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Friedman: American energy policy is going to require some hard truths, and $4 gas

Photo by Jacob Enos. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0. Now that the hub-bub over the gas tax holiday has pretty much passed from the commentary pages (funny how that happens), there is a bit of room to take a step back and think about the bigger energy picture. In his latest column, called "Truth or Consequences," New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman (no fan of the gas tax holiday) imagines what a "mythical, totally imaginary, truth-telling candidate" would say about America's energy policy. Let's just say it's not what the ... Read more →

European Commission says no to capping gas tax Sebastian Blanco

While John McCain's idea of a gas tax holiday was a hit in the U.S. (well, it was a hit with him and Hillary Clinton, anyway), the European Commission is saying no in all sorts of languages to the ...

Gas tax debate continues unabated, Hillary tries to defend herself Sebastian Blanco

Photo by SEIU International. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0. Man, all this presidential candidate pandering is getting out of control. When John McCain first talked about saving the ...

"Dumb on all counts" - the experts chime in on the gas tax holiday idea Sebastian Blanco

Photo by Ewen and Donabel. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0. First, Republican presidential candidate John McCain had the brilliant idea to prove his ignorance of the economy by calling ...

McCain calls for summer holiday from federal gas tax Sebastian Blanco

Photo by Soggydan. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0. Here's an idea only a presidential candidate could love. The presumptive Republican nominee for president, John McCain, today proposed ...

Friedman: American energy policy is going to require some hard truths, and $4 gas 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Photo by Jacob Enos. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0. Now that the hub-bub over the gas tax holiday has pretty much passed from the commentary pages (funny how that happens), there is a bit of room to take a step back and think about the bigger energy picture. In his latest column, ...

European Commission says no to capping gas tax 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

While John McCain's idea of a gas tax holiday was a hit in the U.S. (well, it was a hit with him and Hillary Clinton, anyway), the European Commission is saying no in all sorts of languages to the possibility of the EU capping the value-added tax on fuel. Automotive News Europe reports that the EC ...

Gas tax debate continues unabated, Hillary tries to defend herself 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Photo by SEIU International. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0. Man, all this presidential candidate pandering is getting out of control. When John McCain first talked about saving the average family $30 on gas taxes over the summer by instituting a "gas tax holiday," it was easily pegged ...

"Dumb on all counts" - the experts chime in on the gas tax holiday idea 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Photo by Ewen and Donabel. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0. First, Republican presidential candidate John McCain had the brilliant idea to prove his ignorance of the economy by calling for a gas tax holiday. Basically, he proposed, the federal gas tax (currently set at 18.4 cents a ...

McCain calls for summer holiday from federal gas tax 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Photo by Soggydan. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0. Here's an idea only a presidential candidate could love. The presumptive Republican nominee for president, John McCain, today proposed the federal government suspend U.S. gasoline taxes for the summer. On the face of it, I'll admit, ...


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