For all the attention paid to developing automobiles that will lessen our reliance on fossil fuels, one trend that perplexes me is the continued release of bigger and bigger cars. Ever since the energy shortages of the 70s brought a new generation of small cars, those vehicles have steadily grown since then, even with […]

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With gas prices at record levels and no end in sight, a common ply from consumers is often to lower gas taxes.  While this would temporarily ease prices some, I think it would be a terrible move. 
 
If anything, I think we should actually have higher gas taxes.  While this suggestion would never fly with […]

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Well, it’s (almost) official: America might actually be using less oil.  The Energy Information Administration recently released their estimates for summer demand, and it came out to be slightly less than last summer.  In fact, if they are correct it will be the first time in 17 years that summer demand is less than the […]

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I recently saw the story of a possible trucker strike on the news and then again on Treehugger. I’m not sure what the chances are of seeing a major organized strike, but if it were to happen our economy would pay dearly.
 
I knew that diesel costs have sky-rocketed lately, but I guess I figured […]

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