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Analysis: Russia seems more interested in cash than politics in gas war with Ukraine
Associated Press WriterMOSCOW (AP) — Five months after Russia crushed the Georgian army in the foothills of the Caucasus, Moscow is once again embroiled in a conflict with a former Soviet neighbor: waging an economic war with Ukraine that has disrupted natural gas...Tags: Natural Gas, Petroleum Industry, Energy Saving, NATO, European Union
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Bill Ford Prods For Energy Policy: Do I Hear Gas Tax?
BusinessWeek.comDEARBORN,MI--Today, Ford showed some of the wares it will unveil next month at the North American International Auto Show. The details are embargoed until January. But I can say a few things, and the remarks of executives were all on the record. First,... -
Oil tumbles below $43 a barrel
An unexpectedly large gain in U.S. crude reserves sent energy prices plunging across the board Wednesday. Light, sweet crude for February delivery tumbled 12 percent, or $5.95, to settle at $42.63 a barrel in trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange...Tags: New York Mercantile Exchange, Commodity Markets
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Gold prices post moderate advance as dollar weakens; other commodities fall on economic woes
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Gold prices pulled off a moderate advance Thursday, but other commodities slumped for a second straight day as a profit warning from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. amplified investors' concerns about waning demand for products of all kinds....Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Chicago Board of Trade, Foreclosures, Unemployment, Federal Reserve
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Short-lived relief from high gasoline prices?
Of The Associated PressAll that money you're saving these days at the gas pump? You might want to put it in the bank. The same cheap oil that's providing relief to drivers and businesses in an awful economy is setting the stage for another price spike, perhaps as soon as...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Vehicles, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, ConocoPhillips, Automotive Equipment
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About-face on oil to poor
From Sun staff and news servicesCitgo, the Venezuelan government's U.S.-based oil subsidiary, reversed course yesterday and said it will continue shipments of heating oil to poor families in the United States, including in Maryland. Former U.S. Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II, head of...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Robert F. Kennedy, National Government, Hugo Chavez, Government
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Crist's energy policy for Florida is made of pixie dust
Sentinel ColumnistIn 2001, Dick Cheney met with the dark lords of fossil fuel to concoct an energy policy. In 2006, Charlie Crist met the enlightened greenies of global warming to concoct an energy policy. I don't know which is worse. One relies on dirty dead...Tags: Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Economic Policy, Energy Saving, Alternative Energy, Public Finance
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SoS: Hype is here
Spin CycleThe press release describing Gov. Paterson's State of the State address has a catchy, all caps title: "IN FIRST STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS, GOVERNOR PATERSON OUTLINES PLAN FOR A STRONGER NEW YORK: TALKS OF CONFRONTING FISCAL CRISIS HEAD ON......Tags: Economic Policy, Alternative Energy, Regional Authority, Government Health Care, State Budgets
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Obama wants economic stimulus to include programs that cut energy use in federal buildings
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama wants to use his economic aid plan to cut energy use in federal buildings, a long-sought goal that has achieved mixed success. "If we do that effectively, then over the long term we are going to save...Tags: Energy Saving, National Government, The White House, Laws, Government
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Gas crisis could force Europe to shrug off doubts, back Russian plans for new gas pipelines
Associated Press WritersMOSCOW (AP) — The crisis triggered by Russia's natural gas dispute with Ukraine could accelerate the Kremlin's efforts to build alternative pipelines, but any project faces big financial and political hurdles. The two former Soviet republics have...Tags: Natural Gas, European Union, Energy Resources, Vladimir Putin, E.ON AG
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Mexican president pledges to pump $150 million into troubled industries to avoid layoffs
Associated Press WriterMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Felipe Calderon pledged Wednesday to pump 2 billion pesos ($150 million) into troubled industries to prevent layoffs at companies vulnerable to the economic crisis. The money will go to companies that have had...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Unemployment, Felipe Calderon, Layoffs and Downsizing, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Cheap gas won't last
The Associated PressAll that money you're saving these days at the gas pump? You might want to put it in the bank. The same cheap oil that's providing relief to drivers and businesses in an awful economy is setting the stage for another price spike, perhaps as soon as...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Vehicles, ConocoPhillips, Automotive Equipment, Exxon Mobil Corporation
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