The price of gas has been hovering right under 2 bucks a gallon for some time and I am thankful. The media has repeatedly informed us that we consume less fossil fuels now so the reason for these “high” pump…

Let’s review the business privileges of two financial conglomerates: ExxonMobil and Ameren Electric. The first one, ExxonMobil, during the past year, reaped outstanding profits that exceeded those of each quarter. During this time, the price of a barrel of oil…

I can’t help but wonder when will some of the thousands of lawyers will bring a price-fixing class action lawsuit against the fuel suppliers in the Saint Louis area. It would seem that most of them are following Quick Trips…

I was agains’t this bailout for the banks from the beginning. Now I am really irked at the greed and stupidity of these CEO’s. I would much rather have had the bailout money (I don’t have house payments) been paid…

Last spring, when gas was so high it was discussed in this paper (04.29.2008) to halt deposits into or even use the Strategic Petroluem Reserve to control excessive speculation and gas price volatility. Times have changed. With gas so cheap,…