That’s what this inventor is claiming and it sounds awesome: Edward Furia says the electric car technology his Bellevue-based firm, AFS Trinity Power Corp., has developed could end the United States’ dependence on oil. AFS Trinity’s prototype sport utility vehicles can go 40 miles on a single charge from a standard electric outlet, at which […]
Why the thanks? Because of this: BP PLC, Europe’s second biggest oil producer, reported a 63 percent surge in first quarter net profit on Monday after crude oil prices soared to an all-time high and natural gas prices also rose. Isn’t it nice to know your family is starving so the oil companies can get […]
It’s funny that we seem to only have Nader popping up every 4 years now. In the past year we have seen enormous consumer problems. Food recalls are becoming a daily occurrence. Countless items from China have been recalled and Americans are paying record amounts for oil, while the oil companies are enjoying record profits. […]
When asked about the economy, none of them (well except Ron Paul) would give Bush any blame for the economy. The spin machine was in full force trying to blame everyone else, but the person who voters traditionally blame. With the news of 17,000 jobs lost yesterday, that could really end up hurting the eventual […]
Might I suggest buying some gas. Perhaps you should get it from Exxon – who is set for another record profit year: Exxon is expected to make $39.2 billion for all of 2007, just shy of its previous record of $39.5 billion in 2006, which breaks down to the company earning about $75,000 a minute. […]
I mean they are suffering so much. Last year they only made mere billions in profit: Senate Republicans blocked a broad energy bill Thursday because it included billions of dollars in new taxes on the biggest oil companies. Democratic leaders fell one vote short, 59-40, in getting the 60 votes needed to overcome a GOP […]
Last month was the warmest January on record. It isn’t shocking. Here in Ohio we had days in the 60’s and sickness was high (myself included). Now we just got through below 0 days. I know people will rush to say “well then everything averages out”, but one effect of global warming is the huge […]
An Inconvenient Truth is already being coined as “alarming” and “frightning”. Perhaps that is why the big oil companies are running scared and getting ready to spend their money (or should I say our money) to launch counter ads, as Think Progress points out: Today, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) will unveil two 60-second TV […]
For those that just think the high prices at the pump are a simple case of economical supply and demand, a new memo has surfaced that might open your eyes a little more: A Chevron memo is raising suspicion that oil executives intentionally reduced refining capacity in an effort to boost profits. The 1995 memo, […]
(The idea for the photo was taken from last night’s episode of Real Time With Bill Maher). Cross posted at Firegodlake Today is Earth Day and what a better way for Bush to celebrate it then by trying to exploit it. He did so in his weekly radio address: Saturday is Earth Day, and many […]