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News•November 9, 2005

Gas Retail Prices Fall for Fifth Straight Week

WASHINGTON D.C. -- The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline dropped by 10.4 cents to 237.6 cents per gallon, falling for the fifth straight week in a row, according to the U.S. Energy Department.

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News•November 9, 2005

Indiana to Administer $1.1M Alt-Fuels Grant Program

INDIANAPOLIS -– Under the leadership of Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman, the Indiana State Department of Agriculture has agreed to work with the Indiana Energy Group to administer a $1.1 million alternative fuels grant program.

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News•November 9, 2005

Grants to Fund Hydrogen Fuel Cell Research

ATHENS, Ga. -- Researchers at the University of Georgia and the University of California, Santa Cruz, have secured $1.35 million in U.S. Energy Department grants to develop hydrogen fuel cell technologies.

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News•November 9, 2005

Oil Companies Defend Profits in Senate Hearing

WASHINGTON D.C. -- In a senate committee hearing Wednesday, top executives from five major oil companies -- Exxon Mobile Corp., Chevron, ConocoPhillips, BPAmerica and Shell Oil USA -- vigorously denied any price gouging at a time of record profits. Instead, they attributed their third-quarter profits to market conditions.

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News•November 8, 2005

Rescinded Alt-Fuel Tax Credits Not a Basis for Lawsuit in Arizona

PHOENIX, AZ - People who bought alternative fuel vehicles can't sue because the state later rescinded their tax credits, the Arizona Supreme Court has ruled.

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News•October 31, 2005

Frist Calls for Hearings on Fuel Profits

WASHINGTON D.C. -- Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) last week called for hearings to answer questions about the oil industry's record profits at a time of rising fuel costs.

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News•October 31, 2005

L.A. Port to Redirect Budget for Alt-Fuel Trucks, Equipment

SAN PEDRO, Calif -- Port of Los Angeles harbor commissioners this month were briefed on a new plan to repurpose two of the Port's major air quality improvement initiatives in order to buy road haul trucks and in-port cargo handling equipment that run on alternative fuels.

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News•by Staff•October 31, 2005

U.S. Average Retail Gasoline Price Drops 12 Cents

WASHINGTON D.C. -- The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline last week dropped 12.2 cents to 260.3 cents per gallon, falling for the third week in a row, according to the U.S. Energy Department's Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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News•October 31, 2005

Energy Dept. Offers Explanation for Elevated Diesel Prices

WASHINGTON D.C. -- Retail gasoline prices have fallen below pre-hurricane levels, but retail diesel fuel prices remain much higher. The Energy Department explains the reason for the difference.

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News•October 31, 2005

Pa. Opens Biofuel Facility

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The state of Pennsylvania opened a biofuels injection facility in Middletown, Pa., last Friday -- part of the state's strategy to reduce dependence on foreign oil.

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