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Families Who Heat With Oil Face The Steepest Winter Bill Increase Of Any Fuel As Federal Aid Stays Flat

Families who heat with oil face the steepest winter bill increase of any fuel, while federal heating aid stays flat.…

23 hours ago

Cash-Strapped Farmers Found A Money Stream, But Their Community Is Saying Not So Fast

A fight over renewable energy in rural Idaho has turned into a battle over private property rights, as farmers push…

23 hours ago

What Could Go Wrong? Governors Take On Power Companies Over Who Controls Your Electric Bill

Governors whose states share the nation’s largest power grid will meet Thursday in Chicago — as critics say the grid’s…

2 days ago

World’s Running Out Of Cushion To Blunt Iran War’s Oil Shock, Top Execs Say

The global oil market is burning through its remaining supply cushion as wars in the Middle East and Ukraine drain…

2 days ago

Wind Power’s Fatal Flaw Comes Back To Bite The United Kingdom

The United Kingdom’s power grid scrambled for electricity Tuesday as collapsing wind generation exposed a fundamental weakness in the country’s…

3 days ago

Trump Issues New Diesel Order That Affects Truckers, Farmers Alike

President Donald Trump’s order opening tax-free dyed diesel to highway trucks could strain the fuel supply farmers rely on in…

3 days ago

Even Americans Making Over $300,000 Are Living Paycheck To Paycheck

More than one-third of Americans earning over $300,000 said they were living paycheck to paycheck as persistent inflation continued to…

3 days ago

When Will Congress Repay Social Security Money Taken Years Ago?

Dear Rusty: I seem to remember that Congress borrowed a total of 4 trillion dollars from SS back in the 1980's…

5 days ago

Oil Prices Drop After Trump Pressure Pushes Europe Toward Releasing Diesel Reserves

Oil prices fell Friday after a report that European countries were weighing a large release of emergency fuel stocks under…

7 days ago

Job Numbers Come In Cooler Than Expected As Previous Gains Get Revised Down

U.S. employers added just 29,000 jobs in September as unemployment rose and the government sharply revised down previous months’ gains,…

7 days ago