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Even after a fire at a California refinery, gas still slipps below $2.50/gal.

Even after a fire at a California refinery, gas still slipps below $2.50/gal.

A disruption in the refinery of crude oil into gasoline due to a fire in a Los Angeles area refinery couldn’t even raise the price of oil and gasoline. For the first time in two months the price of a gallon of gas has fallen …

Hey Congress, not so fast, please.

House of Representative Democrats announced a plan to reshape energy use in the United States today. The plan includes tax breaks for investments into renewable energy like solar panels and wind fans.
The plan calls for a system to limit for the first time the amount …

Leaving your computer on overnight…as well as everyone else costs $2.8 billion a year

Many of us are guilty of it…including myself; leaving our computers on over night. The problem costs about $2.8 billion a year overall.
If an institution, such as my college, would turn off 1,000 computers every night then the university could save $28,000 a year. That …

Full text of President Obama’s inaugural speech

Just after noon eastern time, Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States. He gave an inaugural speech that told Americans to be hopeful but hard times are still ahead.
Here is the text of the speech:
“My fellow citizens:
I stand here today humbled by …

Is the Prius a hard sell now?

Now that gas prices are under $2.00 a gallon, are people  still buying the Prius? According to the AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson, no.
From CNBC.com:
“I was turning down Priuses in March and Japan was sending them to other countries. I was taking Cadillac Escalades in trade …