Bradley Olson

High Fuel Prices Drive Up Demand For Natural Gas Cars

hereandnow.wbur.org — More drivers are turning to natural gas vehicles because the fuel is half as expensive as gasoline is at the pumps right now. There aren't too many natural gas models out there and there are only about 500 public fueling stations around the country.

High Fuel Prices Drive Up Demand For Natural Gas Cars

hereandnow.wbur.org — More drivers are turning to natural gas vehicles because the fuel is half as expensive as gasoline is at the pumps right now. There aren't too many natural gas models out there and there are only about 500 public fueling stations around the country.

Don’t make fun of renowned Dan Brown

telegraph.co.uk — "Mr Unconvincingname, it's renowned author Dan Brown," told the voice at the other end of the line. Instantly the voice at the other end of the line was replaced by a different voice at the other end of the line. "Hello, it's literary agent John Unconvincingname," informed the new voice at the other end of the line.

British Columbia Vote Risks Oil-Sands Exports: Corporate Canada

bloomberg.com — British Columbia's provincial election threatens to stymie efforts by Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNQ) and other Alberta oil-sands companies to sell crude to Pacific markets. Adrian Dix, 49, whose New Democratic Party is leading in polls ahead of tomorrow's vote, opposes plans to pipe oil across the country's westernmost province for shipment by tanker to Asia.

Ted Turner Taking Coal Funds to Create Solar Odd Couple: Energy

bloomberg.com — They're unlikely business partners: a billionaire environmentalist and one of the largest coal-burners in the U.S. Yet Atlanta businessman Ted Turner, a climate-change crusader, and Southern Co. (SO), the second-largest utility in the U.S. by market value, have found a common interest developing giant solar farms, mostly in southwestern U.S.

Study: Texting while driving now leading cause of death for teen drivers

newsday.com — Texting while driving has become a greater hazard than drinking and driving among teenagers who openly acknowledge sending and reading text messages while behind the wheel of a moving vehicle. The number of teens who are dying or being injured as a result of texting while driving has skyrocketed as mobile device technology has advanced.

Hess to Strip CEO of Chairman’s Role After Annual Meeting

bloomberg.com — Hess Corp. (HES), the oil company that's in a proxy battle with billionaire Paul Singer's Elliott Management Corp., will strip Chief Executive Officer John B. Hess of the chairmanship after its annual meeting next week. John Krenicki, a company nominee and former CEO of General Electric Co.

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