Of course AP didn't say that. Many of these incidents happened in passive voice. As for the rest, the perpetrators, according to AP, were these: "Assailants." "Someone." "A 27-year-old Dane born in Lebanon to Palestinian parents." And "a gang of 15-20 youths." Yet oddly enough, France's interior minister ...

Anti-tax groups in California Tuesday filed a lawsuit to block the state's budget plan that would increase taxes on gasoline, sales and personal income. The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and other groups argue that such tax proposals cannot be passed without approval from two-thirds of ...

By biodiversivist I just encountered a typical lay media puff piece about the 2009 diesel Jetta, which won the Green Car award this year. Did you know that the next generation of diesel-powered cars and SUVs is 98 percent cleaner than diesels sold just two years ago? No, but I also didn't know that ...

Another area where the rise and fall of oil will have a big impact is going to be on climate change amelioration efforts. Reducing carbon emissions is a considerably more hot button issue politically when the price of gasoline...

This follows a letter written by eight US Congressmen to that country's Export-Import Bank (Exim Bank) asking it to immediately suspend all financial assistance to RIL until the company agrees to stop selling gasoline to Iran.

Back to the future? Next year gas prices could look a lot like they did last summer, analysts say. All that money you're saving these days at the gas pump? You might want to put it in the bank.

Glenn Reynolds writes: THEY TOLD ME THAT IF WE TOPPLED SADDAM HUSSEIN, gas would be cheaper than it was in 2001. And they were right! Professor Reynolds is confused regarding the cause of the drop in gasoline prices. The Iraq War did not lower gas prices (in fact, there is strong evidence it ...

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Pushed lower by weak demand and falling prices, shipments from U.S. factories plunged a record 5.3% in November, the Commerce Department estimated Tuesday. Orders for U.S. factory-made goods fell 4.6% in the month, more than twice as much as the expected 2.2% decline. The ...

The price of gasoline is low, but in Rochester and across Western New York, drivers pay more for gas than elsewhere. Congresswoman Louise Slaughter wants to know why. The Democrat from Fairport is sending letters to the heads of Sunoco, Citgo, and ExxonMobil, seeking answers. Rep. Slaughter ...

Profile America Tuesday, January 6th. Concern over the price of oil and global warming has renewed interest in the U.S. about cars with diesel engines. About half the cars currently sold in Europe are powered by diesels, quieter and less polluting than Americans are used to. The first trip by a diesel-powered ...