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DNC: Barack star

Andrew Bielak — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:52:53 +0000

Standing before a crowd of 84,000 at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Barack Obama made some key points on energy reform, arguing that the U.S. could end its dependence from oil from the Middle East in 10 years and pledging to spend $150 billion in that same time period on renewable energy. (Grist)

Back-to-school students to feel the pinch of higher gas prices

Andrew Bielak — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:17:09 +0000

The high cost of fuel is rocking school district budgets in Metro Detroit, as many face six-figure increases in energy costs. (Detroit Free Press — Peggy Walsh-Sarnecki)

Consumers learn to play energy game

Andrew Bielak — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:03:01 +0000

As we have shown in the past few months, Americans are more than ready to quickly change our behavior in response to high gas prices. But as Robert Sussman, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, points out, we now must “maintain our momentum” for lowered demand. (Greenville News — Jenny Munro)

Will we see $3 gasoline before we see $5?

Andrew Bielak — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:36:32 +0000

As gas prices continue to fluctuate near $4 a gallon and Americans continue to feel the pain at the pump, many energy experts are pointing out the obvious — the price of oil is not going to drop much while worldwide demand increases by one million barrels a day. (Grist — Joseph Romm)

Financial crunch hitting seniors

Andrew Bielak — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:23:25 +0000

Though all Americans are being hit hard by the slumping economy, many seniors on fixed incomes are in particularly dire straights due to rising food prices from the energy crisis and the collapsing mortgage industry. (Columbus Dispatch — Steve Wartenberg)