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Yahoo News
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A Chinese airline has calculated that it takes a liter of fuel to flush the toilet at 30,000 feet and is urging passengers to go to the bathroom before they board...
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BusinessWeek
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The planemaker hopes high fuel costs will drive sales of its new fuel-efficient jets. But airlines may not be able to afford them
U.S. carriers are mothballing planes as the airlines crumple under the weight of soaring fuel prices. But Boeing (BA) is c..
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BusinessWeek
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As fuel prices soar, oil companies Shell and BP announce "extreme" profits and Prime Minister Brown admits he's worried about consumers' ability to pay
The price of power and who foots the bill for Britain's rocketing energy costs took centre stage yes..
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BusinessWeek
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The soaring cost of fuel is making short-haul flights uneconomical for regional jets. So a new generation of turboprops is selling briskly
Queue up at Newark, N.J., for the 8:10 a.m. Continental Express flight to Baltimore, and you may be startled to f..
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BusinessWeek
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U.S. automakers were powerless to stop new fuel-efficiency legislation. Now they have to get toiling to meet the mandate
Since last December, when President Bush signed an energy bill that requires auto companies to achieve a 35-mpg fuel economy standa..
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BusinessWeek
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United Air's $50 hike is sticking as carriers swallow big fuel bills. Airline stocks, meanwhile, aren't helped by the increases
The big U.S. airlines appear to have successfully pushed through the largest fare hike in recent years, at least for now. Un..
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MSNBC
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A potential class-action lawsuit claiming U.S. oil companies have knowingly overcharged customers when gas station fuel temperatures rise passed its first hurdle Thursday.
U.S. District Judge Kathryn Vratil rejected a motion from the oil companies to d..
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MSNBC
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This week’s Detroit auto show is touted as highlighting the greening of the car business, with every imaginable fuel-saving technology on display, including hybrid electric, plug-in electric, fuel cell, diesel and direct gasoline injection. In short, ev..
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BusinessWeek
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The trick at Ford and GM is balancing better fuel economy and power with consumer desire for vroom
There is a new battle shaping up between General Motors (GM) and Ford (F) over engine superiority. And it's not the race for who can achieve the highest..
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MSNBC
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An agreement among congressional Democrats to support a 40 percent increase in U.S. vehicle fuel efficiency by 2020 has been hailed as an historic step by both environmentalists and the automotive industry. But while the compromise seems to please both si..
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MSNBC
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“I think hybrid drive trains are the next fuel injection,” he said. “The technology helps performance and fuel economy, and as the technology shrinks and the battery and motors become smaller they will become ubiquitous. We are at a point now where..
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BusinessWeek
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Two profitable Chinese outfits are going public, but sunstruck investors should remember last year's disappointing ethanol offerings
Around this time last year, corn-based ethanol sprouted into investor's minds. Stock in agriculture giant Archer Daniel..
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BusinessWeek
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With ads that pull at the heartstrings of truck and SUV lovers, automakers battle Congress' fuel economy bill
It's an all-American scene: Two men discussing buying a new pickup truck, presumably somewhere in the heartland. After a little chit-chat, tal..
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BusinessWeek
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With some analysts warning of an oversupply of the corn-based fuel later this year, concern is growing among farmers and investors
President George W. Bush's January, 2006, declaration that the U.S. is "addicted to oil" marked the beginning of a gold r..
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