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Price of Gallon of Gas up 96% Under Obama

The average price of a gallon of gas has increased 96 percent since President Barack Obama first took office in 2009, according to figures from the Energy Information Agency (EIA). According to EIA data, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in...

There’s Already a Snitch in Your Car!

In the next few days, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is expected to propose long-delayed regulations requiring auto manufacturers to include event data recorders _ better known as “black boxes” _ in all new cars and light trucks. But...

Obama Wants Free Hand to Raise Debt Ceiling

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)  said on Friday that Congress should hand over to President Barack Obama the power to unilateral increase the limit on the U.S. government’s debt. In effect, under the plan Pelosi is endorsing, the only limit on the...

Solar Panels No Help Post-Sandy

The outages fueled frustration toward the traditional grid, but solar wasn’t much better as much of the region went dark. Ed Seliga lives near Princeton and was without power for a week, despite the intact solar array on his roof and the occasional breaks of sun...

Major Corporations Announce Layoffs and Closings

Do elections have consequences? If you have been paying attention to the financial markets, you might think so. Wall Street has had two horrible days since President Obama won a second term. However, stock prices are not the only thing taking a hit. It appears that...