Kerosene

“To the caller who would like to see only positive comments in Mail Call: I agree that a lot of comments are stupid and arrogant, but how boring would it be to read only thank you notes, comments on the nice weather, great Christmas lights, and...

Despite what you may be thinking, no question is too small for The Bottom Line. To prove it, TBL today presents the first installment of "Is It Just Me?" — questions about issues that rate closer to curiosity than outrage. And, no, it is not...

The Department of Environmental Protection announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has given authorization to grant two kinds of temporary fuel waivers due to fuel shortages from Hurricane Sandy. DEP requested on Friday that EPA...

PETOSKEY -- Mother Nature might not be as friendly toward Midwestern consumers' heating budgets for the 2012-13 winter as she was a year earlier, some observers of weather and heating cost trends predict. The U.S. Energy Information Administration...

As gas prices increase, calls to Central Pennsylvania heating oil companies do the same.  Many customers are reaching out, hoping to lock in rates in order to avoid high winter energy costs.  Aero Energy in New Oxford reports payment inquires have...

The state may overhaul the system that protects us from getting ripped off at the gas station, grocery store and even the parking meter. Some lawmakers want to do less-frequent inspections to make sure fuel pumps, home heating oil trucks and parking...

Jim Lett knew his house was leaking money, especially during winter. Of course, he couldn't actually see heat slipping out of wiring conduits, exhaust fans, the attic. But he could feel the pain in his wallet as sure as the draftiness that compelled him...

For years, Michelle and David Olson relied on oil to heat their 2,600-square-foot home on the west end of Allentown at a cost of around $350 per month. "And it kept going up," Michelle Olson said. Olson threw a neighborhood party after she made the...

During their numerous speeches, Barack Obama, his cronies and all the "Talking Heads" who want Obama's job always manage to get around to one of their favorite talking points, which is their great concern for what the "American People" want and deserve....

Julie Bliesath gives back all the time, with her foster children and adoption kids. But she wants to Pay it Forward again, to an elderly woman who has no place to go. "She couldn't buy her children or any of her grandchildren Christmas gifts because she...

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Ashley Tatum was three months behind on utility payments after leaving her job at a coffee shop because of pregnancy complications. The mother of two owed $648, and the tough economy did not offer many options. The...