Exploring the rising trend in gas prices 24 Articles

by Veronica Shine

Much is being said about the sticker shock you get each week at the pump filling your tank. The price per gallon for gasoline in the United States as well as the rest of the world continues to rise. At present, in Europe, ...read more

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by Lou Rountree

The first to explore the rise in gas prices were the Pennsylvania oil pioneers who invested their time and effort to fill the need for fuel oil. This was the birth of an industry. Because of the use of oil for the automo...read more

by Michael Kryton

THE WORD IS OUT - BUT IS IT SURPLUS OR CORRECTION OR PEAK OIL The Alberta Department of Energy was so proud of the presentation I produced for them, they handed a copy to Vice President Cheney. It was no surprise to hi...read more

by Scott Spjut

I think I may be the only person in the United States (and perhaps the world) who is not part of the oil industry but is glad gas prices are soaring. Here my surely-flawed logic: Since gas prices are so high - and li...read more

by Paul Bovis

The reasons why oil prices are the way they are from a layman's point of view, is purely greed. Oil pricing affects our economy and especially inflation in all ways. The world at present is in the hands of these oil mog...read more

by Luke Rasmussen

Gas prices, have been on everyone's mind since 2000. The new century came, and along with it came pain at the pump. Which is funny, because I remember in 1998 paying, 79 cents a gallon at one point. Recently, the StarTr...read more

by Tobias Van Buren

REMEMBERING THE '73-'74 & '79 GASLINES Gasoline is now $4 for 'Regular' in many places. I paid $3.92 for it the other night at a SUNOCO New Rochelle gas station, bypassing my usual AMOCO, since their 'REGULAR' pumps wer...read more

by Arnold Nadler

If we think about it, Canada is a country with immense wealth when considering its natural resources, how come the average citizens' wallet is not benefiting from what our country has to offer? The reason in my opinion is ...read more

by Morrow Hall

Gas prices have not gone up! All sorts of culprits have been blamed for what we're paying for gasoline at the pump: OPEC isn't pumping enough; China is using more; the Democrats are at fault; the Republicans are at faul...read more

by Pravish Shetty

Speculative investors are pushing commodity prices higher, and natural gas is just one of those commodities being impacted. With natural gas prices at levels not seen since the catastrophic hurricane season of 2005, many a...read more

by Robert Loforese

Twenty four hour news formats have most people believing the reason for higher gas prices is due to rising global demands of crude oil and American's dependence of imported oil especially from OPEC nations. Demand for...read more

by Michael Roy

Let the gas prices go up! Let them reach five dollars a gallon at the pump, better yet, let them rise to ten dollars at the pump!. As much as it hurts to say it, it is necessary. A crisis or crises precede changes and i...read more

by Jerome Rohleder

Gas Prices I am sure you all have noticed that gas prices are on the rise again. What is the cause now? Well before we try and find the cause "this time", lets look back in time at the previous causes(excuses). Back ...read more

by David Herrera

The oil companies are looking for a new fuel source and, hydrogen fuel cells sounds like the best way. Did you know gasoline is a waste product? The sole purpose for gasoline is fuel for our automobiles. Without a need for...read more

by Michael Panetta

The rising trend in gas prices will only continue. To explore the current, we need look back at last year. The year of 2006 showed us how badly gas prices can get, with worse days ahead. However, recall early tensions with...read more

by Justin Barnes

Here is a summary of the forces which influence gas prices, a bit long-winded perhaps, but as thorough as I can make it without bogged down in minute details. In simple terms, high gas prices are the result of high dem...read more

by Eric Ogilvie

Petroleum is not the fuel of the future. Oil executives realize this. In fact they are being forced to help fund advancements in alternative fuels. Oil company executives also realize that the window for making profit from...read more

by Fred Tolleson

In all of the discussion on this subject, there is no mention of utilizing our greatest talent - the good old American talent for inventing a new and different solution to any problem. First lets look at the history of thi...read more

by D. O'Larde

Energy crisis was first felt in the middle of the seventies when it was reported that there is a world crisis on energy and oil in particular. The continuing increase in the cost of fuel starts to rise sharply. Implementat...read more

by Steven Coursey

It is fair that the influences on gasoline are primarily supply related. there is an increase in demand and there is a decrease in supply. If we are to understand the problems we face, then we must consider the issues more...read more