THE DALLES, Ore., Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Just weeks after passing a major energy bill, some congressional leaders are questioning whether certain portions of the law are achievable.

LOS ANGELES, June 3 (UPI) -- Crude futures hovered above $30 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange Tuesday as traders decided not to make any drastic moves until they get a look at the state of the nation''s oil stockpile. July crude drifted 4 cents lower in lackadaisical tr

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- More than 80 percent of California's gasoline supply will soon be made ethanol in the coming months as the state continues its delayed phaseout of the petrochem

UPI Farming Today -- Friday, Dec. 20, 2002

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Senate leaders said Wednesday that they were shelving a comprehensive energy bill after deciding there was not enough time remaining in the current congressiona

LOS ANGELES, May 2 (UPI) -- The largest retailer of gasoline in California said Thursday it's switching from MTBE to ethanol as a clean-air additive for its fuels in the state.

LOS ANGELES, March 18 (UPI) -- Gov. Gray Davis' expected move to postpone the phase-out of the gasoline additive MTBE last week was seen by some critics as an environmental sell-out spawned b

REDONDO BEACH, Calif., March 15 (UPI) -- Stating that he did not want to see his state put "through the wringer" again by the energy industry, California Gov. Gray Davis announced Friday he was signing an executive order delaying the planned phase-out of the gasoline additive MTBE until 2004. Th

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