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http://cnn.com/video/?/video/business/2010/12/29/whips.global.gas.prices.cnn Car owners know the financial pain of topping up the tank -- but some are more fortunate than others. CNN reporters from Moscow to London, Beijing to Seoul, Abu Dhabi to Kabul report on the cost of gas in their region.

New York Gov. David Paterson, left, with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. New York could be the first state in the country to impose a limited ban on a controversial method of drilling for natural gas. This week, the state assembly passed a hydraulic fracturing moratorium bill, which is...

State Road 82 in Fort Myers, FL. A construction worker operating a backhoe struck the 4" high pressure line at a road widening project. The operator was severly burned w/ 3rd degree burns over 50% of his body and was taken by Lee County EMS to Lee Memorial Trauma Center in Fort Myers. The fire...

http://www1.whdh.com/slideshows/view/HydeParkHouseExplosion BOSTON -- A homeowner is looking for answers after an explosion destroyed his Hyde Park home Wednesday morning. A smoking pile of rubble is all that remains of Michael Burns’ Hyde Park home on Reynold Road. “I wasn’t home. I got a...

The U.S. Geological Survey says a revised estimate for the amount of conventional, undiscovered oil in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska is a fraction of a previous estimate. The group estimates about 896 million barrels of such oil are in the reserve, about 90 percent less than a 2002...

The final death toll from a coal mine gas leak in central China's Henan Province has risen to 37 after bodies of the last five miners trapped underground were found, rescuers said Tuesday, according to China's state-run Xinhua news agency. More than 2,500 metric tons of coal dust smothered the...

The death toll from a coal mine gas leak in central China rose to 30 Monday after rescue workers discovered four more bodies, state media said Monday. Seven others remain trapped underground, but their chances of survival are slim, rescue crews fear. More than 2,500 metric tons of coal dust...

Motorists get free gasoline EVANSTON, Ill., -- About 600 customers in northern Illinois got nearly 7,000 gallons of free gas from the Evanston Shell gas station in a two-hour promotion, officials said. The promotion Friday was one of several across the country to promote Shell's...

- Water testing by a private environmental engineering firm has discovered toxic chemicals in wells in a township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Victoria Switzer, a resident of the northeastern Pennsylvania township of Dimock, revealed the results of the water tests from her well this...

Rescue officials say five more bodies have been found after a coal mine gas leak in central China's Henan province, raising bringing the death toll to 26 as of Sunday morning, China's state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Rescuers were battling to reach the 11 miners still trapped underground...

Chevron makes new gas find in Australia SAN RAMON, Calif., (UPI) -- A deep-water natural gas discovery off the coast of Australia could position the region as a major energy hub, U.S. supermajor Chevron announced. Chevron Corp. announced the discovery of gas at its operations in the Carnarvon...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two blondes were filling up at a gas station and the first blonde says to the second, "I bet these awful gas prices are going to go even higher." The second blonde replies, "Won't affect me, I always put in just...

Gazprom may reduce Belarus gas supplies MOSCOW (UPI) -- Russia's Gazprom is prepared to reduce its natural gas supplies to Belarus by 85 percent beginning Monday if Minsk does not pay its outstanding bills. Gazprom's spokesman Sergey Kupriyanov told reporters in Moscow, "Today a...

Oil Spill A man was driving down the road and ran out of gas. Just at that moment, a bee flew in his window. The bee said, 'What seems to be the problem?' 'I'm out of gas,' the man replied. The bee told the man to wait right there and flew away. Minutes later, the man watched...

Too much odor in suburbs' natural gas DETROIT, (UPI) -- Metro Detroit energy officials said they rerouted gas flow for about 500 suburban customers because the supply had been infused with too much odorizing agent. DTE Energy said they received multiple calls about gas leaks in Harper Woods...

CALGARY, Alberta – South Korea's state-run gas company is making a $565 million Canadian ($543 million) investment in two northeastern British Columbia natural gas plays. Korea Gas Corp. has signed a three-year deal with Calgary-based gas giant EnCana Corp. for a 50 percent interest in land...

Two gas company servicemen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two gas company servicemen, a senior training supervisor, and a young trainee, were out checking meters in a suburban neighbourhood. They parked their truck at the end of the alley and...

FINALLY, SOMEONE HAS CLEARED THIS UP. For centuries, Hindu women have worn a dot on their foreheads. Most of us have naively thought this was connected with tradition or religion, but the Indian Embassy in Ottawa has recently revealed the true story. When a Hindu woman gets married, she brings...

Police break up House of Commons brawl with CS gas LONDON (AFP) - Police used CS gas to break up a nighttime brawl in the House of Commons after an apparent spat between two journalists attending a Tory party function, police and media reports said on Tuesday. The two men were at a...

Woman Killed After Gas Station Pump Explodes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Woman Killed After Gas Station Pump Explodes AP COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A convenience store gasoline pump caught fire and exploded Tuesday, killing a woman and...