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Could Gas Prices Have Reached Their High Point?

Danny Gallagher — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 16:45:01 +0000

Gas prices have been a sour footnote in the public’s budget for awhile. However, there may actually be some hope in sight.

Less Than 3 Bucks? Fill 'er Up!

Steve Fullerton — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:32:20 +0000

Happy New Year early!
At the end of the year, gasoline prices in the Bitterroot Valley, and much of the rest of Montana, fell below $3 a gallon. The price hit $2.98 for regular unleaded at many of Hamilton's stations

Gas Prices Drop as Consumer Demand Falls

Shauna Wright — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:03:29 +0000

Thanks to a steep drop in crude-oil prices, gas costs have fallen below $3 a gallon in parts of Michigan, Missouri and Texas, and are expected to decline in many other states as well.

Call it an unexpected bright spot in the global economic crisis. Now that drivers have cut back on trips, shippers are moving fewer goods, and vacationers are staying closer to home, the demand for gasoline, diesel and jet fuel has fallen accordingly. And as we all learned in Economics 101, less demand equates to lower prices.