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Gas Price News 6/1/06

Toyota, Honda soar while domestic automakers hurt by gas prices
WLNS - Lansing,MI,USA
... vehicles. Rising fuel prices hurt the domestic manufacturers, which rely more heavily on sales of trucks and sport utility vehicles. ...

Chairman admits high gas prices 'a problem'
Fort Worth Star Telegram - Fort Worth,TX,USA
... that the $98 million retirement package given to his predecessor, Lee Raymond, had generated opposition, and acknowledged that high gasoline prices "are a real ...

Costco misses forecast over gas prices
Seattle Times - United States
Costco on Wednesday reported a third-quarter profit a penny shy of Wall Street forecasts, as rising gas prices continued to pinch margins. ...

Vacation or bust: Gas prices won't stop most vacation travelers ...
Cadillac News - MI, United States
With this past weekend kicking off the summer vacation season, many businesses may wonder if rising gas prices are going to keep the tourists away this summer. ...

Canadian Gas Prices May Rise as Hot Weather Boosts Power Demand
Bloomberg - USA
June 1 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian natural-gas prices may rise for a second day as warmer-than-normal weather in the US increases demand for the fuel to generate ...

Gas prices jump in BN
Bloomington Pantagraph - IL, USA
... We need the real story wrote on June 01, 2006 4:09 AM:"I agree with "here we go again," why don't you do a real story on gas prices here. ...

NB to change gas prices every two weeks
Canada East - Canada
... is a 1987 act passed by Richard Hatfield's Conservative government that was never proclaimed, giving the energy minister the authority to set gas prices. ...

As gas prices rise, small cars generate big buzz
MSNBC - USA
... Most buyers are people trading in bigger cars and SUV's because of high gas prices. ... As long gas prices are high, so will interest be in these pint size rides.

Gas prices expected to remain mostly steady
Baltimore Sun - United States
Gasoline prices began rising more than two months ago as oil prices increased, gas supplies shrank and refiners in parts of the nation made a difficult ...

Legislation to Provide Relief From Soaring Gas Prices
Garden City Life - Garden City,NY,USA
I am pleased to announce the New York State Legislature has passed legislation providing New Yorkers with relief from soaring gas prices and put an end to ...

Consumers still spend in spite of gas prices
Shanghai Daily - Shanghai,China
... An increase in gas prices, which are up 37 percent over last year, could hurt retailers' results in coming months, said Deutsche Bank US economist Carl ...

Gas Price News 5/24/06

With gas prices up, travel will head down
Hilton Head Island Packet - Hilton Head Island,SC,USA
... Gas prices are up about 60 cents a gallon over last year and rising fuel prices are forcing airlines to cancel flights and increase fares. ...

Secretary: High gas prices won't hurt tourist industry
Portage Daily Register - Portage,WI,USA
State Tourism Secretary Jim Holperin said Tuesday that he doesn't think high gas prices will have a negative effect on the industry in Wisconsin. ...

US buyers may shun SUVs due to gas prices: survey
Reuters - USA
... consumers are considering swapping their sport-utility vehicles (SUVs) and big cars for more fuel-efficient vehicles because of high gas prices, according to a ...

Higher Gas Prices Will Impact Memorial Day Travel, Says AAA
WBOC TV 16 - Salisbury,MD,USA
TOWSON, Md.- For the first time in recent years, consistently high gas prices are taking a toll on travelers' habits, reports AAA Mid-Atlantic. ...

Energy profits - and prices - rise
Guardian Unlimited - UK
... Regulator Ofgem has already pointed out that wholesale gas prices for this winter are higher than last year, while British Gas owner Centrica said its ...

Kievans rally to protest increase in gas prices
RIA Novosti - Moscow,Russia
... Ukraine, which was involved in a bitter spat over gas prices with Russia at the beginning of 2006, is currently paying $95 per 1,000 cu m for gas, but Moscow ...

High gas prices fueling small car sales
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
... Fifty percent of respondents said they would consider a gas-electric hybrid and 38 percent would consider a flexible-fuel vehicle. ...

Centrica Delays Restarting Gas Storage; Prices Rise (Update1)
Bloomberg - USA
... natural-gas site after a February fire to take longer than scheduled. Winter gas prices rose to their highest in almost a month. ...

Yekhanurov is going to increase gas prices by 50%
Ukrainska Pravda - local,Kiev,Ukraine
... Energy Regulatory Commission dated March 30 as to 25% rise in gas and electric power tariffs for people came into force. Thus, retail prices increased from 17 ...

Gas prices prompt shift in car-buying strategy
MSNBC - USA
... photo. As gas prices keep rising, motorists increasingly are considering hybrid and diesel cars, a Consumer Reports survey finds. ...

Gas Price News 5/22/06

Feds: No evidence post-Katrina gas prices were manipulated
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
... The findings, which support longtime contentions by the oil industry that higher gas prices are purely a function of supply and demand in an increasingly ...

Q&A: Oil and gas prices
Seattle Times - United States
... But Donna Oiland of Lake Forest Park is almost convinced that in these days of soaring gas prices, service-station attendants are camped out at the signs ...

Decline of 2 cents is first drop in gas prices since February
Seattle Times - United States
The national average retail price of a gallon of gas fell about 2 cents the past two weeks, the first drop since prices began a steady climb in late February ...

Gas prices drop nationally for first time since February
The Herald - Everett,WA,USA
... nationally if not regionally, the average retail price of a gallon of gas fell about 1.45 cents during the past two weeks, the first drop since prices began a ...

RI gas prices down by 2 cents, AAA survey finds
Providence Business News - Providence,RI,USA
... Travel will be up slightly this Memorial Day holiday despite high gas prices and increasing vacation costs, according to AAA. AAA ...

Gas prices dip 3 cents a gallon in Mass.
Eyewitness News - East Providence,RI,USA
UNDATED Gas prices are down three cents a gallon on average from a week ago in Massachusetts, keeping them just below the three-dollars-a-gallon mark. ...

Higher gas prices may take toll on state coffers
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
... Even industries that would seem to be immediately affected by fuel costs are uncertain about the overall impact that record-high gas prices will have on the ...

Some break out bikes to commute as gasoline prices create an ...
Houston Chronicle - United States
... Cycling to work is just one way Americans are seeking relief from skyrocketing gas prices. People who normally drive to work are ...

Gas prices down, but Memorial Day weekend awaits
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA
... gallon. That, too, is about a dime less than the average price at mid-week. Gas prices are backing off nationwide as well. The AAA ...

Gazprom to raise gas prices for Ukraine up to $130 per 1,000 cubic ...
Regnum - Moscow,Russia
Gas prices for Ukrainian consumers will rise from $110 up to $130 per 1,000 cubic meters (without VAT and transport expenses) since July 1. Such decision will ...

Rising gas prices fuel interest in hybrid cars
South Asian Women's Forum - New Delhi,India
Rising gas prices have pushed up visits to Toyota and Honda websites suggesting an increased interest in their hybrid cars. The ...

Gas Price News 5/18/06

Gas prices won't slow holiday driving
CNN - USA
... NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Despite near record gas prices and repeated cries for someone to do something about them, the American motorist plans on driving even ...

Commodities: Utilities and chemical industry help lift gas prices
International Herald Tribune - France
... Industrial consumers that include chemical and fertilizer companies have moved operations outside the United States to avoid high gas prices. ...

StatsCan says April gas prices drove up inflation
CTV.ca - Canada
OTTAWA -- Higher gasoline prices at the pump drove up the annual inflation rate to 2.4 per cent in April, from 2.2 per cent in March, Statistics Canada said ...

Natural-gas prices drop to a 16-month low
MarketWatch - USA
... Despite the lofty supply levels, Shankar said he still believes there is "some upside potential for natural-gas prices in the second half of the year.". ...

Climbing gas prices derail holiday plans
Macomb Daily - Mount Clemens,MI,USA
By Tom Watts. Many Macomb County motorists may stay closer to home for Memorial Day weekend because of increasing gas prices. The ...

Gas prices drive up transit costs
YorkRegion.com - Keswick,Ontario,Canada
With gas prices hovering around the $1 mark for most of the year, the region's operations budget has increased by about $2 million, Rick Takagi, manager of ...

Shoppers cut back as gas prices rise: survey
Reuters - USA
... Some 69 percent of shoppers with household incomes of $50,000 or higher said that gas prices were negatively affecting spending, up from 59 percent in last ...

Gas Prices Spike Searches For Hybrids
WebProNews - Lexington,KY,USA
Gas prices reaching $2.90-$3.00 per gallon appear are the boiling point that pushes consumers onto the Internet to research some peace of mind, according ...

Gas prices drive down demand
USA Today - USA
... EIA analysts said in their weekly report that declines in wholesale prices this week suggest the average gas price will remain below $3 a gallon, "absent ...

State Senate hopeful offers relief proposal on gas prices
Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette - Champaign/Urbana,IL,USA
... Rural East Central Illinois residents often have longer commutes and less access to alternatives like public transportation, and high gas prices are having a ...

Coming Sunday: Vanpooling grows as gas prices rise
Greensboro News Record - Greensboro,NC,USA
A look at the increasing popularity of vanpooling in the Triad amid rising gas prices in Sunday's News & Record. An open casting ...

Gas Price News 5/11/06

State tourism officials optimistic despite high gas prices
Janesville Gazette - Janesville,WI,USA
By John Hartzell. MILWAUKEE - Denise Armstrong says high gas prices won't stop her family from taking a summer vacation - they'll just do it closer to home. ...

HIGH GAS PRICES HIT MAIN STREET
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
... From fuel surcharges added to hamburger-bun deliveries, to haircuts put on hold, to the climbing cost of overseas postage, rising gas prices have bloodied this ...

Polish shares close higher, boosted by copper, gas prices
Forbes - USA
... Copper producer KGHM jumped 4.7 pct to 135 zlotys as copper prices reached 8,500 usd a ton. Gas monopoly PGNiG was up 5.4 pct 4.08 zlotys after reporting ...

Oil Industry Official Says High Gas Prices Reflect Supply And ...
KWTX - Waco,TX,USA
(May 11, 2006)—Red Cavaney, the president of the American Petroleum Institute, told a US House Committee Thursday that high gasoline prices are the result of ...

High gas prices lead to boom in motor scooters
Boston Globe - United States
NEW YORK --With gas prices above $3 a gallon, software engineer Daniel Fry has been commuting to work over the Brooklyn Bridge in a car pool of sorts. ...

Survey: Mainers like their SUVs despite growing gas prices
Boston Globe - United States
... Maine --A federally funded survey by the University of Maine shows that the state's love affair with sport utility vehicles isn't dampened by high gas prices. ...

Golden Triangle Gas Prices Decline; Still 10 Cents Higher Than ...
KBTV4.tv - Beaumont,TX,USA
... It`s the survey`s first drop in gas prices since late February. ... It`s not much better in Los Angeles, where gas prices average three-dollars-42-cents a gallon. ...

High gas prices choke US' retail sales in Apr
Economic Times - India
NEW YORK: Weaker-than-expected April retail sales signaled slower US growth as gasoline prices bit, data showed on Thursday, bolstering views that the Federal ...

Are increased tax revenues worth the higher gas prices?
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
... Steep gas prices will encourage development of high-mpg vehicles and also help cure the state's budget deficit -- a win-win situation, unless you were dumb ...

Proposals to cut gas prices scrutinized
USA Today - USA
The US government has probed high gas prices about 30 times over the past 20 years. Oil companies were never found to have colluded to fix prices. None. ...

Gas Price News 5/10/06

Gas prices give students new concern for summer
OSU Daily Barometer - Corvallis,OR,USA
By Adam Campbell. As many have noted in recent weeks, gas prices around Oregon have been steadily rising, leaving many questions. ...

Legislative gimmickry won't lower gas prices
Eagle Tribune - Lawrence,MA,USA
... much any state legislature can do, of course, to affect gasoline prices which go ... Lynch, however, correctly pointed out that a gas-tax moratorium would just let ...

VIEW POINTS: RON MULLIN: Rising gas prices buy us food for thought
Pleasant Hill/Martinez Record - Pleasant Hill,CA,USA
... necessary. All of us are affected by high gas prices and are looking for someone to be the object of our ire. Is it President Bush? ...

Students protest gas prices in unique way
Gateway Newspapers - USA
By Jeffrey Widmer, Staff Writer. Government studies, high school students will tell you, can be a bit on the boring side. It all depends on the day. ...

Anti-gouging laws don't cut gas prices
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
... Some members of Congress, eager to be seen doing something about gas prices, passed a bill last week directing the Federal Trade Commission to come up with a ...

Gregg sponsors plan to lower gas prices
WCAX - Burlington,VT,USA
... Gregg says says removing the import fees would temporarily increase the amount of foreign ethanol to the supply and help lower gas prices. ...

Experts predict drop in gas prices
King County Journal - Bellevue,WA,USA
They caution, however, that the risk of high gasoline prices remains because of hurricane ... in Puget Sound, as the average price of regular unleaded gas in the ...

Gas Prices: Time for Action Today
Manufacturers' Blog - Washington,DC,USA
God knows we've written enough in this space of late about gas prices. A few commentators have suggested we all rise up and weigh in. ...

Thunder Energy Trust cuts distribution 20% as natural gas prices ...
Resource Investor - Herndon,VA,USA
... CP) -- The Thunder Energy Trust [TSX:THY.UN] is cutting distributions to unitholders by 20 percent as a result of deflating natural gas prices and snags in ...

Gas Price News 5/8/06

Brazil: No Problems If Bolivia Ups Gas Prices
Stratfor - USA
Brazilian consumers would not have problems if Bolivia increases natural gas prices in the future, Brazilian President Luis Inacio "Lula" da Silva said May 8. ...

Gas prices fall to $2.90 for regular
The News Journal - Wilmington,DE,USA
... Gas prices have been falling since US government data last week showed gas supplies were increasing. As a result, crude oil ...

New Yorkers urged to complain about gas prices
Albany Business Review - Albany,NY,USA
New York's top consumer advocate is urging consumers to call and complain when they think gas prices are too high. "If consumers ...

Oil prices fall amid stagnant gas demand
BusinessWeek - USA
... heating oil prices slipped more than 2 cents to $1.929 a gallon. Natural gas prices lost 16.5 cents to $6.61 per 1,000 cubic feet. ...

Gas Prices Ease as Crude Drops Below $70 a Barrel
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
... and some signs of weakening demand in the face of soaring fuel prices helped push ... At the gas pump, the average price of a gallon of unleaded gasoline slipped ...

Man Switches to Horse to Protest Gas Prices
KXTV - Sacramento,CA,USA
Texas, says he's riding a horse to do his errands, as a protest against the price of gas. Settle said he has saved $565 over the ...

E.On profit seen rising 7% on power prices
MarketWatch - USA
... Endesa SA (ELE), is expected Wednesday to publish improved earnings for the first quarter of 2006 thanks to rising electricity and natural-gas prices, as well ...

FOREIGN POLICY, MONETARY POLICY, AND GAS PRICES
Free Market News Network - Pompano Beach,FL,USA
The burning issue in Washington today is high gas prices, and it won’t go away anytime soon. Americans are not happy about paying ...

Gas Prices Hit Their Peak?
WFIE-TV - Evansville,IN,USA
Some good news to think about as you're filling up at the pump. Although gas prices don't appear to be going down, one analyst says, they have peaked. ...

Gasoline prices: Ideas differ about cause, solution
Louisville Courier-Journal - Louisville,KY,USA
... The second choice is to put our anti-trust laws to work and break up Big Oil. This would result in competition, and, once again, lower gas prices. ...

Gas Price News 5/4/06

High gas prices take a toll on businesses
CNN - USA
... NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - With gas prices near record highs, some small-business owners are getting pummeled at the pump. Roland ...

Nova Scotia to regulate gas prices along PEI model
Globe and Mail - Canada
... a cabinet meeting. Nova Scotia regulated gas prices in the 1980s, but got rid of the restrictions in 1991. Minister of Service Nova ...

S.American leaders agree to negotiate gas prices
Boston Globe - United States
... PUERTO IGUAZU, Argentina (Reuters) - Four South American presidents agreed on Thursday to negotiate prices of Bolivian gas and that supplies should keep ...

05/04/06 FOX News Poll: Gas Prices a Problem, but Not a Crisis
FOX News - USA
... In addition, a clear majority would rather let gas prices fluctuate based on supply and demand than have the government regulate prices and ration gas supplies ...

UPDATE 2-High prices spur Canadian Natural to switch to oil
Reuters - USA
... "The incredible move in heavy oil prices versus the outlook for weakness in natural gas prices makes Canadian Natural's switch to a heavy oil emphasis pretty ...

EOG Resources 1Q Profit Surges on Prices
MSN Money - USA
... Resources Inc. on Thursday said higher oil and gas prices drove first-quarter profit up sharply to top Wall Street expectations. ...

Ford, GM: Gas prices near peak
Louisville Courier-Journal - Louisville,KY,USA
... said that while high fuel prices are causing some people concern, the US economy is healthy and "futures prices currently suggest that gas prices are near ...

Gas prices undermine Bush ties
International Herald Tribune - France
... But the political pressures created by soaring gasoline prices have shifted the emphasis ... least cut $2 billion in tax incentives for oil and gas drilling that ...

Running on empty on gas prices
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
I'D PLANNED ON IGNORING the inferno of idiocy raging in the nation's capital over gas prices, but it's looking like an eternal flame. First came the Democrats. ...

US Retailers Gain as Shoppers Shrug Off Gas Prices (Update6)
Bloomberg - USA
... Increases in gasoline prices, which rose 12 percent in April, could limit spending in May and June, said Arun Daniel, an analyst at ... So far the gas price impact ...

Gas prices hit $3.32 average, but expected to level off
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
... Last Friday Rotten Robbie was charging $3.09 for a gallon of gas, when its suppliers hiked prices 8 cents a gallon. Then on Monday ...

Gas Price News 5/2/06

Latham restaurant launches promotion tied to soaring gas prices
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Rising gas prices will mean a slightly cheaper meal at The Century House, a restaurant in Latham. The restaurant announced Tuesday ...

Car industry revives incentives to counter gas prices
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
... At the same time, there is some evidence that gas prices may be reaching a level that is changing some consumer's vehicle preferences. ...

Higher Gas Prices Take Wind Out Of The Sails Of US Carmakers
Trading Markets - Los Angeles,CA,USA
... In April, these companies had the gas prices to blame, but could not vindicate themselves creditably because of continued strong performance of their Asia peers ...

Remington Oil 1Q Profit Up on Prices
MSN Money - USA
DALLAS (AP) - Remington Oil & Gas Corp. on Tuesday said higher oil and gas prices and strong production drove first-quarter profit up sharply. ...

Gas prices have mixed impact on automakers
BusinessWeek - USA
2 3:04 PM ET Rising gas prices had a mixed impact on US auto sales in April, with some makers reporting plummeting sales of trucks and sport utility vehicles ...

Consumer Gas Prices Rises in
Kommersant - Moscow,Russia
Interfax news agency reports that the Georgian national commission to regulate energy had paid for the rise in gas prices since the beginning of the year, when ...

Students Pedal To Class In Protest Of Gas Prices
WPXI.com - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
-- The high gas prices are not only affecting older Americans. ... To protest the high gas prices they hopped on their bikes and peddled their way to school. ...

HIGH PRICES CAUSED BY IRAQ WAR
Yahoo! News - USA
... High gas prices freak us out, not necessarily because they're objectively too high--we Americans still pay a lot less than they do in Europe--but because we've ...

Natural gas prices bring a consumer revolt in Germany
International Herald Tribune - France
... E.ON officials say they cannot control rising prices, which are tied to import contracts that link natural gas prices to oil prices. ...

Demystifying gas prices
Houston Chronicle - United States
... He cited President Clinton's investigation into the high gas prices 10 years ago. ... Charles Krauthammer's commentary on high gas prices disturbed me deeply. ...

Gas grab drives oil prices higher
Melbourne Herald Sun - Australia
... Ms Brookman said that more developing nations may be tempted to embark on nationalisation programs as oil and gas prices continued to rally. ...

Gas Price News 5/1/06

Poll: Gas Prices, Iraq Weigh Down Bush
CBS News - USA
(CBS) With gas prices sky-high and no end of the Iraq war in sight, President George W. Bush's approval rating hits an all-time low in a new CBS News poll. ...

Mellody Hobson: Gas Prices Not Going Down
ABC News - USA
... Mellody Hobson, "Good Morning America's" financial contributor and president of Ariel Capital Management, weighed in on the future of gas prices in America. ...

How Have High Gas Prices Changed Your Life?
FOX News - USA
... But lately nobody has been buying shoes. I’m guessing that it’s because the gas prices are set from $2.89 to $2.99 throughout Pensacola. ...

Gas Prices Won't Hamper Local Law Enforcement
KAIT - Jonesboro,AR,USA
CRAIGHEAD COUNTY , AR -- The Memphis Police Department is starting to feel the sting of the recent hike in gas prices. MPD is already ...

Delaware gas prices down 1 cent overnight
The News Journal - Wilmington,DE,USA
... barrel in morning trading. Prices briefly dipped below $71 last week after surging above $75 the week before that. • Iran’s top ...

State's gas prices level off in weekly survey but remain high
Boston Globe - United States
BOSTON --Gasoline prices remained largely unchanged in Massachusetts over the past week ... average price of $2.89 per gallon of self-service regular gas, the same ...

Gas Prices Will Last Years, Bush Aides Say
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
... Gas prices approached record highs last week, further angering motorists and putting a scare into lawmakers seeking reelection in six months. ...

Tough Questions About Gas Prices - Sen. Santorum
KDKA - Pittsburg,PA,USA
... Federal election records show that he has taken more money from oil and gas interests than any Senator except the senator from Texas. ...

Consumer prices for natural gas leap 25% in Ukraine
RIA Novosti - Moscow,Russia
... The regulatory body announced its plans to gradually increase natural gas prices in 2006 and 2007 to "economically sound levels". ...

Survey says Michigan gas prices dropped in past week
Detroit Free Press - United States
(AP) -- Gasoline prices in Michigan ... The cheapest gas in Michigan was in the Saginaw-Bay City area at $2.83, while the most expensive was in Traverse City at ...

Gas Price News 4/26/06

Fuel prices have workers eyeing telecommuting
Reuters - USA
NEW YORK (Reuters) - With gas prices near all-time highs, telecommuting is becoming a win-win for companies and their staff -- leaving workers paying less for ...

High pump prices drive many to Web for deals
Reuters - USA
... gallon. "Because of the gas prices we're seeing our traffic pretty much double," said Jason Toews of GasBuddy.com. Rising gasoline ...

Parsing the Polls: The Politics of Gas Prices
Washington Post - United States
You can't swing a cat in Washington, DC, this week without hitting a politician talking about the rapid increase in gas prices and what should be done about it ...

Bush, Big Oil, Slammed On Pump Prices
CBS News - USA
... making more oil available for consumer needs and relieving pressure on pump prices — Democrats are blasting the administration's response to high gas prices. ...

Your e-mails: Fighting high gas prices
CNN - USA
... Only in Europe, where gas prices are more than triple, do they use public transit, have small economical vehicles, and make progress to other alternative ...

Is Kentucky Doing Enough To Control Gas Prices?
WKYT - Lexington,KY,USA
The attorney general's office is getting a lot of complaints about gas prices, drivers upset with what they're being charged. Prices seem to change every day. ...

Gas Prices Bust Consumer, Gov't Budgets
WBAL Channel.com - Baltimore,MD,USA
... representing a 50-percent increase. If gas prices go higher than that, Howard County will have to dip into its contingency account. ...

Make Gas Prices Go Higher--Please!
Forbes - USA
... With a gross domestic product growing at 7% a year for the last five years, people aren't really concerned with figuring out why gas prices are high--they're ...

Are High Gas Prices Hitting Your Business's Bottom Line?
ABC News - USA
April 25, 2006 — Skyrocketing gas prices have put a crimp in many consumers' wallets, and they've also had an impact on business expenses. ...

Gas Prices and the Bottom Line
FOX News - USA
... So, a great quarter for Martha Stewart Living, but what is the company doing to ensure these pumped-up gas prices don't cut into the bottom line? ...

Soaring gas prices fuel the Democrats
Chicago Tribune - United States
... said. "Hold an event at a gas station or other logical location where you call for a real commitment to bringing down gas prices.". ...

Gas Price News 4/25/06

On gas prices: You can't handle the truth
AZ Central.com - AZ,USA
... won’t help either. Higher demand at rivals will raise prices. And Exxon gas is available at no-name stations. In any event, gasoline ...

Consumers' tempers are rising with gas prices
Detroit Free Press - United States
... To tell your state legislators what you think about high gas prices, contact your state representative or senator by calling the state operator at 517-373-1837 ...

Defies expected downward pull of high gas prices
MarketWatch - USA
... Economists said that gas prices would eventually bring confidence lower. "We would not be surprised to see a moderation in consumer ...

Capitol Hill blame game on rising gas prices
Chicago Tribune - United States
If we could harness the energy from all the partisan sniping over gas prices on Capitol Hill, we wouldn’t make a dent in the nation’s energy woes but at ...

Menendez proposes gas tax 'holiday' to lower pump prices
Bridgewater Courier News - NJ, United States
By RAJU CHEBIUM. WASHINGTON (GNS) -- A New Jersey senator has an idea for reducing sky-high gas prices: temporarily stop collecting the federal gas tax. ...

Bush to outline four-point plan to slash gas prices
CNN - USA
... (Watch why some pumps shut down as prices go up -- 2:51). "The president will talk about why gas prices are high," McClellan said. ...

As Gas Prices Fluctuate, Sales for New Vehicles Equipped with an
Auto Spectator - USA
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.: 24 April 2006 — Despite the perception of rising gas prices, US consumers are still buying about the same proportion of new ...

President Calls For Investigation Into Gas Prices
NBC6.net - Miami,FL,USA
MIAMI -- As gas prices continue to rise, consumer anger goes up as well, and much of it is directed at the major oil companies. ...

Oil, Gas Prices Drop on Bush Supply Move
ABC News - USA
Gas prices are listed at a Get-Go station Tuesday, April 25, 2006 in Columbus, Ohio. President Bush ordered a temporary suspension ...

Bush proposes relief for gas prices But Democrats say steps are ...
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
(04-25) 14:09 PDT WASHINGTON -- President Bush, under political pressure from consumers angered by soaring gas prices and Republicans worried about the ...

Gas Prices Catastrophic - Democrats Worry About The People ...
News Hounds - Newport Beach,CA,USA
Did they say they were worried about the American people trying to survive these high gas prices? No, they have the elections on their mind. ...

Gas Price News 4/20/06

Gas Prices Going Up, Up, Up
WLNS - Lansing,MI,USA
Seeing those high prices out west is already making some local drivers leery of those rising gas prices. The cost of oil has hit a record high. ...

Get used to higher gas prices, PM says
Globe and Mail - Canada
... "I think that the truth of the matter is that higher gas prices -- that's going to be something that we're going to have to get used to," Mr. Harper told ...

Acceleration at the Pump: Gas Prices Near $3.00
WQOW - Eau Claire,WI,USA
... pump. Gas prices are up $0.40 in a month. Last week, energy analysts predicted that gas prices would hit $3.00 this summer. The ...

Russia’s Gazprom to Press for Higher Gas Prices for Ukraine
MOSNEWS - Russia
... In 2005 Russia’s Gazprom said it would raise gas prices for Ukraine to market levels and even briefly cut off supplies, as the Ukrainian side refused to ...

Rising prices make energy costs potent political issue
Boston Globe - United States
... for Congress and the Bush Administration to give this industry another unneeded handout at a time when Vermonters face budget-crippling gas prices and oil ...

High Gas Prices, Fixed Rates Affect Cab Drivers
KFOXtv.com - El Paso,TX,USA
"The trouble is with the gas prices," said taxi driver Pedro Gutierrez. ... That was three years ago, when gas prices were about $1.65 for unleaded. ...

No relief in sight for rising gas prices
KPHO Phoenix - Phoenix,AZ,USA
... come. State gas prices have jumped 20 percent in the last six weeks with the busy summer driving season just over a month away. The ...

Democrats Eager to Exploit Anger Over Gas Prices
New York Times - United States
... to Democratic candidates include holding a campaign event at a gas station "where you call for a real commitment to bringing down gas prices and pledge that ...

Gas Prices Could Burn Holes In Wallets
NBC5.com - Chicago,IL,USA
CHICAGO -- While gas prices may be high, analysts said prices will go even higher this summer. NBC5's Rob Elgas reported that the ...

Gas Prices May Not Be So High
Boston Channel.com - MA, USA
... As spring fever rejuvenates the Northeast, many New Englanders complain that their excitement for summer has been diminished by recent jumps in gas prices. ...

Gas Price News 4/19/06

Gas prices a threat to GM turnaround?
Autoblog - Santa Monica,CA,USA
The new GMT900 siblings may be fine vehicles, but gas prices are back up and consumers are starting to feel the pinch again. ... gas prices hit $3.00 per gal. ...

Drivers curb use as gas prices go up
AZ Central.com - AZ,USA
Gas use last month was 0.6 percent less than a year ago, the American Petroleum Institute reported, because "high fuel prices have led to decreased demand for ...

Gas prices won't stop drivers
London Free Press - Canada
Soaring gas prices will not be painful enough to cut into demand this summer, says an analyst at the Richard Ivey School of Business. ...

Consumer prices up, led by higher gas prices
Miami Herald - FL,USA
... Energy prices in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area jumped more than 21 percent in March ... includes the price of motor fuels as well as natural gas and electricity ...

Surging gas prices become political issue
KARE - Minneapolis,MN,USA
"We think gas prices are going to continue to increase for the next 30-40 days," said Sara Weis, of the American Automobile Association (AAA). ...

Get used to higher gas prices, Harper says
Globe and Mail - Canada
... prices. At one time, the Conservatives had said they would stop charging GST on the portion of gas prices above 85 cents. However ...

CNN.com readers on rising pump prices
CNN International - USA
CNN.com asked for readers' opinions on how rising gas prices affect their daily routines, what a gallon of gas costs in their area and how concerned they are ...

Gas Prices Continue Upward Surge
Boston Channel.com - MA, USA
NORWOOD, Mass. -- With gas prices inching closer to $3 a gallon, drivers are left trying to find the best deals at the pump. NewsCenter ...

Higher gas pump prices boost transit ridership
CBC.ca - Alberta, Canada
17 per cent of transit riders surveyed say higher gas prices forced them out of their cars. (CBC). TransLink reports ridership is at a record high. ...

Ethanol rapped for higher gas prices in the East
Rock River Times - Rockford,IL,USA
... of Energy may be underestimating what the impact will be at the gas pump.”. ... The Energy Department blames the higher prices on three factors—rising oil prices ...

Gas Prices Hitting People On Fixed Incomes Hard
WOWK - Huntington,WV,USA
The rising gas prices are hitting most people's wallets hardm, but for those on a fixed, paying $30 to $40 to fill up their tanks can be especially difficult. ...

Gas Price News 4/18/06

Bush 'concerned' about gas prices
MarketWatch - USA
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- President Bush said he's worried about rising gasoline prices, and that the administration will be on the lookout for any signs of ...

Gas Prices Push Up Wholesale Inflation
Forbes - USA
... The cost of natural gas for home use fell by 0.5 percent while home heating oil prices were down 3.6 percent and residential electric power prices dropped by ...

Govt sounds alarm on rising gas prices
Manila Standard Today - Philippines
... We are hoping that prices would at least stabilize at $83 to $84 per barrel. ... and private vehicle owners to convert their car engines to become auto-gas capable ...

Gas prices pinch drivers
Elizabethtown Bladen Journal - Elizabethtown,NC,USA
Bladen County drivers are feeling a little less jingle in their pockets due to skyrocketing gas prices. Unfortunately, no relief is in sight. ...

High Gas Prices May Not Deter Motorists
FOX News - USA
NEW YORK — US motorists may be fuming at the prospect of another summer of record gasoline prices, but analysts say there's plenty of room for more hikes ...

Oil Prices Sharply Higher - American Consumers Looking for ...
Voice of America - USA
... we would take a road trip or not to the Texas coast. And if gas prices reach three dollars a gallon, we probably won't do that.". ...

Signs not good for summer gas prices
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Motorists could be in for a fourth consecutive summer of record high gas prices, AAA Mid-Atlantic said. The average price of gas ...

Gas Prices
WNCT - Greenville,NC,USA
Gas prices are at the highest they've ever been in advance of the peak summer driving season. Prices jumped a dime last week. That's ...

Gas pains: pump prices rise again
CBC Prince Edward Island - Charlottetown,Prince Edward Island,Canada
... In the latest survey, gas prices range from a low of 93.4 cents a litre in Lethbridge, Alta., to a high of just over $1.24 a litre in Labrador City. ...

Gas Prices Won't Go Down
Motley Fool - USA
By Robert Aronen. The Bush administration is telling consumers to brace for gas prices averaging $2.62 a gallon this summer. Consumers ...

Uncle Sam's hand in high gas prices?
CNN - USA
... gasoline futures to their highest level in over six months and prices at the ... the pipeline terminus, where it's then blended with gasoline as the gas is loaded ...

Gas Price News 4/17/06

Husky's 1st-Qtr Net Rises 36% on Oil Output, Prices (Update2)
Bloomberg - USA
... ``White Rose was a star and provided significant contributions in a quarter when natural gas prices dramatically disappointed due to the warm winter.''. ...

Gas Prices Expected To Keep Going Up
Washington Post - United States
Last September, after Hurricane Katrina, Washington area gasoline prices rose to more than $3 a gallon. ... 6, 2005. Prices could get worse. ...

Gas Prices 50 Cents Higher This Year
KDKA - Pittsburg,PA,USA
... you're driving all the way over there.”. Overall gas prices have jumped more than 20 cents a gallon since the beginning of April.

Gas Prices Too High? Consider a Move
ABC News - USA
... Internet joke site Jibjab.com is now allowing individuals to post their own cartoons on the site, and gas prices have been among the first topics to be ...

10 Ways to Beat High Gas Prices
ABC News - USA
... April 17, 2006 — Gas prices are higher than a Texas oil gusher, and the summer driving season — when prices typically skyrocket — isn't even here yet. ...

Gas Prices Up 10 Cents to $2.78 a Gallon
Houston Chronicle - United States
... Pump prices are 54.6 cents higher than a year ago. Average retail gasoline prices peaked at $3.07 a gallon last September, reflecting ...

No Quick Fix to Solve Soaring Gas Prices
ABC News - USA
April 17, 2006 — With the average price of a gallon of regular gas soaring to $2.68, drivers are looking for any way to cut down on costs at the pump. ...

Rising Gas Prices: How to Fight Back
Rutherford Institute - Charlottesville,VA,USA
... And some prognosticators are warning that by next summer, they could reach $4.00 a gallon. But rising gas prices affect us in many other ways. ...

Gas prices climb a dime in a week
WOI - West Des Moines,IA,USA
... Gas price averages peaked at three dollars and seven cents a gallon last September ... Last week's average falls short of that, but the prices probably aren't ...

Gas prices jump 10 cents overnight in Toronto
CTV.ca - Canada
Gas prices jumped 10 cents overnight and that's causing a stir as drivers now face up to 105 cents per litre. ... gas prices averaged only 93.8. ...

Gas Price News 4/12/06

Soaring gas prices hit everyone
WOOD-TV - Grand Rapids,MI,USA
(April 12, 2006, 6:05 pm) -- Gas prices continue to climb in West Michigan, and the higher prices are having an impact everyone, including airlines, motorcycle ...

'Stormy' 6 Weeks Ahead For Gas Prices
CBS News - USA
(CBS) Expect a "very, very stormy" month to month-and-a-half for gas prices, with the pain at the pump nearing $3 a gallon on average and not backing off much ...

AAA: Gas prices surge as demand, oil price and global tensions ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
AAA on Tuesday confirmed what most Central Florida motorists already knew: Gas prices are nearly 40 cents higher than one year ago today, with self-serve ...

Gas Prices
WILX-TV - Lansing,MI,USA
Oil industry officials blame the recent spike in gasoline prices on a number of factors ... online, but when that happens, you could see a dip in the price of gas. ...

(PRN) - AAA Reports Gas Prices Rising as Demand, Oil Prices and ...
Bolsamania.com - Madrid,Madrid,Spain
(PRN) - AAA Reports Gas Prices Up Due to Higher Demand, Oil Prices and Global Tensions ... [+. PRN) - West Brookfield Man Indicted ...

Gas Prices Expected To Climb During Summer Months
WJZ - Baltimore,MD,USA
... Surveys indicate drivers won't be easing off on their mileage, using even more gas than a year ago. ... But prices around the country already are above that. ...

UPDATE 1-EU CO2 emission prices hit new record high
Reuters - USA
... High oil prices will trigger gains in European gas prices, encouraging power producers to burn more coal and increasing their demand for CO2 quotas as coal is ...

High Gas Prices Threaten New Bus System
State Journal - Charleston,WV,USA
Gas prices are soaring across West Virginia and public transportation systems are feeling the pinch too. Those high prices have ...

Area gas prices as high as $2.90
Louisville Courier-Journal - Louisville,KY,USA
While the federal government says gasoline prices should average about 25 cents more this year than last summer, that would be a relief for Louisville-area ...

Gas prices climb as Easter approaches
ABC12.com - Flint,MI,USA
Gas prices are up just as many Mid-Michigan families are making traveling plans for the Easter weekend. Gas prices have been creeping up since February. ...

Rising Gas Prices
WLBT-TV - Jackson,MS,USA
Gas prices are the highest they've been in a year, and the summer travel period is fast approaching. ... Rising gas prices will affect his vacation plans. ...

Gas Price News 4/11/06

Further surge in gas prices expected
MSNBC - USA
... Gasoline consumption took a noticeably drop last fall after hurricanes Katrina and Rita sent prices higher, and sales of gas guzzling SUVs have been sharply ...

No Relief from High Gas Prices This Summer
WTVM - Columbus,GA,USA
Gas prices are preparing as well. ... The federal government says consumers can expect crude oil and gas prices to decline slightly next year.

Nevada gas prices spike 24 cents
Las Vegas Sun - Las Vegas,NV,USA
... up 22 cents. The cheapest gas in Nevada was found in Elko, where prices rose 13 cents to $2.47, AAA said. Last year, gasoline soared ...

Update 10: Gas Prices Head Higher Going Into Summer
Forbes - USA
... Gas prices last week were 40 percent higher than the same week a year ago and are likely rise further as higher crude oil and wholesale gasoline costs move ...

Stocks Slide on Higher Oil, Gas Prices
Forbes - USA
... about the upcoming earnings season - which kicks into full swing next week - traders grew anxious that higher energy and commodities prices would cut into ...

Gas prices in San Antonio are up nearly 38 cents from last month
San Antonio Business Journal - San Antonio,TX,USA
... Although gas prices always on the rise in the spring time, the escalating cost of crude oil is adding to that pressure, AAA spokeswoman Rose Rougeau says. ...

Gas prices in Maryland jumped 39 cents last month
Annapolis Capital - Annapolis,MD,USA
... The gas prices haven't changed her habits much, since she has to commute about 80 miles a day from her home in Pikesville to her job in Annapolis. ...

Gas Prices Put the Pinch on Americans
ABC News - USA
... AAA says gas prices have jumped more than a dime in the last 10 days, and a gallon of regular is up 42 cents since just last month. ...

Gas Prices Jump a Penny a Day the Last Month
KXTV - Sacramento,CA,USA
It seems as if gas prices go up more than they drop. The latest fuel prices will not dissuade anyone of that notion. The American ...

Higher oil, gas prices weigh on stocks
BusinessWeek - USA
11 11:24 AM ET Another rise in oil and gasoline prices sent stocks tumbling ... gained 21 cents to $68.95 on the New York Mercantile Exchange, where gas added 0.6 ...

Gas prices jump again
Centre Daily Times - Centre County,PA,USA
... Case in point: Gas sold for $2.69 at the Sheetz on East College Avenue this morning. ... I'm beyond getting upset, but I know the prices are going up. ...

Gas Price News 4/10/06

Gas Prices Bring an Expensive Summer
Here and Now - MA,USA
Prices are now nearing $70 a barrel, a price after Hurricane Katrina and Rita ravaged oil and gas facilities in the Gulf of Mexico. ...

Gas prices continue to soar
Access North Georgia - Gainesville,GA,USA
UNDATED - Gasoline prices in the Gainesville area are changing almost daily as they continue to push higher - and are now higher than they've been since last ...

US retail gas prices rise nearly 10 cents to 6-month high
MarketWatch - USA
... The biggest increase was in the lower Atlantic states, where gas prices rose 13.4 cents to $2.77. The most expensive gas was in the West Coast at $2.79. ...

AAA says spring's high gas prices 'defy explanation'
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Spring gas prices in Maryland made their highest month to month increase since 1999, AAA Mid-Atlantic reported Monday. Maryland ...

Third term and doubled gas prices
Kommersant - Moscow,Russia
... Lukashenko's celebration was overshadowed by new sanctions declared by his long-time adversary the European Union and a rise in natural gas prices from his ...

Gazprom to raise gas prices for Belarus from 2007
RIA Novosti - Moscow,Russia
MOSCOW, (Igor Tomberg for RIA Novosti) -- Gas prices for Belarus "should be at least three times higher," said Alexander Ryazanov, deputy CEO of Gazprom. ...

Gas prices make tourism operators nervous
CBC - Newfoundland & Labrador - St. John's,Newfoundland,Canada
... Nick McGrath says tourism operators are worried that high gas prices will deter potential tourists from coming to Newfoundland and Labrador. (CBC file). ...

Why Are Gas Prices So High?
WRIC - Richmond,VA,USA
Gas prices are skyrocketing again across the Commonwealth - up 8 cents from Friday. ... Gas is almost back to Katrina prices from last year. ...

Gas prices up again, pushing $2.70
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA
BY LEE EGERSTROM. Gas prices climbed higher over the weekend and now have metro area prices for regular, unleaded fuel priced in the high $2.60s. ...

Gas prices rise a dime for second straight week
Boston Herald - United States
... A year ago at this time, the state’s average price was $2.16. Massachusetts gas prices are about six cents per gallon below the national average. ...

Gas Price News 4/6/06

Gas prices jump 15 cents a gallon locally
Kansas.com - KS,USA
Gas prices in Wichita rose more than 15 cents today to about $2.59 per gallon at many stations. Prices have been rising steadily ...

Gas Prices Going Up Again
KDKA - Pittsburg,PA,USA
(KDKA) PITTSBURGH Today’s prices at the gas pump of $2.56 or $2.59 may not seem like much of a bargain now but that could change in the next few days. ...

Gas prices jump above a buck at pumps
Guelph Mercury (subscription) - Ontario, Canada
... Storr reminded Guelph residents who want to lay blame for high retail gas prices that governments must shoulder their share. Taxes ...

Gas Prices on the Rise
KBSD - Dodge City,KS,USA
In Wichita the prices at the pump creeped up to $2.59 a gallon, taking a bigger chunk out of our wallets. What's to blame? Some of the usual suspects. ...

Pump Prices Jump to $2.75 a Gallon
WKYT - Lexington,KY,USA
... due to spring break travel is one reason for the price hike. Click on the link to find a list of cheapest gas prices in your area.

Missouri gasoline prices up, still Midwest's lowest
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
... expect. Gas prices in Missouri this time last year hovered around $2.15 per gallon, before dropping below $2 in May 2005. The US ...

Soaring gas prices suggest rate freeze, Times MPC says
Times Online - UK
STRONGER conditions in the housing market and worries that soaring gas prices could stoke inflation should lead the Bank of England to hold interest rates ...

Rising fuel prices has domino effect
Troy Record - Troy,NY,USA
... That has some groups worried as to where gas prices will be come Memorial Day and beyond. The American Automobile Association considers ...

Natural Gas Prices Increase, Despite High Volumes In Storage
CattleNetwork.com - Stanley,KS,USA
Natural gas spot prices increased at most market locations on the week, but generally decreased in the South Texas and Louisiana regions. ...

Gas prices spike early, $3 per gallon possible, AAA says
Coldwater Daily Reporter - Coldwater,MI,USA
... Motorists have this year seen gas prices, which usually begin peaking at Memorial Day through July, start climbing already with $2.65 a gallon the Michigan ...

Gas Price News 3/30/06

High gas prices pump up profits for Tullow Oil
Guardian Unlimited - UK
Soaring North Sea gas prices and increased output has led to a near-quadrupling of profits at Tullow Oil. Around half of the Anglo ...

High gas prices have cost GM up to $4B
Oakland Press - Pontiac,MI,USA
Rising gasoline prices have cost General Motors Corp.'s North American operations between $2 billion and $4 billion in lost business, according to estimates in ...

Oil companies didn't fix gas prices post-Katrina: Competition ...
CBC.ca - Alberta, Canada
Gasoline prices surged above the $1.60 a litre mark in some areas of the country after Katrina slammed ashore in Texas and Louisiana. ...

High Gas Prices Not Keeping People Home
WANE - Ft Wayne,IN,USA
(WANE) Spring Break is right around the corner and many people aren’t letting high gas prices stand in their way of some fun in the sun. ...

Gas Prices Increasing on Saturday Night
Arutz Sheva - Israel
... IsraelNN.com) Gasoline prices will increase by 5.2% on Saturday night, with 96 octane fuel selling for NIS 6.01 a liter, the equivalent of $5.13 per US gallon. ...

Gas prices jump as supplies shrink, demand grows
WHO-TV - Des Moines,IA,USA
Prices are up again. The jump ... increased. In the Des Moines area, prices have jumped to two-dollars-and-49-cents at many stations. According ...

Gas prices only expected to rise
California Democrat - California,MO,USA
By ANGIE HUTSCHREIDER. Gas prices across the region may appear to have leveled off, but in fact they are only expected to rise. Nationally ...

Ethanol shortage could up gas prices
USA Today - USA
Gasoline prices will be unusually high and shortages might occur this summer, because the US ethanol industry can't keep up with the demand for fuel-grade ...

Israel gas prices rise by 5 percent
United Press International - USA
... This is the first month that gas prices in Israel, which is set by the government, will be determined according to the self-service fee. ...

Toronto Gas Prices On the Rise
640 Toronto - Ontario, Canada
It's been a long time since we've seen gas prices posted at more than a dollar a litre in Toronto. But that's what we're seeing ...

Gazprom says will charge Belarus European gas prices from 2007
RIA Novosti - Moscow,Russia
MOSCOW, March 30 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's natural gas monopoly will raise prices for Belarus to European levels starting from 2