gas

Four kids are dead after an apparent accidental gas poisoning involving a professional-grade pesticide at a home in Amarillo, Tex.

Gas leak closes downtown intersection

Uninsured driving is a serious matter in the eyes of the government, but perhaps none more so than for UK officials. In fact, some government authorities from across the pond would like to prohibit gas stations from letting those people fill up their tanks.

If it seems like it’s costing more and more to fill up your gas tank, it’s not just your imagination. On average, a gallon of fuel costs 22 cents more than it did at this time last year. Worse yet, experts think it’ll climb higher still.

Thanks to a steep drop in crude-oil prices, gas costs have fallen below $3 a gallon in parts of Michigan, Missouri and Texas, and are expected to decline in many other states as well. Call it an unexpected bright spot in the global economic crisis. Now that drivers have cut back on trips, shippers are moving fewer goods, and vacationers are staying closer to home, the demand for gasoline, diesel a

I don’t understand all aspects of the markets.  I admit that.  But even a couple of insiders and experts I’ve talked to recently are rubbing their heads and saying the same thing.  This is all very, very confusing.  Oil is all over the radar, gas prices have eased very little, the market swings are increasingly violent and few, if any, investors are feeling especially confident these days... Read

If ever we have ridden an emotional roller coaster as a society, the last three years have certainly been just that.  $4.11; $1.89; $3.25;$3.99; $3.57-nauseous yet?  Gas dove to a soft-bottomed $3.57 a gallon the other day and you would have thought the National Weather Service had just called for a 6" snow tomorrow...

Oil was trading slightly lower today and gas futures fell so much so that trading was briefly halted.  Indicators show that our consumption has fallen for several weeks now.  Leave us your comments and tell us if you're driving less.  Have you changed your habits or cut back on other things to compensate for the spike in gas and diesel prices...