Bob Collins
Gasoline prices at the pump have fallen about 15 cents a gallon in the last month, far less than the price of oil to the refineries, the Star Tribune says. They’re pocketing the savings. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Tag: Energy
The era of $2 gasoline may be over — again. The experts today predicted gasoline will shoot past $3 a gallon in the next few weeks in many states with the nationwide average of $2.80.
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Robert Bryce, a free marketer with the Manhattan Institute, a conservative “think tank” funded by oil interests, has dished out some red meat for the anti-solar crowd today by acknowledging that he’s installed solar panels on his home in Austin, Texas. Read more →
Let’s update a the old misguided and inaccurate barometer to measure presidential performance that surfaced often since the dawn of NewsCut 9 years ago. Read more →
Minnesota Power has filed for a rate increase for residential customers because it wants to cut the rates for mining companies that are losing business to other parts of the globe. Read more →
It’s farmers vs. anti-ethanol individuals as the Environmental Protection Agency nears a decision on an ethanol mandate. Read more →
The Oil Patch isn’t going anywhere, at least not yet. Read more →
Farmers in the path of the enormous CapX2020 electric transmission line project have won a victory at the Minnesota Supreme Court against utility companies involved in the project. Read more →
Is the price of gasoline really low or does it just feel that way? Read more →
What kind of weird economy do we have when we have to start rooting for higher oil prices? Read more →
If you’re going to be an analysis of just about anything, never say ‘never.’ Read more →
The increase in biofuels is sparking an increase in theft of used grease at fast food joints and restaurants. Read more →
It could be a cold winter for people who heat their homes with firewood. There isn’t any. Read more →
The environment: It’s not just a liberal issue.
That’s the takeaway from this morning’s interview on Midwest Energy News with Debbie Dooley of Georgia, one of the founders of the tea party movement. Read more →