Nevada Ramblings

Columnist - Carolyn Bishop

• June 2006:
  Nevada Seeks to Increase Fuel Imports; Hybrid Vehicles; Governor Guinn Blocks Fuel Tax Repeal; Fashion Tires and Rims; Fuel Incentives Offered by Casinos; Exotic Car Dealer Arrives in Downtown Las Vegas; 2006-7 Nevada Petroleum Marketers Association Officers Installed; WPMA Scholarship Auction
• April 2006:
  EPA Lifts Ethanol Mandate; Ted Wiens Tire and Auto; Merit Scholarship Winners; Gasoline Price Forecast; WPMA Convention Wrap-Up
• February 2006:
  Metro Police Protect and Conserve; Prius Taxicabs
• December 2005:
  Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week; Locking Gas Caps; Haycock Opens Biodiesel Station; Hybrid Rental Cars; Motor Trend Auto Show; 2006 WPMA Convention
• October 2005:
  Senator Calls for Suspension of Nevada Fuel Taxes; Fuel Costs for Taxis, School Buses, and Airplanes; The Conservation Fund; Gasoline Prices Do Not Affect Las Vegas Tourism; POC Held in Reno; Inglesby Assumes WPMA Executive Post; WPMA Convention and Post-Convention Preview
• September 2005:
  Inglesby to Succeed Tedrow; Gasoline Prices in the West; Pink Jeep Tours; Nevada Oil Speculators; WPMA 2006 Convention
• August 2005:
  Taxi Fuel Surcharge; WPMA Nevada Scholarship Winner; Gerry Tedrow to Retire; North Las Vegas EPA Grant; Clark County Meets Clear-Air Goal; Nevada Petroleum Marketers Association Officers; POC Trade Show
• June 2005:
  Nevada Gasoline Prices; Fuel Prices Stall Oceguera Gasoline Tax Increase; POC Is Coming; Huntridge Union Oil in the 1940's; WPMA Post-Convention Trips
• April 2005:
  Visit the Ho in Las Vegas; Hydrogen Cars Tested; Nevada Gasoline Supply Tanks; Expect Another Fuel Price Jump; WPMA Convention Review; Gerry Tedrow to Retire; Plan For the POC
• February 2005:
  Rains Shut Down Cal-Nev and West Line Pipelines; Petroliana; New Nevada Marketers Website; Herbst Family Wins Racing Awards; Fuel Prices on the Rise; Marketers Want More Open Supply; Texaco Dealers Win Supreme Court Ruling; Enjoy the 2005 WPMA Convention
• December 2004:
  Rain Falls, Fuel Prices Rise, and the Cal-Nev Pipeline Shuts Down; SUV Owners Hate High Gasoline Prices; Herbst Flags At Half-Mast; WPMA Convention Is Coming
• October 2004:
  Post-Labor Day Fuel Prices; Gasoline Price Comparison Websites; Tim Herbst Serves WPMA; Morgan O'Conner Wins Scholarship; WPMA Post-Convention Trip
• September 2004:
  Gasoline Prices Across the West; Reno and Sparks Want Larger Share of Fuel Tax Money; WPMA Trip to Ecuador
• August 2004:
  Gasoline Pump Calibration; Harrah's Entertainment Gasoline Plan for Gamblers; Off-road Diesel Regulations; Morgan O'Connor wins WPMA Scholarship; Post-Convention Excursions
• June 2004:
  Smith's Food & Drug opens its first gasoline station in the Las Vegas area; Broken Pipeline Brings Fuel Shortages in Reno; Motor Oil Disposal; Gasoline Prices and a Fuel Price Review Request; Fall Conventions Are Coming
• April 2004:
  Only Two Nevada Counties Require Smog Checks; Troy Herbst Wins SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge; High-Tech Buses Postponed; Las Vegas Gasoline Prices Tie Record; High Prices Don't Change Driving Habits; WPMA Recap and Post-Convention Tours
• February 2004:
  Herbst Oil Buys Seven Las Vegas Texaco Stations; Gasoline Prices Fall Over Holidays; WPMA Convention
• December 2003:
  California Tourists Keep Coming; Street Fuel Prices Drop; Battery-Powered Vehicles; Pedicabs; WPMA Outings
• October 2003:
  High Fuels Prices Don't Deter Labor Day Visitors; Gross Receipts Taxes Bill Dies; Benny Hodges Is New WPMA President; MAX Tested in Las Vegas; Diesel Spill in Rainstorm; WPMA Convention and Post-Convention Trips
• August 2003:
  Stefen Gale Wins Nevada Scholarship; Emissions Fee Rises; Herbst Team Wins SCORE Baja 500; Bratton Returns to Nevada; WPMA and Nevada PM&CSA Events
• June 2003:
  Ethanol from Fermented Food and Beverage Waste; Monorail Up and Running; Civis Bus Plan Moves Forward Despite Protests; Terrible Herbst Rebuilds Vegas Station; High Prices Bring Hybrid Sales; POC and WPMA Post-Convention Trip
• April 2003:
  Hydrogen Research at the Nevada Test Site; Travel Stays High; Nevada Fuel Taxes; POC and WPMA Shows; Cobras in Las Vegas
• February 2003:
  Hydrogen Fueling Station; Street Prices Jump; WPMA Show Coming; DMV Enforcing New Diesel Emission Standards
• December 2002:
  Mobil Stations Rebrand to Sinclair; Chevron and Texaco Rebranding; MAX diesel electric buses; Fernley Truck Inn and Casino; Winter Oxygenated Fuels; Proposed Gross Receipts Taxes Fuel Complaints; Lyle Norcross is 2003 Nevada President; Tanker Fire
• October 2002:
  12-year-old Sues Over Static Fire; EPA Looks for SPCC Feedback; Herbst Income Rises with Gaming; Golf Tournaments and Conventions
• August 2002:
  Gasoline Prices Stabilize; 7-Eleven Violates Air Pollution Regs; Terrible Herbst Stations Help Troubled Youths, WPMA China Visit
• June 2002:
  Clark County to Increase Sales Tax, Not Smog Fees; Calnev Fined $204,000; Pacific Oil Conference and WPMA Show
• April 2002:
  Spirit Brand Seeks to Help Independents; Gasoline Prices Rising; Hillygus Station in Yerington; POC and WPMA Highlights; Fuel Cell Test Fleet
• February 2002:
  Zinc-powered Buses; Gasoline Prices Hit 3-Year Low; Smog Check Fees Rise; Clean-Burning Garbage Trucks; Kinder Morgan Shortages; CNG-powered Buses; Las Vegas Valley Meets Clean Air Requirements
• December 2001:
  Southern Nevada Air Quality Future May Be Grim; Full-Service in Vegas; Gasoline Prices Drop; Casino Gasoline Promotions; California Refineries Cut Octane Levels; Reno Students Place in Alternative Vehicle Contest; WPMA Convention
• October 2001:
  Troy Herbst Wins Primm 300; Lido Alternate Vehicle; Diesel-Electric Buses; WPMA Tour; Kitchen Grease as Motor Fuel; September 11th Reflections; Nevada Petroleum Marketers Association Officers
• August 2001:
  Smog Test Fee Fights; Kinder Morgan to Expand Calnev Pipeline; Fuel Tax Defeated; Convention Bureau Unconcerned About Rising Fuel Costs; Holly Barnes Wins Nevada Petroleum Marketers Scholarship; Gerry Tedrow Turns 60; WPMA and POC; Blackouts and Electricity
• June 2001:
  Electric Car Fill-Ups; Red-Dyed Diesel Inspections; Smog Check Fees; Gasoline Prices Rising; MGM Grand Converts Cooking Grease to Biodiesel; Taxis Add Fuel Surcharge; POC
• April 2001:
  Haycock and Biodiesel Industries Joint Venture; Terrible Herbst and Car Spa End Partnership; Plane Lands at Terrible Herbst Station; Gasoline Prices; BP Amoco Looks at Solar Options; Exxon Dealers Win $500 Million; Star Cars on the Strip; Arco Debit Card Fees; WPMA Show
• February 2001:
  Calnev Pipeline Sold to Kinder Morgan; Clark County Health District Isn't Using Clean Fuels; Herbst Brothers Win SCORE Races; 7-Eleven Found Success in Stocking Stuffers; Fabulous Fredd’s Shell Station
• December 2000:
  Terrible Herbst Opens Casino; DOE Works with UNLV Students; Superior Tire and Auto Service Centers to Expand Under New Ownership; Civis Arrive in North Las Vegas; Gasoline Prices; UST Fund Audited; WPMA Convention and Tour
• October 2000:
  Electric Buses; Albertson’s and Arco Launch Consumer Loyalty Program; Probe Launched Into the Clark County Air Pollution Program; Crayfish Killed in Dual Tanker Truck Explosion; WPMA Convention and Tour
• August 2000:
  Nevada Senator Leads Push to Have CAFE Standards Reviewed; High Fuel Prices May Affect Tourism; NPMA Elects Officers, Directors; Clark County Wins Lawsuit Over Gasoline Formulation; Herbsts Head For Baja 2000; POC and WPMA Shows
• June 2000:
  April Fuels Day Gasoline Giveaway; Unleaded Gasoline Shortage; Albertson’s Enters Southern Nevada Fuel Market; New Alternative Fuel Rigs; Herbsts Race in SCORE San Felipe 250; Henderson Residents Want No New Gasoline Stations; No Gasoline Tax Breaks for Nevadans; Street Gasoline Prices Head Downward; POC, Nevada PMA Meeting; and WPMA Convention
• February 2000:
  Las Vegas Makes Environmental Plans for the Future; DMV Sets Up Pollution Hotline; Herbst Team Wins SCORE Awards; WPMA Post-Convention Trip; Gasoline Prices; MTBE Pollution
• April 1999:
  Terrible Herbst Now Terrible Chevron; D&G Oil Sold to River City Petroleum; Herbsts Race in SCORE Series; NRG Technologies Testing Renewable Fuel; Oxygenate Season Reduces Air Pollution; Construction in Las Vegas Increases Tire Sales; WPMA Convention and Nevada Convention
• February 1999:
  Clark County Air Quality; USTs Must Be In Compliance; Nevada PMA Convention and WPMA; Gasoline Prices Drop But Cost-Of-Living Prices Rise; Spare Tank Offers Stable Fuel for Emergencies