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And now....some good news
"OlBlueEyes" wrote in message ... "Doug Kanter" wrote in : "OlBlueEyes" wrote in message ... "Bert Robbins" wrote in news:TPidnT9XbdWp9sDeRVn- : The price of gasoline starts to rise in the middle of may and it usually descends in the middle of September. And that has absolutely NOTHING to do with the so-called "summer driving season". Think about it - the fuel needed to transport EVERY SCHOOL KID IN THE COUNTRY during September through May is FAR MORE than the fuel needed to transport small percentages of the population as they take ONE vacation. The real reason that gas prices go up in the summer is - you guessed it - GOVERNMENT. Due to a ridiculous patchwork of useless environmental regulations, there are about FORTY different gasoline formulations during the summer. Now, is it cheaper for refineries to crank out FORTY different formulas? Or ONE? I know nothing about what you said in that last paragraph, except that you said "ridiculous". Since you made the statement, you must be fairly well informed about these gasoline formulations. What's their purpose, and why are they particular to summer? Their supposed purpose is to reduce pollution and improve air quality. The stated reason that they're particular to summer is because hotter humid summer air is more prone to cause respiratory problems. Of course it also lets politicians (falsely) blame oil companies for "gouging" during the "summer driving season" (which, as I pointed out above, is NOT the time of heaviest motor fuel usage). And, these additives cause 20% price hikes? You should write to your elected representatives. |