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Old 05-01-2008, 08:03 AM   #18 (permalink)
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Price is not the only issue at stake here. Ustwo, the product you're referring to is a cleaner-burning fuel that is used in the summer months to reduce the amount of pollution carried downwind. That pollution is a major contributor to acid rain that affected forests and farmland.

And Illinois has some of the highest gas taxes in the US. If I remember correctly, it's about $0.40 higher than GA, which is on the low end of the spectrum.

But the weak dollar and high price of crude is also affecting the gas price.
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