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Is The Gasoline Coast Now Clear? 27 Apr 2012 | 02:26 am
Spring has delivered plenty of surprises. The Los Angeles Times , the New York Times , and USA Today (among others) all gave The Three Stooges rave reviews. I am still soothing that the underrated She...
The Number Games Blockbuster 24 Mar 2012 | 04:00 am
Spring sometimes brings blockbuster movies. Witness the opening of The Hunger Games this weekend. I’m sure Governor Chris Christie will be at the premier. Spring also nearly always delivers blockbuste...
MOTOR FUEL MYTH & LEGEND AS MID-MARCH APPROACHES 10 Mar 2012 | 09:36 am
Months ago, this column predicted that high priced gas would be one of the hot topics in the 2012 presidential campaign. But even I underestimated the extent to which partisan contenders would attempt...
ALL HAIL GASTRADOMOUS 18 Feb 2012 | 06:03 am
I just performed a google news search on “$5 gas” and came up with 106-million results within 0.18 seconds. Many of the stories quote “experts” who give the skinny or the scoop on why this will be the...
GASOLINE CIPHERIN’ AND GEZINTAS 4 Feb 2012 | 06:23 am
The headline is a tribute to Jethro Bodine, one of the truly great characters in the history of television, as played by Max Baer. Jethro would tackle fifth grade arithmetic with zeal, and tell Buddy ...
THE MYSTERY OF THE DISAPPEARING U.S. GAS DEMAND 17 Jan 2012 | 10:53 am
U.S. retail gasoline prices advanced 11cts gal in the first half of January, with today’s average of $3.39 gal reflecting a bounce of 19cts gal from the December 20, 2011off-season low of $3.20 gal. I...
Huge Price Swings Will Impact U.S. Gasoline, Oil In 2012 4 Jan 2012 | 06:40 am
Average U.S. gasoline prices begin 2012 just under $3.28 gal, the highest number to ever mark the beginning of the Gregorian calendar. Last year’s $3.07 gal high is relegated to second place. My detai...
Motoring Toward a $481-Billion Motor Fuel Bill 17 Dec 2011 | 11:59 am
Every day, I’m shufflin’ Oil prices, that is. Average U.S. gasoline prices will drop below $3.25 gal in the next few days, and spawn talk of a possible intersection with last winter’s numbers. Moving ...
Fuel Price Head Fake 26 Nov 2011 | 09:18 am
Black Friday 2011 may look nothing like Good Friday 2012 when it comes to oil prices. However in the next 40 or so of the 133 days between now and then, we will see some of the cheapest gasoline price...
Much Ado About Voodoo Fuel Prices 16 Nov 2011 | 03:30 am
Between now and Thanksgiving Week, you can expect to see lower prices at the pump for gasoline, but stiff price increases for diesel. But the numbers will still be higher than they’ve ever been for wh...