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In an interview with WorldEnergy.TV, Matt Simmons, Chairman of Simmons & Company International, warned of the danger of a gasoline supply crisis to the US economy. Congress should realize we have two diseases crippling America today. While the financial crisis is like asthma or tuberculosis to the economy, a gasoline supply crisis could be [...]

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In celebration of GM’s 100th anniversary and the unveiling of its electric car the Volt, GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz took a trip over to the Colbert Report to spend some time with hilarious comic Stephen Colbert. We’ve got to say Lutz was somewhat funny in some parts, but also seriously concerning when it [...]

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Take the Lipstick Off the Renewables Subsidy Pig and it’s a Different Animal. To grasp the meaning of this bar chart, you have to know which line items are embodied in the big ticket items. For example: ” Ethanol production received $3.0 billion in blender’s credits under the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit, exceeding [...]

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Hummer Excessive Even for Bling City Dan Towbin’s Hummer dealership in Las Vegas is one of the biggest in the USA. It was even featured in the ” King of Cars ” documentary on A&E. But the time they are a-changin’, and the Vegas Hummer dealership will soon shut down, making it at least [...]

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(Mamachari video by softypapa ) I confess - I own a mamachari. It is a really simple bicycle that you see all over Japan. Usually mothers use them for quick trips to the grocery store or to bring the kids to kindergarden. Thus the name, a combination of “mama” and “chariot”. Nope, the mamachari is [...]

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