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RobertEarl

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13. US is using less gas

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Wed Jun 20, 2012, 05:20 PM

Jun 2012

Better MPG vehicles, and just using less gas - staying home more.

We need to encourage this more economical use of the resource. If every one in the US strived to use 50% less gas the world would be a batter place.

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Oil Extends Decline as Inventories Reach Most Since 1990 [View all] Purveyor Jun 2012 OP

Weakening global economy is slowing demand. taught_me_patience Jun 2012 #1

Not enough, but... joycejnr Jun 2012 #2

Yet, the cost of a gallon of gas went up here Sunday night by $.12 to $3.24. sinkingfeeling Jun 2012 #3

It went down 20 Cents to $3.29 in Ebensburg PA this week happyslug Jun 2012 #7

Looks like they are finally BumRushDaShow Jun 2012 #4

Help me out about Fracking goclark Jun 2012 #5

Fracking is for natural gas sybster1000 Jun 2012 #12

CA goclark Jun 2012 #14

They're not even pretending Shadowflash Jun 2012 #6

such B.S. happynewyear Jun 2012 #8

Because oil and gasoline are two different things eggplant Jun 2012 #9

Throttling refinery utilzation. Only 91% of refinery capacity is currently being utilized. eom Purveyor Jun 2012 #11

Regular gas shouldn't be over $3.00 in any part of the country Thrill Jun 2012 #10

US is using less gas RobertEarl Jun 2012 #13

meanwhile, stock market is down on this news, which is actually good news wordpix Jun 2012 #15

Just checked and crude is now down to $79.71... Purveyor Jun 2012 #16

maybe we'll get back to $3/gal. gas, that would be nice wordpix Jun 2012 #17