Stories tagged "opec"

Petroleum may be in short supply these days, but the United States does have a related surplus: myths of oil abundance. You don't have to drill deep into our political discourse to find suspect stories about oil, with politicians peddling the flagrantly..

John McCain gave Barack Obama a hard time when Obama suggested keeping your tires inflated would save energy. However, what is true is that while it's not going to save a ton, we need all the help we can get, and even the EPA says that proper inflation ca

Americans have reduced the number of miles they drive each month since November, according to a report released Wednesday from the Federal Highway Administration. Americans drove 53.2 billion miles fewer than they did over the same eight-month period...

Democrats' stance against offshore drilling has shifted more, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signaling on Saturday her willingness to consider opening up more coastal areas to oil and gas exploration.

Oil fell to its lowest price in three months Friday, briefly touching the $111 level after the dollar muscled higher and OPEC predicted the world?s thirst for fuel next year will fall to its lowest point since 2002

Yes, there needs to be alternative sources of bandwidth, whether through public Wi-Fi networks, municipality-owned infrastructure, or co-op style sharing agreements. And yes, in the bandwidth supply industry, there may indeed be a concentration of ownersh

Oil fell below $120 a barrel on Monday, pressured by evidence of rising OPEC output in the midst of declining demand in the United States and Europe. The losses, adding to a record slide from the mid-July peak...

U.S. Sen. Barack Obama said today he would be willing to open Florida's coast for more oil drilling if it meant winning approval for broad energy changes. "My interest is in making sure we've got the kind of comprehensive energy policy that c /

With the rise in gasoline prices, something else has risen: Segway sales. Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) seems to have taken notice, as on Friday they announced a "Personal Transport Assistance Robot," the Winglet.

Oil fell to its lowest level in nearly three months on Tuesday, extending a steep slide since mid-July on mounting evidence high prices and a souring economy were cutting into world demand.