Tag Archives: high prices

President Obama Increasing U.S. Oil Production

May 20, 2011
May 20, 2011- Continued public pressure over high gas prices has caused  the President to tell his administration to increase U.S. oil production by holding more lease sales in Alaska’s federal petro...

U.S. Growth Slows And Unemployment Rises

April 29, 2011
April 29, 2011- Due to the high prices of both gas and food, the US economic growth slowed to a halt in the first quarter of 2011. Consumer spending has dampened those high prices and helped inflatio...

Gas Prices Begin To Worry Tourist Destinations

April 24, 2011
April 24, 2011- The extremely high average gas prices are making many Americans cancel spring break trips and reconsider their summer vacations. With gas prices of over $4 in many states people are b...