Prices at the pump head below $3 in much of US
Source: AP-Excite
By JONATHAN FAHEY
NEW YORK (AP) The price of a gallon of gasoline may soon start with a "2" across much the country.
Gasoline prices typically decline in autumn, and this year they are being pulled even lower by falling global oil prices. By the end of the year, up to 30 states could have an average gasoline price of less than $3 a gallon.
The average in Springfield, Missouri, is already below $3, according to Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst at the Oil Price Information Service and GasBuddy.com. Several other cities are on the brink.
"And there will be more, many more," Kloza said. Cities in high-priced states such as California and New York will not be among them, though, which will probably keep the national average above $3.
FULL story at link.
In this Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014 photo, Foster Gilley, of Chatom, Ala., fills his SUV's tank with $2.92-per-gallon regular gas at Mac's Gas in Richland, Miss. The typical autumn decline in gasoline prices is getting a big push lower by falling global oil prices. By the end of the year, up to 30 states could have an average gasoline price of under $3 a gallon. Gilley and his wife were visiting his brother in Vicksburg and were "enjoying the lower prices," he said. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)jumped 30 cents a gallon yesterday.
Sopkoviak
(357 posts)At least that was always the reason in the past.
SkyDaddy7
(6,045 posts)I think if President Obama was going to play such political games he would choose something that would not go 180 against his primary goal of reducing CO2.
This is not good news if you ask me.
ChazII
(6,198 posts)Dopers_Greed
(2,640 posts)They are still way too high considering the insane profit oil companies are making.
gopiscrap
(23,673 posts)Spider Jerusalem
(21,786 posts)IDemo
(16,926 posts)jamzrockz
(1,333 posts)with Grocery store discount card . 3.12 and falling without the discount for unleaded(aka silver)
MADem
(135,425 posts)AndyTiedye
(23,500 posts)The spread between CA gas prices and everywhere else in the US continues to grow.
AnalystInParadise
(1,832 posts)Paid 4.00 today in Barstow. Outrageous, that is almost Hawaii prices.
LeftyMom
(49,212 posts)ret5hd
(20,433 posts)davidthegnome
(2,983 posts)That was last weekend - and I work at a gas station, so I get to watch the rise and fall. It doesn't fool me though, I remember when it cost a dollar fifty a gallon and less. There are people who remember even lower prices... and now that we're one of the world's leading producers of so called natural gas, you'd think the price would drop further.
Also, milk is now more expensive per gallon (not sure if it was always this way) than gasoline. Five bucks a gallon for milk. And a lot of local smaller stores (like the gas station/store I work at) are going to stop taking food stamps (EBT cards) because the federal government is going to be charging fifty bucks a month or so for their use (for the machines that take the cards).
I could live without gas if I had to. I could not live without food - so that is what concerns me more.
Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)Because the pumps couldn't deal with a price over a dollar. My dad says he remembers when there were no cars that couldn't be filled with a $5 bill.
The price in Minneapolis hit $3.15 last week, but has gone up since then.
Roland99
(53,342 posts)wife said it was $3.18 back in central FL
WhoWoodaKnew
(847 posts)bigwillq
(72,790 posts)politicat
(9,808 posts)But the car prefers 87 octane, so I always have to go mid grade unless I'm going below 3500 feet.
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)Which nations are most responsible for climate change?
By all means keep up the work
HISTORICAL EMISSIONS
Since carbon dioxide added to the atmosphere can stay there for centuries, historical emissions are just as important or even more important than current emissions. The tricky question of historical responsibility is one of the key tensions in the process of negotiating a global climate deal. The following figures from the World Resources Institute show the top 10 nations as measured by their cumulative emissions between 1850 and 2007. The US tops the list by a wide margin though Chinese emissions have risen significantly since these data were assembled.
1. US: 339,174 MT or 28.8%
2. China: 105,915 MT or 9.0%
3. Russia: 94,679 MT or 8.0%
4. Germany: 81,194.5 MT or 6.9%
5. UK: 68,763 MT or 5.8%
6. Japan: 45,629 MT or 3.87%
7. France: 32,667 MT or 2.77%
8. India: 28,824 MT or 2.44%
9. Canada: 25,716 MT or 2.2%
10. Ukraine: 25,431 MT or 2.2%
See all countries
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/apr/21/countries-responsible-climate-change
Of course, it's also possible to look at historical emissions per person, which turns things around yet again. In this view, the UK shoots close to the top of the rankings, while China drops towards the bottom.
Good morning from the UK to all of you.
happyslug
(14,779 posts)Please note ALL tax prices mentioned below INCLUDES the Federal Tax of 18.4 Cents a gallon.
California is the highest at 71.3 cents a gallon, Alaska the Lowest at 30.8 cents a gallon. The lowest among the lower 48 is New Jersey at 32.9, lower then the second highest, New York at 68.3 and Fifth Highest Pennsylvania at 60.2 cents per gallon.
Thus you can say, those states with high taxes will stay above $3.00 a gallon, but those states with lower taxes will see prices below $3.00 a gallon by the end of the year.
If you take out the FEDERAL TAX, California is "Only" 52.9 cents a gallon, New Jersey is only 14.5 cents a gallon, New York is only. 37.5 Cents a gallon. Pennsylvania is only 49.4 Cents a gallon.
Alaska and Hawaii tends to have high gasoline prices do to they location, so they gasoline prices are NOT really relative in this discussion except to point it Alaska has the lowest gasoline taxes.
Thus what I am paying at the pump today WITHOUT State taxes (but Including Federal Taxes) I would be paying less then $3 a gallon. I suspect that is true in most of the US.
BumRushDaShow
(127,281 posts)apnu
(8,722 posts)Earth_First
(14,910 posts)kelliekat44
(7,759 posts)leftyladyfrommo
(18,815 posts)taught_me_patience
(5,477 posts)Americans have notoriously short-sided thinking when it comes to the price of gas.
mountain grammy
(26,568 posts)Last time I filled the Prius it was about $35. That was 470 miles ago. Almost on empty.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)leftyladyfrommo
(18,815 posts)down 2 more cents.
mb999
(89 posts)They need a reason to jump those prices back up.