2 Points

Obama's First Policy Retreat? (www.motherjones.com)

Did Barack Obama just break his first campaign promise? On the campaign trail, Obama railed against big oil companies. He often criticized John McCain for backing tax cuts that would reward... More

Tags: tmc,mother jones,presidentelect barack obama,windfall profits tax,oil companies,energy,oil,natural resources,gas,gasoline,gas prices

Submitted 1 day ago by robertharding on Economy | 0 Comments |

2 Points

SD-55: Nachbar Proposes Eliminating Gas Tax Permanently During Summer (www.thealbanyproject.com)

Remember the much-talked about gas tax holiday? The gas tax holiday was being pushed as a way to address the rising costs of gasoline and was proposed as a reprieve for drivers during the summer... More

Tags: sd55,david nachbar,gasoline,gas taxes,gas tax holiday,revenues,new york,new york state,new york state senate,governor david paterson

Submitted about 1 month ago by robertharding on NYStateSenate | 0 Comments |

1 Points

Electric Car Conversion Gaining Buzz (www.greentechgazette.com)

Students, teachers and home mechanics nationwide are creating electric car conversions of gasoline-powered vehicles in order to break the addiction to oil.

Tags: electric,car,conversion,gasoline

Submitted 2 months ago by greentech on Sustain | 0 Comments |

2 Points

Why We Can't Afford Cheap Gas | Environment | AlterNet (www.alternet.org)

We can't let the talk about alternative energy rise and fall with the cost of gas, or the environment and our economy will pay a mighty price. With the cost of crude oil again nearing the... More

Tags: tmc,alternet,alternative energy,gasoline

Submitted 2 months ago by klarajo on Sustain | 0 Comments |

2 Points