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Gas prices
As gas prices rise, consumers take their foot off the pedal
Feb 22, 2013
The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is up to $3.78, according to AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge Report.
Why gas prices vary from station to station
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Kai Ryssdal
Feb 20, 2013
Gas prices have risen 45 cents in the past month, but one gas station owner says he isn't making much profit from it.
Freakonomics: Doing a U-turn on the gas tax
Feb 20, 2013
The gas tax helps pay for our roads; and we’re not collecting as much money as we need.
In Tulsa, gas prices always below the norm
Nov 23, 2012
Oklahoma not only boasts some of the lowest gas prices in the country, but also one of the highest concentrations of gas stations.
A New York gas station is back in business
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Kai Ryssdal
Nov 16, 2012
Checking back in with a gas station manager in Pelham, N.Y., after his station gets fuel.
You're price-gouging? Thank you very much
by
Scott Tong
Nov 9, 2012
Price-gouging during natural disaster is illegal, and New Jersey is prosecuting some gas stations after Hurricane Sandy. But gouging also is a means for distributing more broadly, because it discourages hoarding.
New Yorkers sell gas on the black market
Nov 6, 2012
New York's state attorney general investigates price gouging as Craigslist ads sell gas for $20 a gallon.
For public good, not for profit.
Education, economy help undecideds make their choice
Nov 5, 2012
Loudoun County, Virginia fence-sitters explain what got them to commit.
Gas prices may continue to decline, despite Sandy
Oct 30, 2012
Northeastern refineries shut down because of the hurricane, but Sandy also shut down traffic across the region, saving far more gas than those refineries produce.
What California can do about record gas prices
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Eve Troeh
Oct 8, 2012
Not much short of encouraging an oil company to build new refineries. Tough state regulation of auto pollution cuts off California from sources of gas outside the state.