Shuttering even one U.S. nuclear power plant could unleash massive carbon emissions if fossil-fuel plants were used to make up the lost power, according to a new study released this weekend by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University.
In America, where the price of a gallon of petrol can be less than the price of a gallon of bottled water, large fuel-guzzling trucks and sport utility vehicles (urban assault vehicles) make up more than half of the market.
Today, several fuel-centric companies that realize fuel costs are cutting into their bottom lines make up for their losses by passing them along to their customers via fuel surcharges or higher prices.
Depending on the price of gas, it can take quite a while for fuel savings to make up for the extra expense of buying a hybrid as opposed to a standard, gasoline-powered equivalent.