Midwest Enjoying Lower Gas Prices Thanks to Canadian Tar Sands Oil

Living in New York City and not owning a car I admit I don’t directly notice price rises on gasoline, but traveling around the country you can’t help but notice that fuel prices and changes in the them vary pretty widely. A new piece from NPR –whose funding is threatened with being fully eliminated (again)–explains why as gas prices have increased nearly 60¢ on the east and west coast since September, in the midwest and mountain states the… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Midwest Enjoying Lower Gas Prices Thanks to Canadian Tar Sands Oil

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