gas prices
March 2, 2012 -
In the run-up to the Georgia primary, GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich has been promising to bring the country $2.50-a-gallon gas -- what he's calling the "Newt Gallon." We take a by-the-numbers look at some hard realities behind that pledge.
July 9, 2008 -
One of the many downsides to high gas prices is that it unleashes a flurry of conservative punditry claiming that "the market" will solve our energy problems, including catastrophic climate change.
July 1, 2008 -
National average gas prices, July 1 2007: $2.97/gallon National average gas prices, July 1 2008: $4.09/gallon Source: AAA Fuel Gauge Report
June 11, 2008 -
The New York Times reported earlier this week that high gas prices are taking a serious toll on rural populations across the United States.
May 31, 2007 -
Q1 2007 Q1 2006 % INCR ExxonMobile $9.280B $8.400B 10% Chevron $4.715B
April 14, 2006 -
That's how much the CEO of Exxon made in 2005. As Think Progress reports:
November 9, 2005 -
The Senate hearings on soaring corporate oil profits are now underway, and -- in what may be a first for the energy industry during this administration -- Reuters reports that they are on the defensive:
