Asian governments move to halt stock market slide

Governments in Asia are pumping in big funds to fight off the credit crunch emerging out of global crisis. Governments are also cutting down cash reserve and interest rate to make more liquidity. Hong is cutting its key interest rate by 100 basis points effective Thursday....

Gas prices still not in line with oil market

No matter which party you support, every Canadian should applaud Liberal MP Dan McTeague for trying to protect consumers from the oil companies.  McTeague has made it a personal mission to "watchdog" gas prices,...

First Toyota plug-in Hybrid London, edf energy city recharge station

VIDEO Toyota Plug-in Hybrid "London"Charge electric at home or City up to 40 mls , Longer trips hybrid mode fuel rechargeStop and Go City  pure electric "60 mls/gln"   The Nice car's battery, which takes...

106 mpg 'air car' creates buzz, questions

A new car that should be released in 2010, claims to be run on a combination of compressed air and fuel. The company that makes the car, Zero Pollution Motors, claims that is can achieve up to 106 miles per...

Pelosi says Go, Republicans say NO!, GOP wants Energy Bill

Nancy Pelosi say Go, Republicans say NO!, GOP wants Energy Bill.  GOP Web 2.0 By Albert N. Milliron, Editor, Politisite.com (Opinion-Editorial) Nancy Pelosi has work to do in Congress, but whats more ...

Drunk man accused of stealing jet fuel

I’ve got to give this drunk props for his creativity.  A man decided to break into a small airport in San Jose, CA and tried filling his car up with jet fuel.  His logic in thinking was since it’s used...

Gas Pumps Cheated Drivers, Investigation Finds

AUSTIN, Texas -- A company that operates gas stations in several states, including Colorado, has caught the attention of Texas officials, who claim the company is ripping off drivers at the pump. Authorities say a...

John McCain 2008 Launches New TV Ad: "Pump" rising Pain at the Pump

John McCain 2008 Launches New TV Ad: "Pump" ARLINGTON, VA -- U.S. Senator John McCain's presidential campaign today released a new television ad entitled "Pump." The ad highlights Barack Obama's opposition to...

Bush: Congress standing between Americans and offshore oil

Will the congress support Mr. Bush decision regarding offshore drilling??Or will it be backfire for Mr. Bush??" On Monday, the president lifted an executive order that prohibited offshore drilling. A 1981 law barring...

Bush lifts executive ban on offshore oil drilling

" President Bush lifted an executive order banning offshore oil drilling on Monday and urged Congress to follow suit. ...

dumb criminals

"Dumb Criminals Today our friends at The Smoking Gun have a story called "Sex For Gas" which is such a heady mixture of dumb criminality and current affairs that it makes me giddy. As the headline suggests, Angela Eversole, 34, sexually...

U.S Motorist Drive To Mexico For Cheap Gas [Video]

"Some say they can save up to $100 a month by filling up every two weeks in Mexico. The extra demand is causing shortages at hundreds of Mexico's border gas stations, some of which are starting to ration fuel."

Dance, Robots, Dance: Automated Music Personality

One problem with being a carbon-based lifeform is the imprecision of our dance moves, and our inability to provide our own lighting effects. However, that is now no longer an issue, as robots have been developed to...

UPDATE 1-G8 energy ministers look inward on oil, spare OPEC

I don't have time to write about this properly, having to go to work and all. Hell, I cannot even afford (time-wise) to post more than one clip from the story before my shower.Suffice it to say this story is worth a look.And only one side note here. Talked with one local...

The Gas Prices We Deserve

Here's a great column from George Will. "Rising in the Senate on May 13, Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat, explained: "I rise to discuss rising energy prices." The president was heading to Saudi Arabia to seek an increase in its oil production, and Schumer's gorge was...

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