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![What We Pay For in a Gallon of Regular Gasoline (November 2006), Retail Price: $2.23/gallon, Refining (15%), Distribution & Marketing (8%), Taxes (20%), Crude Oil (57%).](EIApump.gif) |
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Source: Energy
Information Administration |
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Why
are gasoline prices so high? |
Energy Information Administration |
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What
are the average national and regional gasoline prices? |
Energy Information Administration |
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California Energy Commission |
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Why
are gasoline prices so different from one state (or region) to another? |
Energy Information Administration
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![Motor Gasoline Prices at Retail Outlet, 2007 Average Price for Regular Grade by Region. West Coast: $3.00, Rocky Mountains: $2.80, Midwest: $2.79, Gulf Coast: $2.67, Central Atlantic: $2.79, Lower Atlantic: $2.73, New England: $2.79.](US_MAP.gif) |
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Where
does my gasoline come from? |
Energy Information Administration |
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What
is the outlook for gasoline prices? |
Energy Information Administration |
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What
is the history of gasoline prices in the U.S.? |
Energy Information Administration
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Where
can I find information on gasoline taxes? |
Energy Information Administration |
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What are gasoline taxes used for? |
The National Council
for Science and the Environment
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Federal Highway Administration |
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What
is Reformulated Gasoline (RFG)? |
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What is the benefit of RFG? |
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Where is RFG used?
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Is RFG effective? |
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What
is happening with refineries? |
Energy Information Administration |
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What
is OPEC doing? |
Energy Information Administration |
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