Remember the old axiom “There are two things certain in this life, death and taxes?” As absolutes go, that’s a pretty good one (or two, if you will). You’d be hard-pressed to add a third one that has the same finality as those two. Until now. How about “Energy costs will continue to rise”? Now that appears about as certain as anything else in life right now!
 
Oil surpassed $148 per barrel (as of July, 2008). Unleaded gasoline and diesel fuel are reportedly topping $4.49 and $5.03 per gallon respectively this summer, an average of more ...