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Internet 2008: Thank you and good night
My love for technology began in 1988 when I enrolled in my high school’s radio production class. Yes, my high school had its own radio station. How perfect was it to be doing air guitar while listening...
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California regulators rile ethanol producers
Some ethanol producers are unhappy with California's proposed low carbon fuel standards. California wants to take a big-picture look at decreasing carbon emissions from transportation, and in doing...
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Gallons per mile?
It may sound backwards, but that is how two Duke professors suggest we gauge fuel economy. MPG to GPM Conversion Chart Richard Larrick and Jack Soll of Duke University's Fuqua School of Business say...
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Saving money on gas prices
Yeah, another bad headline - doesn't sound possible, you say? You may be right. But I just saved $350 outright because gas prices are so high. Getty Images A decade ago, we opted to move pretty far...
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Questions for T. Boone Pickens
T. Boone Pickens talks energy on CNN in MayT. Boone Pickens, the legendary oilman, tilted at windmills the other day. With an extensive media campaign that looked a lot like he was running for office,...
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Energy questions for Republicans and Democrats
I want to thank everyone for the hundreds of smart comments on T.Boone Pickens and his wind/natural gas energy plan. AFP/Getty Images By contrast, the Pickens plan generated precious little feedback...
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What's wrong with electric cars?
Thomas Edison with his electric car in 1913. They produce zero emissions. Electricity is cheaper than gas, and can come from renewable resources such as wind and solar power. EV engines are far more...
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Is oil our heroin?
Having grown up in a major southern city in Brazil in the late 70s and 80s, I can vividly remember going to any fuel station and the attendant asking my father if he wanted gasoline or "alcool" -...
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Big Clean-Up in the Big Easy
On Wednesday, a 600-foot tanker and a river barge collided on a spot of the Mississippi River that I, as a Louisiana native and frequent New Orleans visitor, know well. Tugboats hold up parts of a...
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Gas prices are down - will car mileage go back up?
On the eve of the busiest travel day of the year, AAA is predicting an overall drop in Thanksgiving travel. The projected 1.2-percent dip in holiday trips would be the first decline since 2001 and...
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