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08.19.2008 9:16 am

Energy woes would benefit far more from better car fuel standards than from off-shore drilling

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From the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS):

In response to high gas prices, the Bush administration and its allies are calling for new oil drilling that would take decades and eventually save only pennies-per-gallon.

Meanwhile, Bush’s Department of Transportation is undermining historic new…

05.05.2008 1:07 pm

Peak oil and the electric car.

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With oil now at $120 per barrel and US gas prices currently averageing $3.62, I can’t help but wonder how much the recent surge in petroleum prices is reflecting how near we are to Hubbert’s peak, the point at which decreasing…