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added 2007 Sun Jun 10 20:25:06 by STONERS
Charrette recently started cycling to work a few times per week. At age 50 and admittedly out of shape, her main reason was exercise. She also wanted to save money on gas and do something for the environment.
added 2007 Tue May 15 23:38:01 by universal12
Gasoline Prices Set New Records As Oil Futures Rebound on Nigeria Protests and Supply Worries
added 2007 Thu May 10 5:02:56 by remixx
Commentators often refer to the Internet as the great equalizer, but when it comes to the 2008 election, it appears that the murky economy of Web traction may even give an edge to the long shots. And Paul, a Republican congressman from Texas and an avowed Libertarian known around D.C.
added 2007 Wed Apr 25 8:25:33 by STONERS
Shares in most of the nation's big-format stores, including department stores and discounters, slipped Monday as rising energy prices made investors nervous about consumers' willingness to spend in the coming months.
added 2007 Mon Apr 23 19:28:27 by STONERS
Alongside crocuses and baseball, there's a new harbinger of spring: the gasoline price run-up. After 11 consecutive weeks of price increases, the government last week said U.S. motorists were paying $2.88 a gallon, up 27 cents in just three weeks and 33 percent since late January. Americans are no longer waiting until summer to hit the road.
added 2007 Sun Apr 15 19:56:17 by STONERS
Gasoline prices across Texas are up for the 10th straight week, hurt by weak supply and high demand.
added 2007 Sat Mar 10 5:44:02 by STONERS
U.S. prescription drug sales rose 8.3 percent to $274.9 billion last year, fueled by the Medicare drug benefit, increased use of generic medicines and new treatments for diseases such as cancer and diabetes, according to a new report.
added 2007 Mon Feb 26 19:15:49 by STONERS
U.S. ethanol prices rose to a six-week high last week as crude oil rallied to a record for the year, and refiners and fuel blenders expanded use of the grain-based additive in gasoline.
added 2007 Fri Feb 16 19:00:41 by STONERS
In the past week, the national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline rose by more than 4 cents to $2.23. In Oregon, the statewide average went down slightly to $2.42, but indications are the price decline, which began in early January, has run its course, said Elliott Eki, AAA public affairs director.

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added 2007 Sat Feb 10 3:46:49 by pagey
Unintentional fatal drug overdoses in the United States nearly doubled from 1999 to 2004, overtaking falls to become the nation's second-leading cause of accidental death, behind automobile crashes, the government reported.
added 2007 Sun Feb 4 6:14:52 by STONERS
Gasoline prices took an abrupt turn Friday after dropping by 18 cents over the past four weeks, they were jumping by 5 to 10 cents at many locations around Waco on Friday.
added 2007 Tue Jan 23 23:17:11 by STONERS
Oil prices started a new contract month Tuesday with a slight increase, a day after a volatile session saw prices jump above $53 a barrel and then settle near $51 a barrel. Market volatility is common in the final days of trading on a contract.
added 2007 Tue Jan 9 21:40:00 by STONERS
With the new Democratic-led Congress flexing its muscles in opposition to the unpopular Iraq war, a leading Democratic senator proposed on Tuesday to block President Bush from sending more troops to Iraq unless Congress specifically approves