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Gas prices continue to rise, unusual after Labor Day
Eyeing the Royal Farms sign advertising a gallon of premium gas for $3.99, Taryn Gross-Ojekwe's jaw fell open. "When it is going to cease?" she said of the price, which has climbed steadily over the past few weeks. "Just within the last few days, it...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Hurricanes, Consumers, Economy, Business and Finance, Holidays
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If natural-gas cars hit the road, who pays the gas taxes?
Q: Regarding the Aug. 2 Morning Call article about vehicles fueled by natural gas, maybe I've been missing something, but how do users of alternatively powered vehicles pay road-use taxes equivalent to the state and federal gasoline taxes the rest of us...Tags: Highway Transportation, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Hybrid Vehicles, Energy Resources, Services and Shopping
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Briefs: U.S. fed up with Pakistan
Panetta says U.S. is 'reaching the limits of our patience' with Pakistan KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Thursday pressured Pakistan to do more to root out the al-Qaida-linked Haqqani terrorist network from its...
Tags: Ben Bernanke, Sports, Elections, Public Finance, Politics
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Debate about ethanol and corn prices intensifies
WASHINGTON - This summer's brutal weather is the backdrop for a renewed battle between fuel and food interests: The meat industry and several governors want less of the nation's corn going to make ethanol, but it's questionable whether the pullback...Tags: Regional Authority, Droughts, Lobbying, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance
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Spending spree forecast for homes, cars and restaurant meals
Americans' penny-pinching is over, as the tightwad ways of the economic downturn make way for big-spender behavior, according to a new report from Santa Monica-based research group IBISWorld. Nearly five years after the recession began, consumers are...
Tags: Ford Motor Co., Services and Shopping, Manufacturing and Engineering, Ford, Consumers
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Roanoke drivers utilize gas price specials
ReporterIsaac has had a major impact on oil production in the Gulf of Mexico causing gas prices to soar as we head into the Labor Day weekend. The national average price of regular gasoline is $3.83 a gallon. In the Roanoke area, the average price is 16 cents...Tags: Labor Day, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Petroleum Industry
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Isaac threatens Gulf oil production; gas prices could rise
Tropical Storm Isaac is curtailing oil production along the Gulf of Mexicoand threatening refineries, which could send already rising gasoline prices up another 10 cents in the coming week. The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, which...Tags: Weather, Energy Resources, National Hurricane Center, Career and Workplace, Mexico
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Labor Day travel begins for the last end-of-summer vacation
Multimedia JournalistAAA Mid-Atlantic says nearly 925,000 Virginians will travel this holiday period, starting Thursday, August 30th to Monday, September 3rd. More than 800,000 Virginians will travel by car and over 73,000 will fly. That's up by 1.8% since last year....Tags: Automotive Equipment, Labor Day, Manufacturing and Engineering, Trips and Vacations, Holiday Vacations
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Oil rises as Isaac plows through Gulf/Concern over price gouging
Oil rose as Isaac gathered strength on its way into the heart of the Gulf of Mexico's oil and refinery operations. The price got a boost after midday when forecasters said Isaac had strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds. Benchmark...
Tags: Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Energy Resources, Gulf of Mexico, Prices, Mexico
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State attorney general: Gas gouging is illegal
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — State Attorney General Bill Schuette has issued a warning that gasoline price gouging is illegal in Michigan as some oil production in the Gulf of Mexico could be shut down due to hurricane Isaac. Schuette said in a release...
Tags: Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Lawyers, Prices
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Reader gets pumped about E85 pump
The Road Warrior w/Dan HartzellThis reaction regarding Friday's column on the E85 (85 percent ethanol, 15 percent gasoline) dispensing button that's located right next to buttons for "real" gas at the Exxon station on Route 309, just north of Walbert Avenue, in South Whitehall... -
Fuel dealers accused of selling low quality gas
SIOUX FALLS — A Democratic state legislator and five others have filed a lawsuit accusing two fuel companies of overcharging for some gasoline and lying about the quality. The lawsuit claims that Harms Oil Co. of Brookings and M.G. Oil Co. of...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Justice System, Politics, Dennis Daugaard
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