gas prices

July 9, 2008 - One of the many downsides to high gas prices is that it unleashes a flurry of conservative punditry claiming that "the market" will solve our energy problems, including catastrophic climate change.

July 1, 2008 - National average gas prices, July 1 2007: $2.97/gallon National average gas prices, July 1 2008: $4.09/gallon Source: AAA Fuel Gauge Report

June 11, 2008 - The New York Times reported earlier this week that high gas prices are taking a serious toll on rural populations across the United States.

June 1, 2007 -   Q1 2007 Q1 2006 % INCR ExxonMobile $9.280B $8.400B 10% Chevron $4.715B

April 14, 2006 - That's how much the CEO of Exxon made in 2005. As Think Progress reports:

November 9, 2005 - The Senate hearings on soaring corporate oil profits are now underway, and -- in what may be a first for the energy industry during this administration -- Reuters reports that they are on the defensive:

September 1, 2005 - By R. Neal People around the South and the rest of America are starting to feel a ripple effect from the Gulf Coast disaster. Increasing gas prices, impending shutdown of commercial air travel for lack of jet fuel, long lines at gas stations, and even some price gouging have gotten people's attention.

July 29, 2005 - Oil companies will tell you that they're jacking up prices because of tightening supplies. But when it comes time to announce quarterly earnings, they can't stop themselves from revealing the truth and boasting about the billions in profits they're raking in:

May 6, 2005 - The latest from David Sirota: