http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/20176/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/4-gas-networks-fueled-outrage-08-nearly-3-times-many-reports <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> High cost of gasoline was causing plenty of pain just a few years ago, today not as much. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/julia-seymour">Julia A. Seymour</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>The national average for gasoline is perilously close to crossing the $4-a-gallon marker once again. On March 28, the average rose to $3.91 for a gallon of regular gas according to AAA’s fuel gauge report. As of April 2, the average was up another penny to $3.92.<br /><br />Four dollars isn’t just a big round number. It carries with it tremendous potential to harm the economy. But even when the price is the same, the news media haven’t reported the story in the same way.<br /></p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/4-gas-networks-fueled-outrage-08-nearly-3-times-many-reports" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Economy Energy Media $4 gas 2008 versus 2012 energy four-dollar gas fuel gas prices gasoline pain at the pump Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:00:19 +0000 julia.seymour 39710 at http://archive2.mrc.org