The numbers don't lie. Every statement in the following table was factual and verifiable at the time of publish in June, 2011. Is this the kind of "change" you wanted to see? Item January 2009 June 2011 % Change Source Avg Retail Price/gallon gas $1.83 $3.44 84% 1 Crude Oil, European Brent (barrel) 43.48 99.02 127.7% 2 Crude Oil, West TX (barrel) $38.74 $91.38 135.9% 2 Gold: … [Read more...]
Should Gas Prices Be Capped?
Should gas prices be capped? As those power-happy, greedy oil companies continue to increase the price per gallon (which naturally increases our cost of fuel at the pump), is it time for someone to step in and do something about it? The price of gas has hit close to $4.00 per gallon, on average, in the United States and its not any better anywhere else in the world; it is almost £5.00 per gallon in the United Kingdom … [Read more...]
