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• GasBuddy Blog - Gasoline prices soar compared to last Thanksgiving

  Right now, according to GasBuddy, the national gas price average is about $2.63 per gallon. Not, bad. Not GREAT, but better than most of Europe where prices average around $7 a gallon (OUCH!). GasBuddy's Patrick DeHaan doesn't expect prices to... Posted Dec 02 2009, 07:50 PM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Gasoline

• Where are gas prices headed?

  (Click to enlarge) Here you see a chart of Average Retail Gas Prices over the last 72 months. The red hands are pointing to gas prices for December 30th over the last 6 years. It's already gone up $1.08 US per gallon since January of this year. My... Posted Oct 30 2009, 08:20 PM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Gasoline

• Peak oil - Optimist vs. Pessimist

  (Wha? Wait! No, I said "PEAK" oil, not "PEEK". Oh well... Ladies and gentleman, Kim Peek.) When I saw the name of the blog, I didn't understand the connection. Why would a blog called PeakOilDebunked be talking about scooters?... Posted Aug 11 2009, 11:37 PM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: US Availability, Gasoline

• NPR - Gas Prices Down, SUV Sales Up

  (And fast-food peddling clowns are back in fashion! Make mine SUPERSIZED!) Say it ain't so! I havn't had a chance to actually listen to this report... and I've just finished eating, so I'm gonna wait until tomorrow to see what NPR has... Posted Dec 11 2008, 02:27 PM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: News Feed, Gasoline

• The shortsigted consumer: Gas high? Buy scooter. Gas Low? Sell scooter, buy SUV - Repeat ad nauseam

  (caution... rant in t-minus 4 seconds and counting) Oh it pangs me so, this cycle of madness. What I had perceived as a paradigm shifting "perfect storm" ( Ref ) just seven months ago looks to be another example of American gas pains. There... Posted Dec 11 2008, 01:39 PM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Gasoline

• Oil expected to rocket back over $100/barrel unless YOU keep down demand

  (Here's a good way to lower oil prices. Toss yer car in the recycle bin!) A pair of recent Reuters stories mention a deferment in oil production cuts originally planned for this month but they are torn over how we might react to these cuts. Today... Posted Dec 02 2008, 09:05 PM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Gasoline

• Bush lifts oil drilling ban. Hummers happy, baby seals sad.

  (w00t! Hummers are happy to be back out on the road! Flickr/Sam Felder ) In a brave last minute move to temporarily save us oil addicts from " the shakes " before he has to roll, G-Dub has lifted his Dad's 1990 ban on offshore drilling.... Posted Jul 16 2008, 02:34 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: News Feed, Gasoline

• America's "pusher" trys to refule our oil addiction

  (Ah mister BUsh! What you think about phat gold chain I buy with all of oil profits? Nice, no? And this was only from profits I make between 9am and 9:02am this morning! Hehe!) This from today's CNNMoney report titled "Saudi summit aims at oil... Posted Jun 23 2008, 03:09 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: News Feed, Gasoline

• Crude Oil Declines 0.7% to $130.15 a Barrel in New York - Scooter surge officially over

  CNN Money reports oil prices fell over $4 today. This marks the official end of the scooter surge for Americans who are relieved but now forced to find ways to re-purpose their hasty purchase. Lesley Banks, seen here tilling her garden, is happy to see... Posted May 30 2008, 07:35 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Funny, Gasoline

• Extremist's writings are just that. Extreme.

  (This sharp group of cadets have just been read a copy of Rant #446) That's right "Extreme", or better yet, "X-TREME!" In otherwords, played out, old... starting to sound like my grandmother-in-law. In his recent Rant #446 (title... Posted May 24 2008, 02:26 PM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Gasoline, Lame

• Stop me if you've heard this one...

  High gas prices are driving scooter sales up - Autos- msnbc.com (M.Spencer Green/AP - Johnny Scheff of Motoworks in Chicago helps a customer try out a scooter. Business is good, he says: ‘April was a terrible weather month in Chicago, and the things were... Posted May 19 2008, 12:34 PM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: News Feed, Scooter, Gasoline

• Not to beat a dead horse, but *BLAM!*

  (By Justin Sullivan, Getty Images) NEW YORK (AP) — The government on Tuesday again raised its short-term price forecasts for crude oil and gasoline — trends that are expected to tamp down demand — as oil futures blasted to a record near $123 a barrel... Posted May 07 2008, 05:34 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Damn, US Availability, Gasoline

• Gasoline prices push scooter sales

  by Paul Wyche | The Saginaw News Monday May 05, 2008, 7:46 AM RELATED STORIES: • Experts: Abandon hopes of cheaper fuel • Consumer behaviors change to meet gasoline price increases Don't blame that buzzing you hear this summer on the mosquitoes. As... Posted May 07 2008, 04:09 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Electric, News Feed, Gasoline

• RE: Gas prices - Say "uncle", SAY "UNCLE"!

  Oil rallies to record near $120 on supply worries | Business | Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil surged to records near $120 a barrel on Tuesday on the weaker dollar, export disruptions from Nigerian rebel attacks and concerns a Scottish refinery strike... Posted Apr 24 2008, 02:46 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Damn, News Feed, Gasoline

• Scootershops experiencing "grudge purchases"

  (SUVs are hiking up their tires at the price hike) Here's a little story in the Austin-American Statesman that seems to be following an interesting phenomena that I'm hearing at some dealerships. Consumers come to the scooter shop just after they've... Posted Apr 08 2008, 07:10 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: News Feed, Gasoline