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Monday, May 06, 2013  The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has gone up one penny over the past two weeks. It is the first increase after eight straight weeks of decline.

Sunday, May 05, 2013  NY State Comptroller wants dry-cask storage

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  New federal figures show the amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the air jumped dramatically in 2012, making it very unlikely that global warming can be limited to another 2 degrees. Many governments set a 2-degree increase as the upper limit.

Monday, March 04, 2013  Gas prices are up about 50 cents a gallon since January 1st, and so is the anger of the American motorist.

Friday, February 22, 2013  As tempting as it may be right now that some additive or gadget that will increase fuel efficiency, automotive experts say: don't fall for it. Philip Reed at Edmunds.com says the old ways are still the most effective ways to increase fuel efficiency namely, adjusting your driving habits like letting off the accelerator.

Thursday, November 08, 2012  An even-odd gas rationing system is being put in place in New York City and Long Island because of fuel shortages and distribution delays that led to gasoline hoarding.

Monday, November 05, 2012  The owner of a nuclear plant in northern New York says it shut down automatically when a device failed that controls the water level in the vessel that holds the plant's nuclear fuel.

Friday, June 22, 2012  Three Central New York natives and members of the NFL were back here today teaching kids the importance of living healthy.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012  There's a new online source available for boaters interested in doing some recreational port hopping along the Great Lakes Seaway Trail National Scenic Byway.

Monday, April 09, 2012  Nationwide sales of smaller, more fuel efficient cars increased 13% last month.

Monday, April 09, 2012  The planned spring refueling outage is underway at a portion of Nine Mile Point in Scriba.

Tuesday, April 03, 2012  Students from Cicero-North Syracuse won an award at the Shell Eco Marathon competition last week.

Thursday, March 29, 2012  Imagine a car that can travel more than 1800 miles on just one tank of gas.

Thursday, March 15, 2012  Police in northern New York are investigating the theft of nearly 1,000 gallons of fuel from underground tanks at three convenience stores.

Friday, February 17, 2012  "Got milk?" is getting to be a difficult question when it comes to organic. While more consumers are willing to pay premium prices for organic milk, supermarkets are having trouble keeping it on the shelves as high feed and fuel prices have crimped supplies.