Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:17 AM EDT2013-05-21 14:17:39 GMT
Three people were inside this burning home but managed to get out safely.
Firefighters are battling a massive fire in East Bank in Kanawha County. A house on Walnut Street went up in flames around 5:15 a.m. Firefighters said two people were home at the time but managed to
Three escape massive fire in a home on Walnut Street in Kanawha County
Monday, May 20 2013 12:48 PM EDT2013-05-20 16:48:08 GMT
Following May 17 rebuttal testimony and a coming hearing on Mon Power's bid to buy Harrison power station, the PSC will decide if a billion-dollar coal plant is the best answer to future power demand.
Following May 17 rebuttal testimony and a coming hearing on Mon Power's bid to buy Harrison power station, the PSC will decide if a billion-dollar coal plant is the best answer to future power demand.
Monday, May 20 2013 11:36 AM EDT2013-05-20 15:36:01 GMT
A new report from the American Chemistry Council says expansion in shale gas plays are driving investments in chemical manufacturing to the tune of bout $71.7 billion in investments, including in West
A new report from the American Chemistry Council says expansion in shale gas plays are driving investments in chemical manufacturing to the tune of bout $71.7 billion in investments, including in West Virginia.
Monday, May 20 2013 9:56 AM EDT2013-05-20 13:56:57 GMT
Remember the Miners, a West Virginia campaign dedicated to honoring fallen coal miners and the sacrifices miners make for U.S. energy, is kicking off the Coal Club. The Coal Club proceeds will be used to fund the Remember
Remember the Miners, a West Virginia campaign dedicated to honoring fallen coal miners and the sacrifices miners make for U.S. energy, is kicking off the Coal Club.
Monday, May 20 2013 8:58 AM EDT2013-05-20 12:58:30 GMT
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Oil and gas development damaged the water supplies of at least 161 Pennsylvania homes, farms, churches and businesses between 2008 and the fall of 2012, a newspaper reported.
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Oil and gas development damaged the water supplies of at least 161 Pennsylvania homes, farms, churches and businesses between 2008 and the fall of 2012, according to state records obtained by a newspaper.
The Energy Information Administration reported this morning that gasoline prices as a percentage of household income were nearly at a three-decade high.
The average U.S. household spends about $2,012 in gasoline expenditures annually, representing about 4 percent of income before taxes. In the past 30 years, gasoline prices represented such a large part of annual household spending only in 2008, when the percentage was similar.
"Although overall gasoline consumption has decreased in recent years, a rise in average gasoline prices has led to higher overall household gasoline expenditures," the EIA posted on its Today in Energy blog. "However, these expenditures as a percentage of overall household income are still low when compared to the early 1980s, when the estimated portion of household income spent on gasoline surpassed 5 percent. Although travel per household has increased significantly since the early 1980s, vehicle efficiency has also risen significantly, reducing the amount of gasoline used per mile."
Higher prices, the EIA state,s has largely offset the effects of efficiency gains that lead to lower overall of consumption of gasoline.
The EIA added that expenditures rose over 26 percent from 2011 to 2012 while household income increased just 3.4 percent.
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