Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Gas Prices

Sign a Petition to Clinton and McCain at GasTaxScam.com

By Aaron Naparstek | May 5, 2008 | 2 Comments

Man, those Nigerian spammers are getting better every day. Here is a curious piece of e-mail that landed in the Streetsblog inbox today. If you click the link at the bottom of the e-mail and visit this web site GasTaxScam.com, you’ll find an open letter to Senators Hillary Clinton and John McCain that you can […]

Obama Dismisses Gas Tax “Gimmick”

By Brad Aaron | May 1, 2008 | 24 Comments

With primaries in North Carolina and Indiana less than a week out, Barack Obama seems to have taken Streetsbloggers’ advice with this ad explaining why a suspension of the federal gas tax, as called for by Hillary Clinton and John McCain (among others), is a sham. It’s a masterful spot: the swelling orchestral score, the […]

Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton: Where Is the Leadership?

By Brad Aaron | Apr 30, 2008 | 11 Comments

Joining Hillary Clinton in the push to reduce the federal gas tax is fellow New York Senator Chuck Schumer, who has railed about gas prices at least since they "soared" to $1.59 per gallon. As Politico reports, rather than talking about climate change and auto dependence, Schumer is pushing a Democratic plan to go after […]

Americans Turn to Prayer at the Pump

By Brad Aaron | Apr 29, 2008 | 22 Comments

As this country goes bonkers over $4-per-gallon gasoline, it would seem a good time for a sober discussion about our near-total dependence on one unsustainable mode of transport. But as modern Americans, we generally prefer whining to introspection. And when whining doesn’t work, well, there’s always prayer. Enter Rocky Twyman, a choir director and PR […]

“Crisis” Mode AAA Urges Panicked Drivers to Take Transit

By Brad Aaron | Apr 23, 2008 | 36 Comments

Drivers, elected officials and the Daily News are freaking out as city gas prices hit $4 a gallon. The hysteria has reached such a pitch that AAA New York is doing the unthinkable, advising drivers to reduce consumption. It costs so much to fuel up that the American Automobile Association is urging its members […]

State Farm Looks to Engage Cycling Community

By Brad Aaron | Apr 4, 2008 | 34 Comments

Responding to criticism of an ad depicting a humiliated office worker forced to bike to his job due to high gas prices, State Farm Director of Marketing Communications Tim Van Hoof writes: I’m sorry this commercial offended anyone. State Farm has been a supporter of bicycle safety through the thousands of bicycle rodeos we’ve held […]

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