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UNC Professor Studies Impact of Crude Oil on Ecuador Town

Posted by Staff | Oct 19, 2016 | UNC

When most of us start our cars, turn on the lights in our house, or cook food, we don’t think about the impact thousands of miles away. That’s what UNC Assistant Professor of Geography Gabriela Valdivia was thinking when she...

Fracking: A Raleigh-Riyadh Connection

Posted by Jeff Danner | Dec 7, 2014 | Common Science

As you may have noticed at the pump recently, gasoline prices have fallen by 35% over the last few months, from just below $4.00 per gallon down to around $2.60, a five-year low. During this same time period, the price of...

NC Gas Prices Continue to Trend Downwards

Posted by Staff | Aug 1, 2014 | State

AAA Carolinas reports that the gas prices in North Carolina are the lowest they have been in more than a month and drivers are paying less this July than the July of last year; this trend is predicted to continue as the summer progresses.

Will Gas Prices Spike This Summer?

Posted by Staff | Jun 18, 2014 | State

While gas prices have remained steady for the past month, the recent militant assault on the largest oil refinery in Iraq will most likely spell greater increases in American gas prices.

NC Lawmakers Hone Rules For Gas, Oil Drilling

Posted by Associated Press | Jul 24, 2013 | State Government

North Carolina lawmakers are honing rules that would govern underground natural gas drilling and encourage offshore oil drilling.

AAA Report: No More Gas Below $3

Posted by Staff | Jul 18, 2013 | Business

You may never see gas prices go below $3, according to a new report by the American Automobile Association.

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