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NewsSeptember 22, 2008

CNG Refuse Trucks, Fuel Station to Come to Seattle

SEATTLE, WA --- CleanScapes Inc., a new waste-management contractor for the city of Seattle, has contracted Clean Energy Fuels Corp. to build and operate a compressed natural gas (CNG) station and provide fuel for CleanScapes' 40 new CNG-powered refuse trucks.

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NewsSeptember 22, 2008

Oil Prices Climb More than $25 a Barrel in Today's Trading

NEW YORK --- Oil prices spiked more than $25 a barrel Monday, Sept. 22, the biggest one-day price jump ever, the Associated Press reported. The price surge was prompted by anxiety over the government's $700 billion bailout plan for the financial markets.

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NewsSeptember 22, 2008

Study Blames Earlier Oil Market Price Swings on Speculators

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- An independent study of oil markets concludes that speculation by large investors -- not supply and demand -- was a primary reason for the surge in oil prices during the first half of this year and for the subsequent price declines.

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NewsSeptember 22, 2008

Interior Secretary May Fire Minerals Management Staff Involved in Scandal

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne told a House committee Thursday, Sept. 18, that he might fire employees in the agency that collects oil and gas royalties, a week after the department's inspector general reported ethics abuses there.

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NewsSeptember 22, 2008

Diesel Volumes Continue to Decline at Truckstops

ALEXANDRIA, VA --- Diesel volumes at truckstops continue this year to decline over 2007 volumes, according to a fuel survey conducted by NATSO, an association representing 1,100 truckstops and travel plazas.

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NewsSeptember 15, 2008

Oil Trades Down to $97.22

NEW YORK --- Oil prices fell sharply Monday, Sept. 15, as Wall Street's problems continue to fuel the economic slowdown that has been stripping demand for energy, CNNMoney.com reported.

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NewsSeptember 15, 2008

Florida Investigates Claims of Gasoline Price Gouging

TALLAHASSEE, FL --- Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum issued subpoenas to four companies Sunday and ordered them to document the purchase price each paid for gasoline sold at their filling stations in the state.

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NewsSeptember 15, 2008

Consumer Reports: Some Hybrid Cars Can Save Owners Thousands Over Five Years

YONKERS, N.Y. --- With gas prices soaring, Consumer Reports' latest analysis of owner costs shows that drivers can save anywhere from $500 to $4,250 over a five-year ownership period by choosing selected hybrids rather than similar conventional gasoline-powered vehicles.

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NewsSeptember 15, 2008

Nigerian Militants Attack Shell Facility

LAGOS, Nigeria --- A day after declaring war in Nigeria's oil-rich delta region, the country's main rebel group said Monday it was continuing its "destructive sweep" against oil facilities in Rivers State, CNN reported.

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NewsSeptember 12, 2008

Average Gasoline Price Continues to Drop

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline fell for the ninth consecutive week, dropping another 3.2 cents to $3.648 cents per gallon, the Energy Department reported on Sept. 10.

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