Wegmans says shoppers will get price break Nov 6, 2008
On average, the grocer uses 650,000 pounds of flour each monthfor baking operations, and 85,000 gallons of diesel fuel each week for trucking to its 72-store chain in New York state, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Shoppers will find lower costs on bakery, meat, produce, deli and grocery items, many of the which carry the Wegmans brand. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Researchers find new source of biofuel from rainforest fungus Nov 6, 2008
Scientists from (MSU) found that the fungus produces a number of gases normally associated with diesel fuel, which is extracted from crude oil. Named Gliocladium roseum, researchers discovered the fungus living in ancient Ulmo trees in the rainforest region bording Chile and Argentina. (The Tech Herald)
GAS UNDER $2 IN OMAHA... Nov 5, 2008
Diesel fuel is down to an average of $3. 07 a gallon from its peak price of $4. (The Drudge Report)
Grande Cache Coal Corporation Reports Net Income of $47.1 Million in Second Quarter Fiscal 2009 Nov 5, 2008
"Financing Activities:- During the second quarter, Brookfield Bridge Lending Fund Inc. ("Brookfield") converted the remaining $9.85 million balance on the three year floating rate senior secured convertible debenture into common shares at a conversion price of $1.825 per share. The conversion resulted in the issuance of 5.4 million common shares and eliminated the Corporations remaining debt.- The Corporation has an unused $20 million revolving debt facility with Brookfield which matures on... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Amereco Biofuels Nov 5, 2008
It s not being shipped from the other side of the world, like most of your crude oil is that makes regular diesel fuel ... Vegetable oil-based fuel eliminates traces of 16 toxic gases that typically come from burning traditional diesel fuel, Sheaffer said. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Ameren income drops 16% on milder weather Nov 5, 2008
Results included a $36 million accounting loss on financial instruments bought to mitigate the risk of rising diesel fuel price adjustments embedded in coal transportation contracts. For the year, Ameren lowered its outlook and now expects to earn $2. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Venable lawyers: Change is coming Nov 5, 2008
Both candidates support a cap and trade system, which raises the cost to use of carbon, including gasoline and diesel fuel. Therefore, there could be a substantial increase, imposed by federal legislation, in the cost of fuel, said former Secretary of Transportation James Burnley, who served under the President Reagan. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Northgate Reports Third Quarter 2008 Financial and Operating Results Nov 4, 2008
The unit mining costs in the most recent quarter were higher than they were in the same period last year due to the lower volume of material moved, higher prices for diesel fuel and maintenance charges, which were only partially offset by lower drilling costs as a result of the completion of the north wall push back ... 4 million in both periods due to higher costs for consumables such as diesel fuel, mill steel, equipment maintenance and labour costs ... The cost of sales in the current quarter... (Canada Newswire)
Geothermal dreams gain steam with leases Nov 4, 2008
Enough also to displace Chena Hot Spring's formerly hefty consumption of about 150,000 gallons of diesel fuel a year -- which this year penciled out to a savings of about $540,000, according to project director Gwen Holdmann. With its $4 million price tag ($1. (Anchorage Daily News)
Weekly Gasoline Price Price Lowest Since Feb '07: EIA Nov 4, 2008
Separately, the average price for diesel fuel fell 20 cents to $3. 09 gallon, down 21. (ABC News -- Wire)
Farmers come together to help local man Nov 4, 2008
Not only were local farmers lending a helping hand, but Campbell Oil, of Ames, also donated 300 gallons of diesel fuel to power Monday's operations. "It's just great to see that the community of farmers will rally around each other and help each other out," said Brenda Babbitt. (Mid Iowa Enterprise, IA)
Opinion: The energy imperative Nov 4, 2008
Little or no mention is made of home heating costs (like the airlines, the suppliers of heating oil are locked into price contracts concluded before the global price of oil declined), electricity generation or the relatively high price of diesel fuel that underpins a large portion of the American transportation and distribution infrastructure. Furthermore, the current still requires a major overhaul on the scale of the U.S. interstate highway system in order to handle electricity generated by... (EETimes)
New type of fuel found in Patagonia fungus Nov 4, 2008
-- A team led by a Montana State University professor has found a fungus that produces a new type of diesel fuel, which they say holds great promise ... Further testing showed that the fungus -- under limited oxygen -- was producing a number of compounds normally associated with diesel fuel, which is obtained from crude oil. (EurekAlert!)
Money dries up for work on locks and dams across region Nov 3, 2008
The trust fund, which annually collects about $90 million through a 20-cent-a-gallon tax on diesel fuel used by barge industry tow boats, has been spent down and depleted by lock and dam projects further down the Ohio River in Kentucky. "There are huge and expensive repair projects going on now at Olmstead Locks and Dam on the lower Ohio River, an ultra-expensive repair project that could cost up to $2 billion," said James McCarville, Port of Pittsburgh Commission executive director. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Rain, wind picking up around Bay Area Nov 3, 2008
The storm also left its mark in Oakland, where a truck crashed on southbound Interstate 880 near Broadway just before 9 a.m. and spilled diesel fuel and oil onto the roadway. There were no injuries. (San Francisco Chronicle)
A green hope in the Rust Belt of America Nov 2, 2008
From the faded steel enclaves of Pennsylvania to the reeling auto towns of Michigan and Ohio, state and local governments are aggressively courting manufacturing companies that supply wind energy farms, solar electricity plants and factories that turn crops into diesel fuel. Related Articles. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Regulator asks tough questions at Palo Verde Nov 2, 2008
Catts walks under and over the nearly spotless piece of equipment, and doesn't find the leak, although she finds about two tablespoons of diesel fuel spilled. She tracks down the shift manager, who explains the leak was minor. (AZCentral -- Business)
Field yields look good; But corn, soybean prices down Nov 2, 2008
The seed went up, fertilizer went up, spray went up, diesel fuel went up. For fall harvest video. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Pickens plan hasn't swayed McCain or Obama Nov 1, 2008
He advocates focusing the natural gas conversion on the heavy trucks that ply the nation's highways, burning huge amounts of diesel fuel now. The government would offer credits for buying new natural gas powered trucks. (Boston Business Journal, MA)
Made in America Nov 1, 2008
In tests, biodiesel, which is a renewable fuel, shows fuel consumption, horsepower, torque and haulage rates similar to those of conventional diesel fuel. Further, biodiesel is easier on your engine, providing a 65 percent lubricity increase by using just a l percent biodiesel blend. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Miller faces Jansen in bid for 122nd House seat Nov 1, 2008
"I'm a big fan of initiatives and referendum." Miller touted his record of securing $10 million in state funding for stem cell research and his long yet so-far unsuccessful effort to add biodiesel to diesel fuel to reduce emissions. Jansen practices family and juvenile law and said her skills as a mediator will help her reach across party lines. (Valley News, CT)
Centerra Gold Reports Third Quarter Earnings of $0.08 Per Share Oct 31, 2008
See "Non-GAAP Measures below. (2) Unit costs reflect revenue-based taxes and royalties for the full year, as described above. In particular, material assumptions or factors used to forecast production and costs include the following: - a gold price of $800 per ounce, - exchange rates: - $1USD:$1.10CAD - $1USD:36 Kyrgyz Som - $1USD:1,150 Mongolian Tugrik - $1USD:0.65 Euro Centerra's revenues, earnings and cash flows for the fourth quarter of 2008 are sensitive to changes in certain variables and... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Fortis Earns $49 Million in the Third Quarter Oct 31, 2008
Fortis Turks and Caicos has a renewable contract with a major supplier for all of its diesel fuel requirements associated with the generation of electricity. The approximate fuel requirements under this contract are 12 million imperial gallons per annum. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Fuel Spill Halts Traffic; Lanes Are Now Reopened Oct 31, 2008
Hazmat is working to clean up a diesel fuel spill on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. We're told the spill is right around the 8 mile marker south bound. (WTKR.com, VA)
Clear Lake a hot spot for diesel Oct 31, 2008
Eldon Meyers, operations manager of K & H Co-op in Wesley, said drivers have told him that only two terminals in the state, one in Iowa City and Magellan Pipeline in Clear Lake, had diesel fuel as of Thursday. Approximately 15 trucks were in line Thursday morning at Magellan. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Generator use costly during power outages Oct 31, 2008
Simons said the generators are usually operated by tractors and can take one to two gallons of diesel fuel an hour to operate. That s just the fuel. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Kirby Corporation Announces Record Results for the 2008 Third Quarter Oct 30, 2008
04 per share positive timing impact from lower diesel fuel prices ... 04 per share benefit from the timing impact of falling diesel fuel prices, which declined from an average high of $4. (PR Newswire)
Diesel pips petrol in efficiency:Report Oct 30, 2008
However, there is a progressive improvement in specifications diesel fuel quality. The committee suggested the government to have greater investments in mass public transport and roads. (India Times)
2 men busted in Cobb for stealing 1,500 gallons of diesel Oct 30, 2008
Cobb police have arrested two men in connection with an elaborate diesel fuel stealing operation ... were arrested Monday morning after being caught with 1,500 gallons of top-grade diesel fuel in a moving truck ... Detectives found 1,500 gallons of diesel fuel stored in a moving truck. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Tri-Rail ridership soars, trains go green Oct 30, 2008
Effective on Wednesday trains will operate on biodiesel fuel, which will consist of either palm or soy oil, depending upon what s available. Biodiesel is 10 to 30 cents cheaper than regular fuel and produces approximately 43 percent less carbon monoxide, 56 percent less hydrocarbons, 55 percent less particulates, 60 to 90 percent less air toxins and 78 percent less carbon dioxide than diesel fuel, according to the ... The switch to biodiesel fuel has been long in coming, said Commissioner... (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Valero's earnings improve in third quarter Oct 30, 2008
Valero s Memphis refinery has a crude processing capacity of 180,000 barrels per day and produces gasoline, diesel fuel and the majority of jet fuel consumed at. Reader Comments. (Memphis Business Journal, TN)
Chevron's 'Unprovoked Attack' Oct 29, 2008
One man "poured diesel fuel over the barge and threatened to set it on fire," and a Chevron employee "saw invaders with knives," the lawyer said, displaying a photo of a man apparently carrying a sheathed knife. Mittelstaedt said the group had written two threatening letters to Chevron Nigeria several weeks earlier. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
TransCanada's Third-Quarter Net Income Rises 20 Percent to $303 Million Oct 29, 2008
Pipelines used to transport products including gasoline and diesel fuel accounted for 9. 2 percent of the company's 2007 revenue. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Sand touts battlefield, business experience Oct 29, 2008
50 a gallon diesel fuel. And the rising prices of groceries and fertilizer is hurting all Americans this year. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Students 4 Sustainability Oct 29, 2008
They stirred until it became clear and ready to take home to put in their parents' diesel fuel cars. Student Alex Brodsky said, "I think it's great. I'm going to take it home to my father and get him to put it in his car. Maybe change his fuel type.". (W-USA News, DC)
Gasoline at Cheapest Price Since March 2007 Oct 28, 2008
Separately, the average price paid for diesel fuel fell 19 cents to $3. 29 a gallon, the lowest since early February, but 13 cents higher than a year earlier, the EIA said. (ABC News -- Wire)
Daniel is a fine man (353) Oct 28, 2008
To Ms Hester wrote on Oct 26, 2008 10:46 AM:" Yet another hilarious post...Vickie's out of state singing dates? So what Mike Hall wasn't true? She isn't just going to nursing homes to minister to the elderly? I'm shock! Nevertheless, at the price of diesel fuel, I doublt it saves her money and besides....you are trying to divert attention from the real question here...So how can the Daniel's justify buying a bus when they owe all those back taxes? Oh and let's not forget their other fine cars... (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
Pump price error costs gas station owner big (19) Oct 28, 2008
It wasn t even a special deal that allowed several customers to save a bundle on cheap diesel fuel at the Lyons Shell Plaza, 1415 Mill St., in this Walworth County community, just over the county line from Burlington. A missing digit dropped the diesel fuel price at this gas station on Saturday to the unheard-of low price of 59 cents per gallon ... On Saturday afternoon, Singh changed the price on his station s only pump that dispenses diesel fuel, mistakenly leaving out the number three. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Gas dips below $2 in places Oct 28, 2008
Nationally, the average price for diesel fuel was $3. 288, down 19. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Hybrid trains studied at NIU Oct 27, 2008
Reducing reliance on expensive diesel fuel and cutting pollution are the main goals sought by the railroad industry, said Cliff Mirman, chair of CEET s Department of Technology. There s been a push, ever since diesel fuel went sky-high, said Mirman, who is overseeing the project. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Gas Prices Drop Nearly 53 Cents in Two Weeks Oct 27, 2008
Lundberg said diesel fuel fell 36 cents to $3. 59 a gallon in the last two weeks. (Fox News)
Looking for the Fuel of the Future Oct 27, 2008
Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) - Made from natural gas, GTL fuel is a cleaner-burning diesel fuel that's clear, odorless, sulfur-free and compatible with today's diesel engine ... Biomass-to-Liquid (BTL) - This second generation biofuel takes a woody feedstock, gasifies it and converts the gas into a high quality diesel fuel. (Atlantic News-Telegraph, IO)
Angler head about to roll? Oct 27, 2008
Those blasts added diesel fuel to a blaze that already had cost Raftican one of his lieutenants, April Wakeman. Raftican said in an e-mail sent this month to the UASC board of directors that Wakeman has been shuttled off to focus her energy on destructive fishing gear and other habitat related issues. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
No to windfall profit tax Oct 27, 2008
The oil companies not only make gasoline but diesel fuel, home heating oil, jet fuel, lubricants and dozens of other products that are taxed. The oil companies also pay local, state, federal and Social Security taxes, while their employees split their income with local, state and federal governments, as well as numerous other governmental programs like Social Security and Medicare, so there are enough taxes already. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
THEFT: HIGHWAY 387, Oct. 26 Oct 26, 2008
Published: Sunday, October 26, 2008 12:13 AM MDT About 150 gallons of diesel fuel totaling 510 was siphoned from construction machinery on Friday, Deputy Bill Ashton said. Article Rating. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Tech.view: Move over, Prius Oct 25, 2008
The downside is that diesel fuel is in short supply globally, and now costs over 20% more than petrol in countries that don t subsidise it at the pump. But that doesn t mean Rudolf Diesel s ingenious invention has nothing to offer. (The Economist)
My descent into Gaza's smuggling underworld Oct 25, 2008
The hundreds of tunnels ferry every possible commodity from diesel fuel, clothing, chocolate, cigarettes and potato chips to cattle and Chinese-made motorcycles. And reportedly even the occasional hospital patient who has been to Egypt for treatment and is then shipped on a trolley and drugged to prevent panic attacks underground. (Independent)
Biofuel of the Future: Oil from Algae Oct 25, 2008
The company can select different types of algae and alter the conditions they grow in to produce various oils that can be turned into diesel fuel, plastics or other products ... Dillon says refining production and scaling up processes will allow Solazyme to make algal oil a feedstock for diesel fuel that will cost only $2 per gallon. (Scientific American)
Store Owner's Feeling Pretty Fuelish Oct 25, 2008
Diesel fuel was on heavy discount at a rural Wisconsin convenience store just 59 cents a gallon. More News. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
Hawaii jack-o'-lanterns bigger this year but there are fewer of them Oct 25, 2008
The farm consumes an average of 4,000 gallons of diesel fuel a week and has seen diesel prices rise from $2. 80 per gallon in January to $5. (Honolulu Advertiser)
On Your Mind: Final general election comments Oct 25, 2008
The government and military use a tremendous amount of diesel fuel in their vehicles. If the government sent out a notice that they would only be buying and using biodiesel fuel starting Jan. 1 in 2012. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Goof leads Wis. store to sells diesel for 59 cents Oct 25, 2008
- Diesel fuel was on heavy discount at a rural Wisconsin convenience store - just 59 cents a gallon ... Mohinder Singh, 48, photographed on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008, lost more than $4,000 in diesel fuel at his Lyons Shell Plaza, near Burlington, Wis. (AZCentral -- News)
Girl Driver, USA: Cruising at 85 mph, sipping 55 miles per gallon Oct 25, 2008
Diesel fuel on our trip ranged from $3. 97 in Cleveland to $4. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Union Pacific, Burlington Northern Post Strong 3Q ... Oct 24, 2008
"The U.S. and global economies are facing very significant challenges, said BNSF chairman, president and CEO Matthew K. Rose. Despite the economic uncertainty, BNSF continues to perform well. Burlington Northerns freight revenues jumped by 21% to $4.77 billion, as compared with $3.95 billion in the same period last year. The company saw revenue gains in nearly every unit, most notably in transportation of agricultural products. Average revenue per car was up 23%. However, fuel prices... (Fox News)
Automotive diesels could be part of solution Oct 24, 2008
Diesel exhausts have been a source of acidic oxides due to sulfur contamination of medium distillate fuel oils such as diesel fuel and home heating oil ... Diesel fuel has about 15 percent to 18 percent more available energy per gallon than gasoline, and diesel engines are un-throttled ... Diesel fuel is now free of sulfur contamination. (Danvers Herald, MA)
Serious savings Oct 23, 2008
Not content to watch an increasing amount of dollars disappear into the fleet s diesel fuel tanks, the company undertook an ambitious effort to increase its fuel economy. The result was an improvement of one mile per gallon from 2006 to 2007. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Gov’t spending millions on biofuel plants Oct 23, 2008
The proposed plant in Wisconsin Rapids would convert wood wastes to diesel fuel. Source: Department of Energy. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Suncor Energy Board approves 2009 capital spending plan Oct 23, 2008
Some of the forward-looking statements in this document may be identified by words like "plan", "expected", "targeted", "continue, "aim", "may", "impact" and similar expressions. These statements are not guarantees of future performance. Readers are cautioned that actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied, as a result of factors, risks and uncertainties, known and unknown, to which Suncor's business is subject. These could include: changes in general economic, market... (PR Newswire)
Strained hamstring sidelines Warriors' Maggette Oct 23, 2008
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Broncos center back on court month after stabbing Oct 23, 2008
Janie McCauley, Associated Press. Thursday, October 23, 2008. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Suncor Energy Board approves 2009 capital spending plan Oct 23, 2008
Suncor's oil sands business, located near Fort McMurray, Alberta, extracts and upgrades oil sands and markets refinery feedstock and diesel fuel, while operations throughout western Canada produce natural gas. Suncor operates a refining and marketing business in Ontario with retail distribution under the Sunoco brand. (Canada Newswire)
Not A Controversial Guy Oct 23, 2008
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Gifted In Many Ways Oct 23, 2008
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Lobster prices tank as diners claw back spending Oct 23, 2008
That's because the cost of doing business is far greater now, with the high price of bait, rope and diesel fuel - even after recent declines. The plunge in lobster prices comes at the time of year when fishermen are trying to put away money to last through the coming cold-weather months when they aren't pulling traps. (Anchorage Daily News)
Affable, emotional TV host turned viewers on to late-night talk Oct 23, 2008
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