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Oil prices have dropped by 10% since the November 2006 election. Gasoline prices in California have gone up by almost 10% since the election. Have the oil companies figured out a way to decouple the price of oil from the price of gasoline? It would appear so ... and California's government is apparently letting them do it.
| Date | World Oil Price | San Diego Gas $ |
| 6/17/06 | $63 | $3.42 |
| 11/08/06 | $59 | $2.42 |
| 12/21/06 | $62 | $2.65 |
| 1/12/07 | $52 | $2.62 |
Los Angeles gas prices increase while oil prices drop.
Crude reality: Fuel prices still up as oil falls
Experts are at a loss to explain rising gasoline costs in California, but some expect relief soon.
By Martin Zimmerman and Ronald D. White, Times Staff Writers
January 11, 2007
Why gas prices should be dropping like a box of rocks, but aren't
On a per gallon basis, oil prices have dropped by 20¢ yet gas prices have only dropped a penny ...
2006 Gas Prices Highest Ever
The California Energy Commission recently released figures showing that the average inflation-adjusted price of California gasoline for 2006 was more expensive than any other year in history, including 1981, the previous record holder. The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights has a story on the oil industry's false excuses for California's peculiarly high prices.
2006: An Energy Odyssey
2006 has proven to be one of the most memorable in UCAN’s history. We made great strides this year, while enduring perhaps the worst energy year since the infamous 2000-2001 electricity “crisis.”
Crude awakening for San Diegans at the pump
Gas prices in San Diego are rising even as the price of oil on the global market falls. Whatever happened to the law of supply and demand? If an oil surplus can't bring the price of gas down, what can? Our oil expert explains it all in this week's Oil Watch.
No brakes on high-octane price hikes
Post-election price decreases not enough to counteract pre-election run up. Find out more in our new Oil Watch.
Appointed bureaucrats whitewash government report on oil industry profits
Energy Commission whitewashes disturbing report on gas price gouging
Gas allowance raise for San Diego County officials
San Diego Union-Tribune - Rising gas prices could lead to an increase in gas allowances for county employees. It appears to be justifiable, according to Michael Shames. Read more.
The Big Oil Hog Takes it on the "Chinny, Chin, Chin" in Fight With UCAN's Guzzler Buster
It was a High-Noon face-off at The Boxing Club in University City as UCAN's Executive Director took on the Gargantuan Glutton of Greed and Pink Porker of Oil Profits, a.k.a The Big Oil Hog. The two foes squared off in a boxing ring and the fisticuffs (and pigs) flew furiously. Find out the shocking role played by UCAN's Gas-Saving Guide in what some are calling the "fight of the century"...
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