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Quote: ...the voice recorder hidden in the door pocket catches employees doing several burnouts and hard launches in the Camaro; Smith later says the techs drove it harder in 20 minutes than he had in three years. Once back in the shop, the mechanics realize the Camaro's clutch has been fried...

Blitz USA to close plant due to cost of lawsuits Quote: Citing the costs of lawsuits against the company, Blitz USA will close its gas can manufacturing facility in Oklahoma after almost 50 years in production and lay off more than 100 employees at the end of this month. According to a...

"...Consumer Reports has reported that with less than 200 miles on the odometer their Karma has broken down." $107,850 Fisker Karma Flatlines During Consumer Reports Testing

ExxonMobil's U.S. Marine Affiliate to Build Two New Crude Carriers in Philadelphia Quote: ExxonMobil Corporation's U.S. marine affiliate, SeaRiver Maritime, Inc., signed an agreement today with Aker Philadelphia Shipyard for the construction of two new Liberty Class tankers valued at $400...

ExxonMobil clinches deal with Rosneft Quote: The agreement was signed on Tuesday in the presence of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, a Rosneft spokesman said. Prime Minister Putin said that it would also allow Rosneft to develop fields in the Gulf of Mexico and Texas, according to local media...

Britain's MI6 attacks al-Qaeda in 'Operation Cupcake' Quote: British intelligence has hacked into an al-Qaeda online magazine and replaced bomb-making instructions with a recipe for cupcakes.

A TV news station in Michigan decided to see if there are any differences in the gasoling additives used by eight major brands. The results will be reported Monday night, and should be posted on their website Tuesday: Just what is in the gasoline you buy? We're getting proof at the pump...

Offshore Oil Rig Demand High Except in US Quote: Diamond Offshore Drilling is seeing lots of demand for its oil rigs from China, India and other industrialized nations — but not the United States...

Mingo coal-to-gas plant breaks ground Quote: ...the plant will covert 7,500 tons of coal a day into 756,000 gallons of premium gasoline... The plant would be the first of its kind in the nation.

Another state may remove ethanol warning from pumps Quote: "...the corn lobby knows people dislike ethanol, and removing the label requirement would help quell those people who don't like it."

It's looking less likely we'll be seeing E15 fuel anytime soon. In addition to the reluctance of station owners to spend thousands of dollars to upgrade tanks and pumps, major vehicle and equipment manufacturers are working together to keep E15 off the market: Lawsuit Over E15 Fuel Approval...

Good news: Citgo could return to U.S. ownership. Associated Press Report Quote: Chavez...has raised a possibility that once seemed remote: selling off Venezuela's U.S.-based oil company, Citgo Petroleum Corp.

http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/07/07/11708257.html Quote: Oil from Eastern Siberia is gaining popularity in the U.S., where it already begins to compete with oil from Alaska and Middle Eastern countries, especially viewed against the background of a sharp decrease of energy resources production...

Final score: New Ford F150, 2. Two new Mercury Milans, 0. http://www.kmbc.com/news/24049870/detail.html?source=htv#

http://www.brighterenergy.org/12742/news...-further-delay/ "The EPA is now preparing to approve E15 fuel, containing 15% ethanol, for vehicles with a model year 2007 and newer." Doesn't look like owners of pre-2007 vehicles will be forced to use higher ethanol blends anytime soon, but I'm...

Toyota To Restart Mississippi Auto Plant Quote: The Mississippi plant will make 150,000 Corolla compact cars a year, moving back to North America production Toyota had temporarily shifted to Japan when it pulled out of a California joint venture with General Motors Co. in April, Toyota said...

She's PO'd about the spill. Her wetlands and coasts have been tarnished. And the payback is coming... Foreboding Signs Forming In The Tropics Quote: Scientists have tracked ocean temperatures in the hurricane-prone waters of the Atlantic since the end of World War II, but never have they seen...

There has been much in the media lately vilifying "big oil", as if all oil companies are to blame for the recent Gulf spill. So it was a pleasant surprise to see a report by msnbc regarding the safety records of BP and ExxonMobil...