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Daily Archives: June 12th, 2008

Own Your Own Gas Station

12-Jun-08

Automobile companies are closing factories. Airlines are reducing the number of flights they offer. These businesses are affected by the price of oil. Now, ExxonMobil is selling all of its gas stations. Seems Big Oil doesn’t see the profit in selling gasoline.
CNN: ExxonMobil to sell 2,220 gas stations

Oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. plans to [...]

Good News and Bad News

12-Jun-08

The good news first:
CNN: House approves Amtrack funding
We need to rebuild our rail system. All those subsidies going into our highways should be going into rail. Congress took a positive step today with this veto-proof vote.

The bipartisan bill, which passed by a veto-proof margin of 311-104, would authorize funding for the national passenger railroad [...]