On AlterNet: gasoline

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "gasoline"

Why are Gas Prices Rising? Ask the 1%ers Shuttering Refineries and Eliminating Jobs

Leo Gerard, AlterNet. March 21, 2012.

As fuel prices rise, Sunoco, ConocoPhillips, and Hovensa are closing the very facilities essential for producing fuels. It raises the question: why would corporations do that?

Are We Selfish Individuals or an Empathic Society? The Answer Could Determine Whether We Have a Future

Jeremy Rifkin, Tarcher/Penguin. March 27, 2010.

The industrial age built on and propelled by fossil fuels is coming to an end. What replaces it is at the center of our fight for survival.

Why We Can't Afford Cheap Gas

Andy Kroll, AlterNet. September 29, 2008.

We can't let the talk about alternative energy rise and fall with the cost of gas, or the environment and our economy will pay a mighty price.

The Key to Driving Energy Prices Down

Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. June 24, 2008.

In the absence of a reliable Congress, we need to make personal sacrifices. Turn down the thermostat. Ditch the SUV.

The REAL McCain: Big Oil Fuels the Straight Talk Express

Robert Greenwald, Brave New Films. June 17, 2008.

McCain will sell his soul to the oil industry today in Texas.

America Has Oil on the Brain

Terrence McNally, AlterNet. May 12, 2007.

Lisa Margonelli traveled thousands of miles from her local gas station to oil fields half a world away to try and understand how Americans can buy 10,000 gallons a second without giving it much thought.

Biofuels Are an Environmental Dead End

Tom Philpott, Grist.org. December 13, 2006.

Tom Philpott questions biofuels skeptic extraordinaire David Pimentel about why crop-based energy won't work.

Are Gas Companies Toying With Gas Prices to Help Get a Republican in the White House?

Steven D, December 31, 1969.

Video: The True Price of Gas

Sarah Seltzer, December 31, 1969.