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sparky808 Champion Author Honolulu Posts:3,003 Points:598,710 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 12:20:13 PM Ignore sparky808 Report Abuse Where is the article?
confetti Veteran Author Tampa Posts:354 Points:363,040 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 11:39:37 PM Ignore confetti Report Abuse I can't see any article here either.
ebowMA All-Star Author Boston Posts:737 Points:775,830 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 3:48:20 PM Ignore ebowMA Report Abuse If we weren't so desperately dependent on oil this wouldn't matter.
CPGas1815 Champion Author Michigan Posts:6,027 Points:1,099,605 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 3:26:37 PM Ignore CPGas1815 Report Abuse Unrest in the Middle East, the party of "BIG Oil", and the unrepentant lust of the U.S. Oil industry is why gasoline prices have become unaffordable. Just 4 years ago the first digit on a gas station marquee was a 2 as in 2 dollars and change for a gallon of gasoline. Now we are about to see a 4 or even a 5 as the first digit on a gas station marquee. How sad...
bobsalwaysmt Champion Author Long Island Posts:4,660 Points:265,815 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 3:14:16 PM Ignore bobsalwaysmt Report Abuse Not buying it!
jb107 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:9,554 Points:2,622,000 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 3:09:27 PM Ignore jb107 Report Abuse It would be good if there was something there to read.
SpankyMI Champion Author Kalamazoo Posts:2,713 Points:760,255 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 3:04:48 PM Ignore SpankyMI Report Abuse We need two separate oil markets, one for Asia, and one for the rest of the world!
caddilac Champion Author Ontario Posts:16,606 Points:2,140,455 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 3:02:14 PM Ignore caddilac Report Abuse "Given where we are in the year, prices are unusually high. And if trends hold, then the national average will be well over the $4 freakout point sometime this summer." "freakout point"?????? It it that easy to get people to "freakout???? Are we adults or unstable children that "freakout" at things???? Use less, means to buy less, means to spend less, and no "freakout".
bby Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:5,729 Points:1,022,895 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:58:39 PM Ignore bby Report Abuse Ok
TXGasPriceSpy Champion Author Fort Worth Posts:7,810 Points:1,472,275 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:58:28 PM Ignore TXGasPriceSpy Report Abuse Very well said 58salty.
bbthegun Champion Author San Diego Posts:5,983 Points:1,681,190 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:58:06 PM Ignore bbthegun Report Abuse So the moral to the story is we need more supply, not puppy and flower petal green energy solutions that are only band-aids.
RaginCajun68 All-Star Author Fort Worth Posts:860 Points:210,610 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:57:37 PM Ignore RaginCajun68 Report Abuse The article could have have been written shorter. All of the explanations in paragraph 4 contribute to it. Period...end of article.
dadis46 Champion Author Maryland Posts:8,019 Points:1,085,735 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:55:11 PM Ignore dadis46 Report Abuse Oil company CEO want a bonus after they show their are profit in first 3 month of the year that the reason they jack up the price. Just wait and see the profit report in April. It same thing every year
DickAAA Champion Author St. Louis Posts:2,266 Points:1,362,685 Joined:Jan 2005	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:54:46 PM Ignore DickAAA Report Abuse Great article. Very factual and based on data which is difficult to read. Makes me want to vote for real isolatioism.
peakkeller Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:1,691 Points:777,350 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:49:21 PM Ignore peakkeller Report Abuse Good article - same reasons as other articles I've read.
ItisAJeepThing Champion Author Tucson Posts:19,755 Points:2,151,580 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:48:23 PM Ignore ItisAJeepThing Report Abuse We can make a little difference with conservation. We can make a little difference by drilling more, but that will take time. We can keep making hybrids and electric vehicles, but they have range limits. We need to develop a real alternative to oil to power our transportation in this country. We have a 100 year supply of mostly untapped natural gas. Drill for it, compress it until it is a liquid (LNG) and start converting 18 wheeler diesel trucks to use it, about $3,000. Install high pressure tanks and filling systems at all truck stops on the Interstate Highway System and in large cities. American automobile manufacturers should start equipping many cars and light trucks with LNG fuel systems. LNG is cheap, runs cleaner than any other fuel and we don't have to import it. Energy independence for the U.S. ASAP!
lisamls Veteran Author Sacramento Posts:440 Points:98,430 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:48:22 PM Ignore lisamls Report Abuse now
thirty8paces Champion Author Baltimore Posts:4,521 Points:1,107,105 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:47:45 PM Ignore thirty8paces Report Abuse Whatever.
cmsense Champion Author Columbus Posts:1,358 Points:165,345 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:46:28 PM Ignore cmsense Report Abuse Chicken Littles!!!
1178richmond Champion Author New Jersey Posts:2,891 Points:797,300 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:46:00 PM Ignore 1178richmond Report Abuse ok
ftsgt Champion Author Illinois Posts:13,047 Points:2,483,695 Joined:Dec 2004	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:45:25 PM Ignore ftsgt Report Abuse well over $4 will not be good at all
jpj23 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:5,710 Points:1,099,700 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:45:07 PM Ignore jpj23 Report Abuse At least the U.S. is finally getting tough on fuel economy standards after decades of caving into to the auto industry for exemptions and delayed deadlines. And a big reason Detroit rolled over on this is because GM and Chrysler are beholding to the feds for bailing them out, otherwise I suspect they'd be up to their old tricks again. So, maybe that bailout had a secondary good outcome.
Grismer Champion Author Kitchener-Waterloo Posts:8,534 Points:1,724,045 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:44:22 PM Ignore Grismer Report Abuse The reasons are multiple but will produce one overall effect...the destabilization of domestic economic growth.
mfeldstein Champion Author Ottawa Posts:8,176 Points:1,931,455 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:42:33 PM Ignore mfeldstein Report Abuse This is getting complex, isn't it?
ROSYMI Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,028 Points:368,750 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:42:32 PM Ignore ROSYMI Report Abuse the rich get richer and poor get poorer
skeeterbait Veteran Author Knoxville Posts:345 Points:247,550 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:42:27 PM Ignore skeeterbait Report Abuse Just remember companies can make the numbers say what they want them to say, not what they really are.
PizzaMon Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:5,134 Points:1,862,405 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:41:51 PM Ignore PizzaMon Report Abuse Maybe the real reason but not the ONLY reason.
garman87 Champion Author Austin Posts:3,256 Points:2,374,490 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:41:00 PM Ignore garman87 Report Abuse Glad I have a temporary job that is close by.
58salty Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:6,614 Points:629,890 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:40:59 PM Ignore 58salty Report Abuse dyanmouse said it like it is. Obama is the problem. Everything has gone to hell since he took office. Wife has the biggest staff ever. It's Obama's way or it's Bush's fault. We must vote this man out. We still do not really know who he is. He should be sent to prison for all the crimes he has committed against America & his wife should have to pay back her staff's salary. Bottom line Obama is the reason prices are where they are today.
MG_Sputnik Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:7,310 Points:1,960,630 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:39:08 PM Ignore MG_Sputnik Report Abuse So now they're telling us demand is high in Asia and that's driving prices. BS!
seabrz7 Champion Author California Posts:1,400 Points:224,810 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:38:46 PM Ignore seabrz7 Report Abuse We have already hit the freakout point in calif. Whatever the next term will be, we're not far from it right now.
colaguy Champion Author Columbia Posts:3,171 Points:1,007,975 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:38:21 PM Ignore colaguy Report Abuse don't care why, just know that if they go much over $4, look out as we'll soon be headed toward another recession
4TIGERDOG Sophomore Author Phoenix Posts:238 Points:319,685 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:35:48 PM Ignore 4TIGERDOG Report Abuse HERE IS THE REAL REASON-OBAMA
DrivingFool2 Champion Author Appleton Posts:8,587 Points:1,605,865 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:34:13 PM Ignore DrivingFool2 Report Abuse Speculation doesn't hurt the cause also
zorgchris Veteran Author Massachusetts Posts:430 Points:298,920 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:34:00 PM Ignore zorgchris Report Abuse points
redtruck01 Champion Author North Carolina Posts:1,593 Points:1,359,135 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:33:55 PM Ignore redtruck01 Report Abuse The real reason is because we have to have it and they know it. I guess they could really charge anything they wanted since our Government leaders are in bed with them.
marsbars Champion Author Alaska Posts:2,658 Points:1,179,820 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:33:53 PM Ignore marsbars Report Abuse No matter what people say it will be what the powers that be want it to be.
jpmorgas Champion Author North Carolina Posts:12,477 Points:2,412,975 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:31:06 PM Ignore jpmorgas Report Abuse stop the crap shoot in gasoline commodities.
rwrMO Champion Author Missouri Posts:2,546 Points:581,170 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:30:19 PM Ignore rwrMO Report Abuse sounds like a load of bull to me
GasPrice10112 Rookie Author Quad Cities Posts:74 Points:14,905 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:30:19 PM Ignore GasPrice10112 Report Abuse The oil companies keep getting richer!
fbenda Rookie Author Chicago Posts:58 Points:1,272,575 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:27:28 PM Ignore fbenda Report Abuse What ever they say the reason is, it's the speculators that cause the price ups and downs. Maybe they need to be controlled?
CiVX Champion Author Oakland Posts:7,055 Points:1,359,610 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:26:07 PM Ignore CiVX Report Abuse So its not a lack of drilling, supply or not approving the KEYSTONEXL.
djm5x9 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:1,848 Points:519,230 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:25:16 PM Ignore djm5x9 Report Abuse OK.
waggsNE Rookie Author Nebraska Posts:28 Points:23,035 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:24:22 PM Ignore waggsNE Report Abuse GREED!!
car54BC Champion Author British Columbia Posts:3,327 Points:1,255,880 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:23:24 PM Ignore car54BC Report Abuse It really isn't supply & demand.
Michaels2011 Champion Author Florida Posts:2,141 Points:106,005 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:20:51 PM Ignore Michaels2011 Report Abuse Does'nt matter what the "real" reason is we still get screwed.
DeeLA Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:4,818 Points:1,365,330 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:19:07 PM Ignore DeeLA Report Abuse Interesting.
clww Champion Author Virginia Posts:44,748 Points:1,534,800 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:18:53 PM Ignore clww Report Abuse I feel better after reading this already......NOT!
rawdog1313 Champion Author Lexington Posts:3,304 Points:1,643,780 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:17:47 PM Ignore rawdog1313 Report Abuse Outlaw Oil Speculation!!
Cappuccino1 Sophomore Author Madison Posts:188 Points:741,095 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:17:00 PM Ignore Cappuccino1 Report Abuse "So what explains the sudden rise in oil? Well, basically, good old supply and demand." Yeah, but what is determining the demand and supply?