https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/29/why-global-fuel-prices-will-spark-the-next-revolutions/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 10:24:57 -0400<![CDATA[Governments across the world are attempting to wean their citizens off subsidized fossil fuels —a critical issue which environmentalists say is a big contributor to the output of carbon gases that contribute to global warming, and which have even more immediately burdened public finances the world over by an estimated total of $523 billion last year — a 30% increase over the previous year. &#8230;]]>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 19:20:02 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/11/29/why-global-fuel-prices-will-spark-the-next-revolutions-n97896