The Honda FCX Clarity - The Hydrogen Car

Honda showcases its alternative fuel car the FCX Clarity at the G8 summit in Japan. Honda's zero-emission hydogen fuel cell car rolled off the production line early in June (2008) and has formented interest among advocates of greener motoring,not least in Hollywood - with several film industry notables ordering one. Rival Japanese automaker Toyota's Prius is the top-selling hybrid in the U.S. with customers facing a six month waiting list to obtain one.

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Oil prices set record high.

Oil prices set new record high...

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Gas Saving Tips - Part 2

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Gas Saving Tips - Part 1

A five-part series on how you can save gas while driving. And here is the rest of it.

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Oil prices dropping while gas prices continue to increase

There's something rotten in Texas. How can oil prices be dropping but gas prices keep going up...

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Has The Summer Gas Price Peak Passed?

Beginning in February or March of every year the gas prices begin to rise in anticipation of increased travel (and thus consumption) as winter moves into spring. Statistics show that the peak gas prices occur between June and August. So, with falling gas prices are we past the peak prices?

Of course, even when a peak price ends, its seems as if the new lower price is the same as the previous years' peak prices as the price gas consistently climbs each year. Here's a chart demonstrating the peak prices for the past three years.

Thus far it is difficult to determine if the drop in gas prices is a minor dip or the beginning of the end of our yearly peak. When we compare the gas price pattern in 2005 to 2006 we see quite a different story. So where are prices heading now? Well, if big business to the all time low "consumer confidence" in any indication, they are probably going to keep dropping. WalMart reported low May sales as the high gas prices keep would-be shoppers tightening their purse strings. Being perhaps a bit cynical, I say when big business starts feeling the sting of high gas prices via low sales, then action can be expected on their parts.

Let's keep our eyes open and watch for where gas prices are headed next. Hopefully into the low two dollar range again.

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An Effective Way to Boycott High Gas Prices?

I received an email the other day that offered a new plan to force the oil companies to lower their prices. Its so wickedly simple, I wish I had thought of it.

Many of you may have received an email imploring you to boycott the high gas prices by not buying gas on May 15th, which was a bust, not surprisingly as people simply bought gas on some other day and the Big Oil Companies made their money regardless.

This new plan suggests that we boycott all Union 76 gas stations for two weeks starting July 1st until July 15th. Union 76 was picked because of their old marketing slogan "The Spirit of '76", referring of course to the American Revolution and the fact this boycott will occur during the U.S. Independence Day celebration (July 4th), the organizers of this boycott found it fitting.

Will it work? If enough people get involved, it will certainly be interesting to watch what happens. ConocoPhillips, the parent company of Union 76 is huge but if there is enough momentum we might just see a drop in prices.

Feel free to email this post, it might just work. Me, I'm just going to ride my bike those two weeks, that'll show em! Check back often as I'll be watching for the latest developments.

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