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Pricey Gas Only One Rising Cost for Drivers As summer travel approaches and drivers face $4-a-gallon gas, other auto costs are creeping up too: oil changes, parking fees, car rentals and bigger mechanic's bills. AAA estimates the cost of owning and operating a car in 2008 is up a couple hundred dollars from last year. Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Pricey Gas Only One Rising Cost for Drivers As summer travel approaches and drivers face $4-a-gallon gas, other auto costs are creeping up too: oil changes, parking fees, car rentals and bigger mechanic's bills. AAA estimates the cost of owning and operating a car in 2008 is up a couple hundred dollars from last year. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Drivers change their lives to dodge gas bills Rising gas prices are leaving drivers with hefty tabs at the pump, prompting some to look for ways to stop the drain on their budget. For some, transitioning away from a one-person, one-car lifestyle has proved rewarding. iReporter Janaki Purushe now bikes just about everywhere she goes. Home > Rss Directory > General > CNN |
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Survey: Even with $4 gas, telework not an option Even as gas prices hit historic highs in the United States, most residents can't telecommute, according to a new survey released by advocacy group Telework Exchange.Nearly all of the respondents in a recent surv Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Superefficient Frankencrops Could Put a Real Dent in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Keeping 6 billion people fed boosts global warming more than all the world's cars, trucks, trains, ships, and planes put together. Agriculture accounts for almost 14 percent of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, according to the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. O Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Superefficient Frankencrops Could Put a Real Dent in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Keeping 6 billion people fed boosts global warming more than all the world's cars, trucks, trains, ships, and planes put together. Agriculture accounts for almost 14 percent of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, according to the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. O Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Gas prices, iPhone influence enterprise mobile decisions The price of gas and the iPhone are influencing enterprise mobile-phone investment decisions, experts at the CTIA conference in San Francisco said on Thursday.These days, employees are asking to work from home f Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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CES: HTC S743 smartphone is sleek but pricey One of the many smartphone rumors that have been floating around prior to this year's CES is that T-Mobile will unveil the G2, the successor to the Google Android-based G1. People have speculated that the HTC Touch HD, already available overseas, will be rebranded for Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Retail gas hits record $3.50 a gallon as oil marches higher
(AP) AP - Rising gasoline prices tightened the squeeze on drivers Monday, jumping for the first time to an average $3.50 a gallon at filling stations across the country with no sign of relief. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Think gas hurts? Try diesel Rising diesel prices have slammed the trucking industry and hurt independent truck drivers, and Congress is looking for solutions. Home > Rss Directory > Business > CNN |
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USB Drivers Going GPL-only in 2.6.25 LinuxWorld: "Here's one from the file of random stuff you see when you put a new machine on the upstream kernel instead of the distro kernel. USB drivers for Linux will be GPL-only with the release of the upcoming kernel 2.6.25..." Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |
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Study: As gas prices go up, auto deaths drop
(AP) AP - High gas prices could turn out to be a lifesaver for some drivers. The authors of a new study say gas prices are causing driving declines that could result in a third fewer auto deaths annually, with the most dramatic drop likely to be among teen drivers. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Nov. 25, 1816: Theater Lighting — It's a Gas 1816: Gaslight illuminates Philadelphia's Chestnut Street Theatre. Theater patrons are living in an age of wonders: lights that burn "without wick or oil." Merchant Charles Kugler wanted to construct a gasworks to bring to Philadelphia the modern marvel that was illuminating the streets Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Nov. 25, 1816: Theater Lighting — It's a Gas 1816: Gaslight illuminates Philadelphia's Chestnut Street Theatre. Theater patrons are living in an age of wonders: lights that burn "without wick or oil." Merchant Charles Kugler wanted to construct a gasworks to bring to Philadelphia the modern marvel that was illuminating the streets Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Drivers blame D.C. for high gas prices Fed up with record gas prices, drivers often scapegoat big oil companies for high prices at the pump, but in a recent survey, more Americans directed their scorn towards Washington lawmakers. Home > Rss Directory > Business > CNN |
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Six fixes for pricey gas As consumers scramble to adjust their lives to deal with high gas prices, experts debate what the government can do to help in the short term. It's unclear if any of the ideas being discussed will work, CNNMoney.com reports. Some say Americans will just have to deal with $4 gas and learn to use less Home > Rss Directory > General > CNN |
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Americans fear gas shortages As much as Americans fret over the rising price of gas, one thing worries them more: the possibility of having to wait in long lines to buy rationed gas. Home > Rss Directory > Business > CNN |
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Gas guzzling temptation as prices fall Although it was a painful summer for most drivers, it could have been worse had Americans not cut back on their gasoline consumption. Now, as summer ends and gasoline prices fall, drivers may be tempted to resume their gas guzzling habits. Home > Rss Directory > Business > CNN |
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6 ways you're wasting gas With all the worry over fuel prices, you'd think drivers would do whatever they can not to waste gas. But look around and you'll see lots of them tooling around as if they owned their own tanker fleet. One of them might be you. Home > Rss Directory > Business > CNN |
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Rising Gas Prices Finally Kill the Once-Mighty SUV They've had a good long run, but after almost two decades on top, SUVs are dead, done in by rising gas costs and consumers' desire for more fuel-efficient cars. Good riddance. Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |