Gasoline Gouging

With increasing woes of drivers throughout the nation, President Bush called for more vigilance on gas gouging. A number of cases of gas gouging have been detected in NY and surrounding areas during the time of Hurricane Katrina. According to AAA, the average for a gallon of regular hit $2.97 today and surely it'll hit $3.00 within a few days. In fact, Pacific coast states are already paying an average of $3.05.

According to Department of Energy, for every dollar that we pay for gas, 55c go to the price of crude oil, 22c to refining cost, 4c to the cost of distribution and marketing and 19c to taxes.

Here are a few websites which may come to your use for finding gas prices in your area:
Find out which gas station in your town has the best fuel prices by searching the handy state-by-state list at GasBuddy.com.
You may find the lowest gas prices in your neighborhood by visiting GasPriceWatch.com .
You can use AAA's fuelcostcalculator.com to find out the cost of making a trip by putting information about your starting point and destination.