POLL: 77% Say Gas Most Important Factor in Election…
REPORT: Obama lobbying against Keystone pipeline…
Energy Secy: I don’t own a car…
It might be one of the biggest issues in the upcoming presidential election. Last night, CBS News exit polls found 77 percent of those voting in seven Super Tuesday states say rising gas prices were the most important factor in their vote.
The poll reflects growing consumer anxiety as gas prices have risen nearly 50 cents a gallon in just over two months.
Consumers have been telling us they are cutting corners because for most driving is a necessity. Here in Minnesota the
In Minnesota the average price is 3-58. The current national average for a gallon of regular is 3-76, but some analysts are predicting that gas could rise to $5 by the summer.
When you are an independent contractor like Tod Matthison, driving 200 to 300 miles a day, rising gas prices mean a smaller paycheck.
And now we have the regime lobbying against the Keystone pipeline from canada. The Keystome pipeling would bring near 1 million barrels of oil a day to the USA’s Gulf Coast refineries.
BTW, do you have any idea how much oil shale the USA has in western States? 2 TRILLION Barrels of oil recoverable with today’s technology. Yes that’s in TRILLIONS of BARRELS, and yes that is the Federal Governments own data. Yep that the same oil that the Keystone pipeline would deliver.
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