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Gasoline Shortages Fuel Panic and Rage in the South
By Brad Aaron |
Here’s a disturbing story from the Associated Press on gas shortages in Asheville, North Carolina, where hot-tempered drivers are waiting in long lines to fill up, only to find in some cases that the pumps are tapped. Asks one flustered motorist: "What’s wrong with our government? Why are they letting this happen to us?" Maybe […]
A Big Hidden Subsidy for Highways That Everyone Forgets
By Angie Schmitt |
Subsidies for driving in America are so numerous and layered, it can be hard to sort them out. We have general funds paying for roads, tax breaks for big oil companies, free parking nearly everywhere. David Levinson at the Transportationist picks out another one that’s a lot more obscure, but still substantial: The hidden subsidy is […]
Auto Insurer Creates Traffic Mayhem With Gasoline Give-Away
By Jason Varone |
Sean Roche of Newton Streets and Sidewalks sends along a good one: Allstate found that that drivers in Flint and Warren, Michigan were some of the "most improved" when it came to reducing the number of car crashes. The insurance company rewarded motorists in those towns with ten free gallons of gas. What was the […]
Federal Energy Forecast: Gas Nearing $3/Gallon, Fuel Consumption Up
By Elana Schor |
Average gas prices are expected to hit $2.92 during this summer’s peak driving season, with fossil-fuel consumption rising overall as the economy begins to recover from a recession that limited U.S. emissions growth, according to a forecast released this week by the federal Energy Information Administration (EIA). (Photo: Pop and Politics) The EIA’s latest short-term […]
Chrysler: Let’s Ruin America!
By Aaron Naparstek |
Looks like Chrysler has figured out a novel way to move their 2008 model gas guzzlers off the lot. Sign up for their new "Let’s Refuel America!" credit card and they’ll lock in the price of gas at $2.99/gallon for three years. That’s right, it’s a 36-month guarantee that you don’t have to think about […]
Streetsblog Index
By Aaron Naparstek |
The price of a gallon of gasoline hits $5 in some parts of California. The price of a barrel of oil is about $3 shy of an all-time, inflation-adjusted high of $101.70. The traffic plan Richard Brodsky calls "workable, bold" requires $18 billion and wouldn’t produce results for at least a decade. Feel free to […]