Read more gas prices stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/9161/gas-prices.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 4:48:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71864/us-pays-400-a-gallon-for-gas-in-afghanistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs debate over the Afghan war heats up, expect Congress to heavily quote a new statistic from the Pentagon: $400. That’s how much the US pays, on average, for every gallon of fuel put into its planes and combat vehicles in Afghanistan, military officials recently told the House Defense Appropriations...http://www.newser.com/story/71864/us-pays-400-a-gallon-for-gas-in-afghanistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 11:06:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63849/traffic-congestion-dips-as-economy-falters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDrivers are spending less time stuck in rush-hour traffic for a second straight year, the first-ever 2-year decline in congestion. Blame high gas prices and the economic downturn, which have forced many Americans to change how they commute. In individual cities, Los Angeles traffic is getting better but is still...http://www.newser.com/story/63849/traffic-congestion-dips-as-economy-falters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Jul 2009 8:40:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59197/putins-gas-strategy-backfires-as-prices-fall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe very strategies that made Gazprom an international force are now causing the energy giant—and consequently, Moscow—unaccustomed financial stress, the New York Times reports. Vladimir Putin built Gazprom into a goliath by aggressively dominating natural gas supplies, but to do it, he entered into long-term contracts to buy...http://www.newser.com/story/59197/putins-gas-strategy-backfires-as-prices-fall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 16 May 2009 10:43:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57660/exxon-mobil-profits-plunge-58-on-low-oil-prices.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagExxon Mobil’s first-quarter profit fell 58% from the previous year to $4.6 billion—its lowest profit in more than 5 years—as the world's largest publicly traded oil company, along with the rest of the industry, saw gas prices deflate dramatically. This time last year crude was in the...http://www.newser.com/story/57660/exxon-mobil-profits-plunge-58-on-low-oil-prices.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Apr 2009 7:57:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53345/us-drilling-boom-stalls-for-oil-gas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt doesn't pay to drill, baby, drill anymore. Falling world prices have brought an end to the boom in domestic drilling for oil and natural gas, the New York Times reports. Last summer, 2,400 gas and oil rigs were deployed in the hunt for energy. Today, that figure is...http://www.newser.com/story/53345/us-drilling-boom-stalls-for-oil-gas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 14 Mar 2009 15:10:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50915/oil-prices-plunge-gas-not-so-much.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGas is pumping toward $2 per gallon—a 22% increase since Dec. 30—even though oil prices have dipped 16% over the same period. What gives? When penny-pinched Americans cut back on fuel last fall, oil refineries were slow to ease production. Now they're overcompensating with production cuts to recover...http://www.newser.com/story/50915/oil-prices-plunge-gas-not-so-much.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Feb 2009 6:33:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46458/obama-please-impose-a-gas-tax-friedman.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt may be hard to sell, but a gas tax would be a “win, win, win, win” move—for the environment, the economy, the war on terror, and America’s standing in the world, Thomas Friedman writes in the New York Times . Barack Obama still has the popularity to impose such...http://www.newser.com/story/46458/obama-please-impose-a-gas-tax-friedman.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 28 Dec 2008 10:07:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45952/gas-hits-5-year-low.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe average national price of gasoline fell 9 cents in the past two weeks, bringing it to its lowest point in nearly five years, according to a national survey released today. The average price of regular gasoline Friday was $1.66 a gallon. The price of mid-grade was $1.80...http://www.newser.com/story/45952/gas-hits-5-year-low.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 21 Dec 2008 19:06:12 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45574/more-families-ditch-the-2nd-car.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs more US families give up second vehicles in favor of public transportation, “it’s very likely the fleet will shrink next year,” an industry analyst tells Bloomberg. The number of cars on the road has gone down only nine times in the past century, and another decrease would mean even...http://www.newser.com/story/45574/more-families-ditch-the-2nd-car.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Dec 2008 11:03:52 CST