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2012 Gas Prices Head For Record

USA TODAY -- By Gary Strauss USA TODAY

Gasoline prices are up sharply in the past month on surging crude oil costs and refinery woes, and now are likely to make 2012 the costliest year ever at the pump.Nationally, gasoline averages $3.70 a gallon — up 30 cents since mid-July and is now higher than year-ago levels in 39 states. Prices are likely to continue climbing through August, with little relief until after Labor Day.

The swift, month-long, 9% price climb has lifted 2012's average to $3.61 a gallon, vs. 2011's $3.51, which had been the most expensive year ever for motorists. Even with demand expected to recede after the peak summer driving season, 2012 will surpass last year's price, say

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Joeski1
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thanx to everybody who commented......

and voted to make this the highest non-GB written/sponsored article of the day......

just wish the news was better....

regards...

and safe travels....

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Today's AAA average price for gasoline is $3.71 a 105% increase over January '09 when Obama took office.
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More demand than supply = higher prices.

[Edited by: orphancarguyPE at 8/16/2012 9:32:35 AM EST]
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More organized mayhem and pillage............
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Hmm... more mention of the Chevron refinery fire.
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oil companies will find a way
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They were just predicting lower prices.
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Oh no. Not another gas price record.
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only getting worse wait until winter
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And to think that just a few months back they were predicting considerably lower pump prices this summer.
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Obscene.
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Ok.
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The cause of high pump prices is GREED!!!!
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Time will tell.
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ok
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GREED GREED
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Go Obamama you can do it...
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So I will blame the GOP for this fiasco, and vote for Osama Obama. What is your result?
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Highest of the year also.. hope it will go back down..
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thanks for the post
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This going to be an expensive year.
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Highest of the year here, so far. Hoping it will go back down.
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old news
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Working for less & less as gas prices soar...
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that's gas-olympics for you
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nobama is out of office after Novembers election there is no way we can afford four more years of this nonsense.
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already have ...
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Stop the bs. Send them to record LOWS. :/
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back to the doom and gloom forcasts, eh? gas never got to the levels they were predicting them to be over the summer, so I guess it has to happen now...*yawn*
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In the fall, gasoline prices will fall and diesel prices will rise.
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Go for the gold - ruin the USA.
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No!
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Will still go higher at the pump yet.
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costliest year EVER at the pump ??? and the Soros-controlled media did not blame George Bush ???
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sounds like the other dip is coming soon.
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Happened in the last election cycle too.
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Jumpin' everywhere-can't wait till after Labor Day
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Just wait til the taxes on gasoline go up.
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Why am I not surprised.
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im predicting $1.35 CDN per litre. hope im wrong.
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let's hope it's on a 45...
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Not lookin' good...
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Ok
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it will go up again and again
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Any excuse. India is now going to buy quite a bit of America's coal.
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old news
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We're all doomed!
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the more nat gas, the better
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Isn't the White House plan to get gasoline up to $6-$7 per gallon and subsequently force alternative energy on all of us? I read that somewhere...
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