Gas prices dropping at half the rate of oil prices

Oil prices are about half what they were on July 3, at the peak of this year's gas gouging, yet gas prices in San Diego have only dropped 25%. More.

Nobody's Buying SUVs So GM, Chrysler, Ford Get $25 Billion Bailout

Today's successful business model exemplified by Detroit. Make SUVs and trucks nobody wants to buy, post record losses, get government bailout.

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Free Gas and Free Cars

But only for state law lawmakers. While Californians struggle to pay record prices at the pump, we get the distinct honor of paying for our Legislators' gasoline purchases without any oversight. Read about this absurd perk at AP Exclusive: Gas cards give Calif. Leg. free ride.

Gas prices are dropping.

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 Oil prices have collapsed, and gas prices are expected to decline. Four reasons why.  Analysis.

Gas prices drop prior to Labor Day weekend.

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Gas prices have actually dropped prior to Labor Day. Gustav could change the trend.

Gas spy network puts dollars in consumers' pockets

KNBC-TV -- When he's on the road surveying the latest gas station prices, master gas spy Charles Langley could give James Bond a run for his money. Langley oversees a top-secret network of "gas spies," who report locations that have the cheapest gas prices for consumers and provide data to help Langley forecast the best days to buy. READ MORE

 

 

Referendum process subverted by wealthy energy moguls

San Diego Union Tribune: Energy Billionaires like T-Boone Pickens are using California's ballot initiatives in an attempt to get the "court of public opinion" to rule in favor of their own investments. Beware: Greed, not "green" is the likely motivator. Michael Shames speaks out. More.



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