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More domestic production won't lower gas prices
The argument for increasing oil production in the U.S. to decrease gas prices at the pump has sparked passionate debate, but it undervalues the influence of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). In recent years, OPEC has shown an...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Saudi Arabia, Exports, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Corporate Crime
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As gasoline prices rise, Obama takes aim at alternative-energy critics
With rising oil prices creating a drag on the economy and his re-election effort, President Barack Obama mocked Republican critics of his alternative-energy policy Thursday, comparing them to the "cynics and naysayers" who didn't believe the Earth was...Tags: Annapolis, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Biofuels, Fox Broadcasting Company
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Obama's choice: Higher gas prices, weaker economy
Campaigning for office, President Barack Obama promised to do something about high gas prices, but now he is denying he can do much about what Americans pay to drive. He is too modest. In September 2008, Steven Chu said to The Wall Street Journal:...
Tags: Bonds, Barack Obama, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Europe, Steven Chu
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Our lack of choice at the pump props up the Saudis
At a time when Americans are engaged in a heated debate about cutting domestic social services and entitlement programs, we are forced to fund more and more social programs — for other nations. How so? In February, after seeing fellow Sunni...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Imperial and Royal Matters, John Shimkus, Biofuels, Renewable Energy
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Bad policy, not profiteering, is the reason for $4 a gallon gas
When gas prices spike in the wake of Middle East turmoil or hurricanes, conspiracy theories abound about profiteering speculators. The truth is Americans are suffering from bad energy polices — politicians eager to sell pet projects and hoist...Tags: Labor Markets, Libya, Barack Obama, Saudi Arabia, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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We can't drill our way out of high gas prices
Prices at the pump are rising, and Americans are none too happy about it. Small wonder that President Obama's approval ratings have fallen like a sack of hammers in recent weeks: Nothing annoys voters quite like a $75 fill-up at their local service...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Barack Obama, Disasters, Dundalk, BP Plc
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Green energy vs. oil
Re your article "Demand, not speculation, cited for rising oil prices" (May 8), while demand is a factor in rising oil prices, multiple factors must be included to get the entire picture of why prices are rising. International Energy Agency chief...Tags: International Energy, Petroleum Industry, Waste Management and Pollution Control, Energy, Energy Saving
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Prospects dim for both nuclear energy and Constellation
When Constellation Energy Group and EDF Group teamed up three years ago, the economy was riding high, and so were they.
Rising energy prices and a growing economy prompted them to propose the once unthinkable: developing, building and operating the first...Tags: Natural Gas, CNBC (tv network), Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Nicolas Sarkozy, Energy
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Constellation's partnership with French company tested
Crisis can trash or temper a marriage. We'll soon know which way it goes for Baltimore's Constellation Energy Group and France's EDF Group. Their partnership in owning and developing nuclear electricity plants is being tested by the terrible economy,...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Energy, Plant Openings, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Nuclear Power
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Macroeconomist on high gas costs
Editor's note: Assistant professor Dr. Kevin McIntyre teaches macroeconomics at McDaniel College. He specializes in gas prices, financial markets and monetary policy. Michele, Columbia: I read that we may have already used up half of the oil that...Tags: Annapolis, Passenger Cars, Technology, Consumers, Catonsville
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Oil in N.Y. falls to $49.72, ends week down $5
Associated PressIn a move that could lead to lower gasoline prices, crude oil closed below $50 a barrel for the first time in more than two months yesterday after declining by more than $5 a barrel in the past week on rising U.S. supplies and slower economic growth....Tags: Trade Policy, Consumers, Saudi Arabia, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Energy
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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: Natural Gas, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Natural Disasters, Energy, Disasters
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