If oil were OJ . . . (Orlando Sentinel) Much has been made of the record retail gasoline prices, and there's no doubt that American families struggled as a result. One of the most common solutions offered by some lawmakers was a so-called windfall-profits tax that would be levied against oil companies when the price of crude oil, the most important factor in the price of gasoline, reached a certain level.
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Buescher, Alward endorse energy plan (Grand Junction Sentinel) Two Democratic candidates for the state House say Colorado must invest in green energy to help reduce Americas consumption of foreign oil.
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Is Alternative Fuel Good or Bad for Food? (MSNBC) Many people, when they first learn about the biodiesel option, think to themselves, "Gee - how wonderful! Here's a cleaner option that we can also grow domestically." But later, if they read up on the topic, they'll come across a commonly cited drawback: biodiesel fuel poses a potential problem for our vital food industry.
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Shell Oil chief pushes alt-fuels, oil exploration (AZ Central.com) The president of Shell Oil Co. said that the company is no longer researching alternative fuels in edible plants because of fears that mass production could lead to food shortages in this country.
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