http://www.newstin.com/us/fossil-fuels Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66490638 Fresh records reached; gas near $4.10 per gallon Soaring fuel costs are taking some of the celebration out of the holiday weekend. Oil prices headed into the 4th of July break by racing past $145 a barrel for the first time... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66490638 2008-07-04T05:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66450728 An expert on oil pricing and economics has advised Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway that there's something "extraordinary" happening in Jefferson County to push gasoline prices 30 cents to 40 cents higher than in... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:18:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66450728 2008-07-04T04:18:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66428986 As gas and airfare costs soar, more people leave their cars in the garage to catch a train for holiday trips June Jordan usually flies when she goes to visit family in South Carolina. But when she saw how high air fares have... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66428986 2008-07-04T04:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66450136 By Rob Taylor and Mark Bendeich CANBERRA (Reuters) - Economist Ross Garnaut, appointed by the government to design what will be the world's most extensive emissions regime from 2010, said Australia was critically at risk from... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:17:56 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66450136 2008-07-04T09:17:56Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66442089 ZIMBABWE'S biggest sugar cane producer, Triangle Sugar Corporation, has resumed ethanol production at its plant in the Lowveld, in a milestone development that is expected to ease serious fuel woes that have been afflicting the... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:35:03 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66442089 2008-07-04T08:35:03Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66490526 General Motors Corp is considering bringing the Chevrolet Beat, which is about the size of a Honda Fit or Toyota Yaris, to the United States as it reworks its product lineup to cope with a dramatic consumer shift from trucks to... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66490526 2008-07-04T05:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66427739 Origin rejects $13.7b bid from BG Group Origin Energy Ltd, Australia's second-largest power retailer, has rejected a $13.7 billion takeover bid from BG Group Plc, citing increases in its coal seam gas reserves and valuations... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:28:44 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66427739 2008-07-04T07:28:44Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66399413 Australia, one of the world's top carbon emitters per person, will unveil an emissions trading scheme later this year, which it hopes will help cut the country's carbon footprint. The scheme is a major initiative of Kevin... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:39:42 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66399413 2008-07-04T03:39:42Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66426936 Between surging oil prices, food inflation and a credit crunch that's depressed global growth, leaders from the Group of Eight economic powers face the gravest combination of economic woes in at least a decade when they gather... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:06:32 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66426936 2008-07-04T07:06:32Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66470007 Asian markets were mixed Friday as investors digested uneven readings on the U.S. economy and oil prices that remained near records. Japan posted its 12th straight day of losses, while major indices in Europe all fell in early... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:09:14 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66470007 2008-07-04T11:09:14Z