Showing posts with label Energy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Energy. Show all posts
Friday, January 30, 2009

Exxon posts $45.2 billion profit

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It appears that the U.S. recession isn't hitting Exxon Mobile. From MSNBC News: HOUSTON - Exxon Mobil Corp. on Friday reported a profit...
Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Oil tops $129 a barrel

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This is from MSNBC News: VIENNA, Austria - Oil prices spiked to a new trading high Tuesday, sweeping toward $130 a barrel as supply concerns...
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Saturday, May 03, 2008

As gas prices rise, Americans buy more small cars

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Why have I seen this before? From The New York Times: DETROIT — Soaring gas prices have turned the steady migration by Americans to smaller...
Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Oil sets new record above $119 a barrel, gas now at $3.51 a gallon

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This is not surprising. From MSNBC News: NEW YORK - Gas and oil prices pushed further into record high territory Tuesday, with retail gas r...
Wednesday, April 02, 2008

U.S. military getting gouged at the gas pump

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I shouldn't be surprised at this story. From MSNBC News: WASHINGTON - Think you're being gouged by Big Oil? U.S. troops in Iraq ar...
Tuesday, March 04, 2008

U.S. vehicle sales plunged in February

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This is not surprising. From MSNBC News: DETROIT - Automakers got hit where it hurts in February, with U.S. sales of their most profitable ...
Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Tale of two headlines: Inflation rate spikes highest in 18 years, while recession worries grow

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I found two sets of stories that I want to talk about. The first is this story off The Washington Post: Inflation spiked in 2007, driven by...
Thursday, January 03, 2008

Oil hits $100 a barrel

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This shouldn't be really surprising, considering how high oil prices have been over the past year. From MSNBC News: NEW YORK - Oil futu...
Monday, November 05, 2007

Let's talk about the rise in oil prices--It is not as familiar as it looks

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I found this Washington Post story through Brilliant at Breakfast, and it is just fascinating. From The Washington Post: In the past 10 w...
Thursday, October 25, 2007

Strike on Iran would cause "all hell to break loose" in world oil markets

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This is off The Washington Post: A U.S. military strike against Iran would have dire consequences in petroleum markets, say a variety of oil...
Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Cheney's secret energy task force is finally revealed

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I found this through the Daily Kos, and I'm not really surprised here. The original source story is from The Washington Post: A confid...
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Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Gas price hikes cost U.S. economy $20 billion.

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I found this story off Americablog, so I went to the original MSNBC source. It is just incredible: WASHINGTON - The jump in U.S. gasoline...
Monday, April 09, 2007

Bush almost blows himself up with a hydrogen-powered hybrid car

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Ford President Alan Mulally, right, had to be quick on his feet to make sure President Bush plugged a power cord into the right socket on a ...
Sunday, April 08, 2007

Occidental CEO got more than $400 million in 2006

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More excessive CEO paychecks here. From Reuters News: CHICAGO (Reuters) - Occidental Petroleum Corp.'s chairman and chief executive too...
Thursday, March 08, 2007

Thousands protest Bush's trip to Brazil

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Brazilian police take cover behind their shields while clashing with protesters demonstrating against the visit by U.S. President George W. ...
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Friday, February 02, 2007

Friday Fun Stuff--Global Warming and the hypocrisy of Exxon

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I just love the smell of hypocrisy on a Friday afternoon. It smells like.... Global Warming. This story has been all over the blogosphere...
Thursday, February 01, 2007

More big profits for Big Oil

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This is off The New York Times: HOUSTON, Feb. 1 — Exxon Mobil reported a record annual profit on Thursday but a modest decline in fourth-qua...