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McManus: A tax everyone can love
The chairmen of Congress' primary tax committees, Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.), have launched a bipartisan effort to reform our messy, inefficient federal tax law. They've agreed to look for ways to lower tax rates on both...
Tags: Global Warming, Vehicles, Personal Income, Politics, Petroleum Industry
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A regulation that might actually reduce California gasoline prices
California's strict low-carbon fuel standard could help reduce gasoline prices in the state, the opposite of what many have predicted, by encouraging the use of a relatively cheap and relatively clean U.S. crude oil, some experts now say. The standard...
Tags: Market and Exchange, Energy, Petroleum Industry, Commodity Markets, Economy, Business and Finance
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House panel takes up Michigan road-funding bills
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A key lawmaker working to raise more money for Michigan roads said he hopes to recommend a package of bills for consideration by early May, a sign that legislators may be getting more serious about a boost in taxes and fees...
Tags: Highway Transportation, Politics, Executive Branch, Rick Snyder, Travel
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Consumer prices drop on cheaper gas, electricity and apparel
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer prices slid in March after spiking in the prior month as gasoline prices fell back — the latest indication that inflation remains subdued despite the Federal Reserve's continued action to pump billions of dollars...
Tags: Market and Exchange, Consumer Confidence, Inflation and Deflation, Petroleum Industry, Economic Indicator
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State Gasoline Prices Down From February Peaks
The Hartford CourantRetail gasoline prices are dropping in Connecticut, averaging $3.81 for a gallon of regular Friday, according to AAA. The price is 35 cents lower than the same week last year, and almost two dimes below this year's peak of $3.99 per gallon in late...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Minor League Baseball, AAA, Automotive Equipment, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Gas prices continue rising in Aberdeen area
Gas prices in Aberdeen have increased by 60 cents per gallon since the beginning of January. The price of gasoline spiked up yet again Thursday. The price of unleaded gasoline with 10 percent ethanol was $3.69 a gallon and regular gasoline was $3.79...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ethanol, Petroleum Industry, Minor League Baseball, Biofuels
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Will new EPA goals raise gasoline prices or clean air, save lives?
Tribune NewspapersDepends on whom you ask. The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday proposed what it called "sensible standards for cars and gasoline that will significantly reduce harmful pollution, prevent thousands of premature deaths and illnesses" while...Tags: Passenger Cars, Market and Exchange, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, American Petroleum, Energy Resources
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Gasoline prices: Slide in Californians' fuel costs has slowed
The drop in gasoline prices in California that began more than a month ago has slowed to a crawl, but there may be good news ahead when one of the state's most important refineries returns to full production as early as this month. When operating at its...
Tags: Hyundai, Petroleum Industry, Chevron Corportion
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The high cost of tailpipe emissions
It isn't hard to recognize an example of false economy in the average household budget. The vegetable gardener who spends $500 on supplies to produce $12 in produce, the inexpensive home repair that falls apart in a month or the avid shopper who saves...Tags: Global Warming, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Petroleum Industry, Fred Upton
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New U.S. rules seek cleaner gasoline
The Obama administration is expected to propose new rules today that would slash the amount of sulfur in gasoline, one of the most significant steps the administration can take this term toward cutting air pollution, people with knowledge of the...
Tags: Global Warming, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, BP Plc, Petroleum Industry
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Escalating prices
Consumers are suffering from sticker shock at the rising gasoline prices. Gasoline prices typically climb from February to Memorial Day on expectations of rising consumption and costlier summer-blend gas. But so far this year, prices are surging sooner...Tags: Market and Exchange, Petroleum Industry, Memorial Day, Commodity Markets, Energy Saving
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Hugo Chavez's voodoo economics
Two years before his death, Hugo Chavez tried to repeal the law of supply and demand, which says that free markets set the price: the higher the demand, the higher the price. Every producer who was willing to sell at that equilibrium price would be able...
Tags: Personal Income, Petroleum Industry, Breads, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
Apr 21, 2013
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Apr 18, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 16, 2013
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Apr 16, 2013
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Apr 12, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
Feb 22, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
Mar 29, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 4, 2013
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Apr 1, 2013
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Mar 28, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Feb 21, 2013
|Story| Daily American
Mar 24, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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