Word: gals
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...than any other non-nuclear fuel and, burning, produces a plume of H2O. But there are major drawbacks, including cost. Extracting hydrogen from water or natural gas and cooling it to -423 degrees F make the fuel many times more expensive than kerosene, which goes for about $1 per gal...
...pins, a black cowboy hat, boots, gloves and heavy brown nylon chaps. "They're brought in U-Hauls so they don't freeze. We don't buy dead snakes. They come loose in horse trailers where we've got to get in and / pick 'em out, in 55-gal. drums, plastic garbage cans, wooden boxes and even burlap sacks...
...played out most sinisterly to be a mean gal...
Severe gasoline shortages compound the effects of the power cuts. Last year the Soviet Union signaled its displeasure with Sandinista waste and inefficiency by reducing oil deliveries. By Christmas, motorists were camping overnight in mile-long queues for the chance to buy 5 gal. of gasoline. Angry customers overpowered the attendants at some Managua service stations and helped themselves to the fuel...
Increase the gasoline tax. Boosting the levy by 20 cents, to 29 cents per | gal., would encourage energy conservation. It would raise $18 billion, of which $2 billion could be rebated to low-income households in income-tax credits. One alternative, imposing an oil-import fee, would be less preferable because it would fall disproportionately on those who rely on oil heat. $16 billion...