Mark D Hamill wrote: As for the auto companies, if we do nothing they are likely to get bankruptcy protection, which may allow them to do things they have not been able to do thus far, like tinker seriously with union contracts. Beyond the UAW concerns, these companies have been poorly managed for years. ...

Mrs. Modulator paid $2.39/gallon a little while ago. Two weeks ago at the same station it was $2.99 which was a bit shocking at the time. Update: She saw $2.29 at a Costco later today....

With gas prices soaring, Consumer Reports’ latest analysis of owner costs shows that drivers can save anywhere from $500 to $4,250 over a five year ownership period by choosing selected hybrids rather than similar conventional gasoline–powered vehicles.

23 November 2008 Many people who are concerned about degradation of the environment tend to imagine that answers to environmental problems will take the form of government action: whether that means stricter and better laws, or government subsidies for environmentally-friendly economic activity, or ...

Motorists in Kansas City and its Missouri suburbs enjoy some of the nation's lowest gas prices.

It seems like at best we’re headed for another choppy session. Yesterday’s chop was resolved to the upside but still left the indices lower than they started the week and below their September trendlines. This morning’s weakness will wipe out a good chunk of yesterday’s gains. Chop, chop… On Today’s ...

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says November same-store sales rose 3.4 percent, as consumers shopped more ahead of the holidays as gas prices dropped.

According to a new release from the Energy Information Administration, “U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2007 were 1.4 percent above the 2006 total.” This increase erases the 1% drop in emissions in 2006, for which Bush claimed credit (even though the decrease was due to an unusually warm winter ...

Filed under: , , Don't want to wait for the Chevrolet Volt? Don't feel like spending tens of thousands of dollars on a new green car? Combine your thrift, environmental consciousness and affinity for wrench turning by building your own electric car. Canadians Darin Cosgrove and Ivan Limburg have electrified ...

The District's taxicab fuel surcharge is about to be ditched, a welcome casualty of declining gas prices.