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Md. could get 5th highest gas tax under O'Malley plan
Gov. Martin O'Malley has proposed applying Maryland's 6 percent general sales tax to the price of gasoline, Michael Dresser reports in the paper. Maryland would be the eighth state to put a general sales tax on motor fuels on top of a state excise tax,...Tags: Petroleum Industry, AAA, Taxation, Martin O'Malley
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Keystone XL pipeline, bringing oil from Canada, is a step toward the future
Civil disobedience on behalf of causes we believe in is a time-honored American tradition ("Going to jail for the environment," August 22). Another time-honored American tradition is keeping an open mind about the issues, listening to different views...Tags: White House, Elections, Energy Resources, Natural Resources, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Proposed Canadian pipeline will increase our dependency on foreign oil
Letter writer Cindy Schild, a spokeswoman for the American Petroleum Institute, claims the Keystone XL pipeline to bring crude oil from Canada is needed to create jobs ("Keystone XL pipeline is a step toward the future", Aug. 22). Environmental effects...Tags: U.S. Department of State, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Pipeline or no, oil is not the future
Of course, the representative of the American Petroleum Institute would promote a tar sands oil pipeline from Canada to the U.S. ("Keystone XL pipeline is a step toward the future," Aug. 25). Unfortunately, this is not, as the headline says, "a step...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Energy Resources, Natural Resources, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Breathing uneasily: Obama retreats on tightening smog standards
In a decision that outraged public health experts and environmentalists Friday, President Barack Obama announced that he had directed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency not to do anything further to lower smog in the air until 2013 — after...Tags: Asthma, Worcester County, White House, Standards, Environmental Politics
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End of mercury thermometers is near
It was one of Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit's most famous inventions, in 1714. But after nearly 300 years on the market, the still-common mercury thermometer now appears headed for extinction.
While many Maryland residents probably still have them in their...Tags: Standards, Human Body, Waste Management Incorporated, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Honeywell International Incorporated
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Storm tightens U.S. oil supply
Sun StaffThe record high gasoline prices reached just a week ago in Maryland and much of the nation might seem like a bargain compared with what many experts say could occur at the pump once the effects of Hurricane Katrina are felt in the coming days. The...Tags: Petroleum Industry, James Williams, Disasters, Natural Disasters, Energy
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Gas prices see ups and downs
Sun StaffWith the price of gas fluctuating with every strong wind, motorists locally and across the country are no longer just seeing the number change between trips to the pump. They may even see it from the morning commute to the drive home. "It's up to Exxon,...Tags: Natural Disasters, Prices, Automotive Equipment, Tropical Storms, Road Transportation
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Experts see no sign of end to gasoline price increases
Sun StaffThe end of the summer travel season traditionally brings relief at the pump - but don't expect it this year. "There seems to be no end in sight to high gasoline prices," said Ragina Averella, spokeswoman for AAA Mid-Atlantic. The average price of a...Tags: Gulf of Mexico, Saudi Arabia, New York Mercantile Exchange, Natural Disasters, BP Plc
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Output of crude oil gushes
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSaudi Arabia and other OPEC oil producers are flooding world markets with crude oil, a shift that experts say should help offset any economic dislocation from a military strike against Iraq. The surge of production has helped wash away a $5-a-barrel "war...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Saudi Arabia, Natural Resources, Los Angeles Times, Corporate Crime
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Report: House panel blocks sale of E15
Autoblog.comFiled under: Etc., Government/Legal The Science Committee in the House of Representatives has a approved a bill that would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from allowing the use of gasoline with a higher ethanol content without additional... -
Debate continues on Big Oil's big profits
The five so-called "super major" oil companies -- Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch Shell, ConocoPhillips, Chevron and BP-- have just wrapped up their fourth quarter earnings reports, but not without inspiring disdain over how they made those billions in profits...Tags: Interior Policy, Petroleum Industry, Companies and Corporations, Chevron Corp., BP Plc
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