Fact Watch: Playing politics with gasoline prices; both parties make questionable claims

By FactCheck.Org

Democrats and Republicans both demagogue the gasoline price issue

Excerpts from this story referencing "Gasoline":

"… h Gasoline prices. One oil analyst calls the figure "disingenuous."AnalysisGasoline prices have been hovering near or above $4 a gallon for months, and the su …"

"… ng in mind as the debate continues to play out.Are Refineries Manipulating Gasoline Prices?On the day the Senate rejected the bill to repeal the tax breaks, S …"

"… ver the price of Gasoline spikes. In 2005, the FTC issued a report called "Gasoline Prices Changes: The Dynamic of Supply, Demand and Competition." In it, the …"

"… ies earn in profits. He presented a chart that carried the header "Regular Gasoline Tax v. Oil Company Profit, Per Gallon," showing 7 cents per gallon for the …"

High-stakes lobbying over ethanol’s indirect impact

By Marianne Lavelle

When a farmer sows a field of corn in Iowa to meet the nation’s growing demand for the alternative fuel ethanol, is a corner of the Brazilia

Nearly one-third of U.S. cars won't be ready for 2013 switch to anti-pollution technology

By Evan Bush

EPA aims to drop anti-pollution gear on gasoline pumps in 2013
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FACT CHECK: Anti-Obama ad based on "unsound" industry-funded study

By FactCheck.Org

Obama attack ad based on chemical, oil-funded study with little scientific relevancy

Refinery bottleneck puts squeeze on gasoline supply

By The Center for Public Integrity

Refineries operate near full capacity in the summer, leaving the nation’s fuel supply chain vulnerable to disruption

FACT CHECK: Gingrich's predictions of rising gas prices not necessarily true

By FactCheck.Org

Former House Speaker's claims on rising cost of gasoline based on overly-stringent study
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FACT CHECK: More U.S. drilling didn't drop gas prices

By The Associated Press

AP looked at 36 years of gas prices, and found no reliable connection to level of domestic drilling

Detroit refinery expansion adds more Canadian crude, brings more worries

By Jim Morris and Chris Hamby

A conflict in Detroit symbolizes a larger national debate over oil company plans to step up refining of heavier, dirtier crude from Alberta.