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Saving Gas by Shopping Online?

Computer users are trying to beat the high gas prices by staying at home and doing their shopping online.  With grocery stores starting to offer at home delivery, it is almost possible to have everything you need delivered right to your home.
A number of retailers - including Gap, Victoria’s Secret and J. C. Penney - [...]

Follow-Up: Gas Stations Charging More with Credit Cards

Earlier in the week I posted about gas stations charging customers more (the 2% fee that VISA charges the gas company) when purchasing gas at the pump.  With this story getting a lot of hype, VISA has offered an official policy in regards to the legality of the issue:
You may have noticed that gas stations [...]

Are you forced to pay more for gas with a credit card?

Something that most people may not know is that companies like Visa charge merchants 2% for purchases made at the gas pump.
Z Gasco at Orange Grove and Oracle is one of a few offering the same gallon of gas at two different prices: $3.79 if you pay in cash, $3.85 if you pay with a [...]

Technology’s Impact on Global Warming

When it comes to technology, the rule of thumb seems to be the smaller the better.  As people begin to completely phase out large, box-like televisions and replace them with the flat screen version we are starting to see some problems arise.  It seems that these new flat screen televisions are made with a gas [...]

Save Gas with These Tips!

With gas prices rising higher almost every day it has become obvious that they will not be going back down for quite awhile. Since most of us need our cars for everyday traveling. we simply cannot avoid buying gasoline; however there are some things you can do to save a few bucks at [...]

Goodbye Exxon Mobil

With the gas prices on the rise, Exxon Mobile is saying goodbye to the retail gas business in the United States.
Exxon Mobil (XOM - Cramer’s Take - Stockpickr) said Thursday that it’s getting out of the U.S. retail gasoline business and will sell its portfolio of company-owned gas stations.
The portfolio includes 820 self-operated retail outlets, [...]

The Real Way to Force Gas Prices Down

I got an email today from a family member.  It was a forward, one of those emails that is usually a chain letter of sorts, or some funny story.  However, this email was a bit different; it explains how as a society we can force the price of gas to drop.  Whether or not it [...]

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