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No Longer "aFORDable." Detroit's first darling is learning the hard way what it means to be fuelish.
Legal action alleging conspiracy to fix gas prices gets new life
UCAN - On Friday, April 3rd, the Ninth District Court of Appeals ruled that a lawsuit against Arco/British Petroleum can proceed. San Diego attorney Tim Cohelan says he can prove that oil refineries routinely trade supplies with each other in order to manipulate and control the street price of gasoline. More.
7 good reasons to curb CARB's "April Fuel's Day" mandate for dripless gas pump nozzles.
UCAN's CRUDE REALITY - If only it were an April Fool's Day joke: Oil analyst Bob van der Valk has published an urgent plea to the Governor requesting a delay on the "April Fuel's Day" mandate by CARB, the California Air Resources Board. The mandate forces small gas station owners to spend up to $11,000 per pump to reduce fuel nozzle drips and fumes by 3%. Violators can't get financing, and must either shut down or face stiff fines. Read the open letter here, or a quick summary here.
April Fuel's Day: For thousands of gas stations April 1, 2009 is a joke that isn't funny
Gas prices have surged 10¢ a gallon in the last 4 days. Now, an enforcement action by appointed bureaucrats at an obscure government agency could eliminate California's toughest gasoline retailers overnight and force prices higher. Bluntly, the government's good intentions will drive some of California's best gas stations down a highway to Hell. Full Story.
Gas prices reverse course: Expect them to climb
UCAN's FUELTRACKER.COM: Oil prices have increased by more than 50% in the last 30 days while gas prices have declined by a dime. Full Story.
Market awash in surplus gas but prices will likely rise
UCAN's FUELTRACKER: With gas prices more or less stable at $2.18 a gallon in San Diego, the Department of Energy reported a huge and completely unexpected build in gasoline inventories this morning. And even though the supply is up, gas prices are likely to climb. More.
Gas prices drop slightly
For the first time in many years, gas prices are dropping in March. Normally, prices "march up" in March. Not this year. FULL STORY
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