Bill O'Reilly didn't want to dicuss the hot fuel issue.
05-05-2008 O'REILLY IGNORES HOT FUEL ISSUE
Bill O'Reilly, FOX News radio and TV personality, was asked about the hot fuel issue today by a caller today to his radio show on KMBZ-980. The caller said he was from Kansas City, MO, and wanted to discuss the issue of hot fuel, but O'Reilly cut him off quickly. O'Reilly said he never heard of the issue and added jokingly, "I'm not a chemist." He then hung up on the caller.
Actually, the hot fuel story was a major series developed by an elite team of Kansas City Star reporters. The series began in August 27, 2006 and kicked off with a story "HOT FUEL FOR YOU MEANS COLD CASH FOR BIG OIL, RETAILERS." Link to series: http://www.kansascity.com/news/hot_fuel/
Here is the KC Star background on the hot fuel series and reporters who developed it:
The Kansas City Star reviewed hundreds of industry and government documents going back nearly a century, traveled across the country, and interviewed scores of government, industry and consumer sources to assess the impact of temperature on fuel. Data on fuel temperatures was collected from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association. The Star also tested the temperature of fuel samples taken from Kansas City area gas stations.
Steve Everly, a reporter for The Star since 1987, has covered the energy and utility industries extensively for the last decade. Everly, 56, was a Gerald Loeb Award finalist in 2000 for his reporting on defective water heaters. His stories on Aquila Inc. bonuses, natural-gas pricing and the nation’s tightening oil refinery capacity have received several state and regional journalism awards. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Photographer Keith Myers, 53, joined The Star in 1983. Myers has a masters degree in journalism from the University of Missouri. He has photographed a variety of subjects for The Star and has garnered numerous awards for his work.
Chris Oberholtz, 25, joined the The Star in 2003. Oberholtz, a graduate of the University of Missouri, was part of the Knight Ridder team that covered the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005.
Chris Lester, assistant managing editor-business, was the project editor. Terry Albright was the copy editor. Charles Gooch and Noah Musser worked on graphics and page design.
