IN its recent and personal aspect the fuel problem presents itself to most of us in two equally difficult phases: first, how to obtain the coal we need; and, second, how to pay for it after we get it.

General Motors is pushing it. So are Daimler-Chrysler and Ford. And now, Wal-Mart may be about to jump on the E85 ethanol bandwagon as well. E85 ethanol, a mixture of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent ...

The American oil and gas industry is leaking more methane than the government thinks — much more, a new study says. Since methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, that is bad news for climate change. The ...

Area natural-gas suppliers say they don't anticipate shortages and possible electrical disruptions like what could happen in the Northeast if the winter gets bad. Power industry officials in New ...