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Gas Prices

Back In 1919, one gallon of gasoline cost $0.25. Today, The average cost of a gallon of gas is nearly four dollars. According to the Department of Energy, "the United States consumes about 20 million barrels of gas products per day." This is an immense amount of oil, and this is just for the United States. However gas prices constantly fluctuate, and the reason for this is the demand for gas. In the summer, the price of gas is much higher than in winter. The reason for this is because people are out of school, and traveling a lot, so gas is in extremely high demand. Another reason for high gas prices is natural disasters. In 2005 Hurricane Katrina had a direct effect on gas prices, raising them to an average of $3.07 per gallon, which was very high at the time. Even with greener technology, gas prices will continue to rise for decades to come, so it would be wise to use public transportation.