The price of gasoline is one of the most closely watched markets – and it has been since Henry Ford put America in automobiles early in the 20th century. Gas prices are affected by a host of factors.

Transporting oil in 1859 was a challenge compared with today’s standards. Pennsylvania oil men in 1859, when oil was first discovered in America, would need a container to transport the newly produced ...

55-Gallon barrels are the liquid storage standard. Learn why they remain reliable, versatile, and durable across industries that demand proven strength. Ask around, and most will picture the same ...

On a side note, here's a little history lesson from your friends at Ticker Sense. You might have noticed long ago that the official abbreviation for barrels (when referencing a barrel of crude oil) is ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department ...

“Toxic Waste,” the label reads in bold letters. A ring of fluorescent green oozes from under the lid. Go ahead, try one, it beckons. How long can you stand it? A full minute? Then rate yourself a ...

SPRINGFIELD - The city, which is under a state mandate to reduce its trash disposal stream, is planning a pilot program to evaluate changing from the current 90-gallon rubbish barrel to a 65-gallon ...

Roman Gonzalez is the creator of the urban gardening blog MrBrownThumb, founder of the Chicago Seed Library, and a co-founder of One Seed Chicago. Rainwater harvesting relieves our aging sewer systems ...

Oil prices have dropped to less than $54 per barrel, on the news that the United States has 309.3 million barrels in its inventory. * Barrels? Do oil companies really put oil in barrels? Not anymore.

BOULDER, Colorado – Police have recovered and returned two 20-gallon barrels of marijuana to a medical marijuana dispensary in Boulder that was robbed last week. Police say that on June 16, two ...

With California facing dire water shortfalls after the driest year in recorded state history, Gov. Jerry Brown has called on residents of the Golden State to conserve water “in every way possible.” I ...