeter helps prepare for a surge in electric vehicles.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 16, 2011 |
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Economist studies how higher gas price affect consumer behavior
A dollar is a dollar is a dollar, so goes the economic theory of fungibility. But do people really act that way? In a new working paper, Brown University economist Justine Hastings and Jesse Shapiro of Chicago Booth School ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
May 12, 2011 |
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Hitting the breaks: $4 gas could slow economic recovery, study says
A significant jump in gasoline prices from the current $3 to $4 a gallon has the potential to slow Indiana's economy, where the unemployment rate currently is about 9.8 percent, says a new Ball State University study.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jan 24, 2011 |
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Study: Reducing carbon emissions: High gas taxes equal low impact
Increasing the federal gasoline tax would have only minimal effects in reducing vehicle carbon dioxide emissions, says a University of Michigan economist.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Mar 03, 2010 |
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