Would you like air in those tires, or nitrogen? These days, more and more customers are asking for nitrogen, says Stanley Wells. The Get Nitrogen Institute points out that 11.7 million tires are filled with nitrogen, and 10,266 dealers are selling the gas. ...more

July 11, 2008

SEBRING For 15 minutes every hour, Clearwater police officers are encouraged to turn off their patrol car engines. And in Tampa, Capt. Stephen Hogue has memoed his officers: Limit the time that engines idle. Lake Placid Police Chief Phil Williams wants to save gasoline, too, but he isn't buying those solutions. "I can't tell an officer, on a 90-degree day, to sit in a car, without the air conditioning running, in a bullet-proof vest," he laughed. ...more

July 9, 2008

For 15 minutes every hour, Clearwater police officers are encouraged to turn off their patrol car engines. ...more

July 9, 2008

Since the Industrial Revolution 200 years ago, mankind has depended on fossil fuel. The notion that this might change is hard to contemplate. Greens may hector. Consciences may nag. The central heating's thermostat may turn down a notch or two. A less-thirsty car may sit in the drive. But actually stop using the stuff? Impossible to imagine: Surely there isn't a serious alternative? ...more

July 8, 2008

Eddie James hates gassing up his SUV. "It costs $70, and it doesn't last a week," the Brandon resident said. ...more

June 21, 2008

Those Jetsons - the forward-looking cartoon family of the 1960s - were on to something with their bubbly, teardrop-shaped space car. ...more

June 2, 2008

Once again the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is being targeted by proponents of drilling even though it contains too little oil to quench the oversized thirst of our nation. ...more

May 30, 2008

With gas prices nudging $4 a gallon, many homeowners have been forced to adjust their budgets. ...more

May 30, 2008

FUEL COSTS RISE 21 PERCENT IN SIX MONTHS ...more

May 29, 2008

Chrysler is extending for another month its offer to subsidize customers' gasoline prices for three years. ...more

May 20, 2008