The U.S. is even more dependent on Saudi oil than it was when we were driving gas-guzzlers in 1972.
Apart from his intellectual side, London's spiritual overlord has a gift for playfully provoking the media: he recently suggested that flying unnecessarily or driving gas-guzzlers might be a new way of living in sin.
Recent discoveries of immense amounts of natural gas trapped in shale rock, coupled with the development of new technologies to capture and produce such shale gas, are driving natural gas prices down.
Today, economics, the U.S. shale gas reserves, advanced technology, and fuel economy and emissions standards are driving natural gas towards historic levels of market penetration.
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Driving a hybrid is just like driving a gas-only vehicle for the most part.
Major events like a storm or financial crunch can hurt retailers by driving up gas prices and shaking consumer confidence.
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So Democrats and Republicans need to get together, work through their differences, keep the government running so we can focus on keeping this economy growing, focus on things like clean energy, driving down gas prices.
So there is no fracking driving down natural gas prices.
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My husband and I wasted gas driving around after the storm, trying to find a place with an open electric socket where I could plug in my dead laptop to finish a deadline project.
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For gas prices to get this high on a sustained basis, you have to assume that either (a) shale gas will prove a colossal, over-hyped, mega-bust (something the Right is most definitely not in the usual business of positing) or (b) the U.S. auto-fleet will quickly transition to natural gas powered engines, driving up the demand for natural gas and, thus, the price.
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For example, even though SUVs and pickup trucks have been very popular, there's already evidence that the gas prices, as you mentioned, are driving down the demand for larger gas guzzlers and increasing sales for more fuel-efficient cars.
Another factor reportedly driving demand is high gas prices.
Cheap US gas is already driving down the price of the biggest substitute for generating electricity, coal, freeing it up for export to Europe, where it is displacing Europe's relatively highly-priced gas.
In the past, these kinds of levels would spark real economic drag, high interest rates, even recession, but adjusted for inflation, gas prices aren't quite at the record highs reached during the oil embargos of the '70s, and, you know, there are signs that Americans are driving less and buying fewer gas-guzzlers.
No case can be made for gas taking over and driving coal out of the markets for fuel to generate electricity.
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To save time and gas, plan your driving routes based on fewer full stops instead of higher speed limits, advises Eyal Pe'er, Ph.
China's voracious demand for raw materials and U.S. appetite for gas and oil are driving the economy today, along with a domestic real estate boom.
Recently our president called upon us as individuals to cut down on our discretionary driving as a way to conserve gas in the wake of the hurricanes.
They contributed cars, gas, and hours of driving in an effective and coordinated effort.
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Scientists say it's apparent that human activity -- namely burning coal, oil and natural gas -- has been driving a rapid rise of carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere.
That and low gas taxes have helped keep states like Texas in the middle of the pack in terms of gas affordability, despite busy driving habits that rack up the miles.
He's been driving for nearly 11 years, and the gas prices are directly cutting into his wallet.
That could eventually mean more people driving a Toyota Prius or Chevy Volt than gas guzzling Volvo.
Drivers might like to have it to find out how to maximize gas efficiency or to improve their driving.
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Electricity will be the primary power source of the car, although when that runs low a gas-powered mode will enable driving for hundreds of additional miles.
The Washington Post reports that in March, a survey was conducted by the AAA to see if the rise in gas prices had Americans changing their driving habits in any way.
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His second energy speech in a week comes as gas prices soar ahead of the summer driving season.
Sember says it makes sense to give teenagers a credit card once they are driving independently so they will always have money for gas.
The Fed extended its Operation Twist program last month, in a bid to buy more time for the economy to show whether it is driving through a rough patch or running out of gas.
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Driving hours to work (and paying for cars and gas) is definitely a thing of the past.
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