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Diesel: A cleaner option?
Consumer ReportsIn a previous blog, we discussed hybrid vehicles and their pros and cons. Diesel is another alternative fuel that may give you improved fuel economy, plus more diesel vehicles are making their way into the marketplace. Modern diesel engines have come a... -
Cost of an oil change, value of car maintenance
Consumer ReportsThe value of proper car maintenance is priceless, but the costs may be rising. I recently went to my local service station to get an oil change and when I went to pay the bill, I was surprised by the price. Just a few weeks prior, I had brought in my... -
Radio Sarah!
Spin CycleKnowing a good thing when he sees it, McCain hands over his weekly radio package to Palin. Text, after the jump. Nothing that new, but here's the audio and the text is after the jump if you're interested.......Tags: The White House, State Budgets, Values, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Economic Policy
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State braces for Hanna
Marylanders were tying down and tightening up yesterday as they braced for the heavy wind, torrential rain and high water predicted to arrive today with Tropical Storm Hanna, the first such storm to menace the state since Ernesto in 2006.
Forecasters...Tags: Local Authority, Hurricane Ike, John R Leopold, Disasters, Executive Branch
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Two dead in Frankfort house explosion
Tribune staff reporterAn elderly couple in far southwest suburban Frankfort died early Saturday when their house violently exploded, officials said. The blast destroyed the house next door, knocked neighbors out of bed and blew open their front doors in the 100 block of...Tags: Natural Gas, Frankfort, Emergency Incidents, Natural Resources, Mokena
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Town official calls rifle hunt 'a scary thought'
Associated Press WriterA change that allows rifles to be used instead of shotguns to hunt deer in more areas of southern Wisconsin this fall has some local officials fearful that safety is being compromised. "It's a scary thought," said Robert Kwiatkowski, chairman of the...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Hunting, Natural Resources, Defense, Natural Resource Industry
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Crude Prices Lowest In 5 Months
Associated PressOil prices sank to a five-month low Friday as a jump in the U.S. unemployment rate signaled to traders that Americans might keep paring their energy use to save money. The Labor Department said the unemployment rate spiked to 6.1 percent from 5.7 percent...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Unemployment, Foreign Exchange Market, Natural Resources, Economy
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Utility companies say they're ready
247-4738Anyone who lived through Hurricane Isabel knows that it can be extremely inconvenient to lose phone, cable and electric service for long periods. The utility companies that struggled with the aftermath of that storm say they are prepared for Hanna, which...Tags: Meteorological Disasters, Satellite and Cable Service, Weather Reports, Verizon Wireless, Disasters
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How religion guides Palin
Chicago Tribune reporterWhen Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin promised to lead the nation with a "servant's heart," evangelical Christians immediately recognized her as one of their own. Whether before an audience of ministry students or on a national stage at the Republican National...Tags: Diplomacy, John Ashcroft, Executive Branch, Tim McGraw, Christianity
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A closer look at Sarah Palin's record
The Wall Street JournalIn the five days since Sen. John McCain announced Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential running mate, she has been embraced by the right and pilloried by the left as a staunch conservative on social and economic issues. But a look at her record as mayor...Tags: International Military Interventions, Laws, Abortion, Medicare, Elections
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Feds refuse to reconsider Broadwater approval
tom.incantalupo@newsday.comFederal energy regulators have refused to reconsider their March approval of the proposed Broadwater Energy liquefied natural gas barge in Long Island Sound. But New York State's rejection of the project on April 10 still blocks it. The Federal Energy...Tags: Natural Gas, Long Island, Long Island Power Authority, Natural Resources, Regulatory Policy and Organizations
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Battling becalming influences
Chicago Tribune reporterWith energy prices and global warming on the national agenda, the executive director of the American Wind Energy Association should be coasting through this political season. Instead Randall Swisher is lobbying Republicans and Democrats in Congress to...Tags: Prices, Global Warming, Energy, Electricity Production and Distribution, Exelon Corp.
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