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Good Question: Why Aren’t Gas Prices Falling Quicker?

At this time last year, crude oil was around $80 a barrel and gasoline prices were around $2.80 a gallon. On Tuesday, crude oil is close to $80 and gas is around $3.40. So, why aren’t gas prices that low now?

2011/09/27

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Gas Prices Dropping In The Twin Cities

Leaves aren’t the only thing dropping this fall, you may have noticed prices at the pump falling too.

2011/09/26

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Bachmann Says She’d Consider Everglades Drilling

Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann said Sunday that she would consider oil and natural gas drilling in the Everglades if it can be done without harming the environment.

2011/08/29

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Good Question: How Does China’s Energy Use Affect Us?

Maybe you switch your light bulbs to save energy or drive a more efficient car to save fuel. Yet, 6,000 miles from Minnesota, China’s energy use is exploding. How much control does the United States really have over the costs from energy use?

2011/06/09

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Good Question: Why Does Big Oil Get Taxpayer Subsidies?

When gasoline prices go up, oil company executives go to Washington to get a beat-down from Congress. But this time, the questions were about subsidies, as some estimate the oil companies get $4 billion in tax breaks. So, what kind of subsidies do oil companies get, and why?

2011/05/12

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How High Will Gas Prices Go?

How high will local gas prices go? A veteran dealer says it’s getting harder to predict.

2011/02/24

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Tom Friedman’s Latest Op/Ed

Tom Friedman of the New York Times wrote an excellent Op/Ed piece about the need for America to end its dependence on foreign oil. We’ve got the link.

2011/02/23

The Nite Show with Mischke – 7/28/10

Is Global Warming just a bunch of hooey?  That’s what retired physicist Leo Johnson believes.  The author of Understanding the Global Warming Hoax sends Mischke into a tizzy.  After that, Dan Frantzen, author of the […]

2010/07/29

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