Gas Prices Across the Country
December 22, 2007
The new legislation to input ethanol comes from environmental standards
that have been in place in some parts of the country for several years.
In some areas, gasoline was required to meet higher environmental
standards in order to reduce the amount of smog created by burning
gasoline. Producing this cleaner-burning gasoline caused problems in
refining, distribution and storage, which increases the cost of gas.
“The result of this targeted approach to air quality has been to create
gasoline market islands,” John Cook, director of the petroleum
division of the DOE’s Energy Information Administration, said before
the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce on
May 15, 2001.
Cook pointed at California and the Chicago and Milwaukee areas as primary examples of gasoline-market islands.
The clean-burning requirements in each of these areas are unique to
that individual area, and only a few refineries can produce the
specialized products. High demand, a supply problem at a refinery or a
problem with a pipeline can cause pricing in these areas to surge.
In California, the state government has set its own
reformulated gasoline rules that are stricter than the federally
mandated clean-gas laws. This is why Californians pay a higher price
for cleaner fuels — this, plus a local sales-and-use tax of 20
percent, an 18.4-cent-per-gallon federal excise tax and an
18-cent-per-gallon state excise tax. California’s distance from the
refineries located near the Gulf of Mexico can also add to the cost of
gasoline if it chooses to obtain gas supplies from those refineries.
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Photo courtesy Phillips Petroleum Company |
The other area where prices can far exceed the U.S. national average is the Midwest.
In 1999, the Midwest region became subject to new reformulated gasoline
rules. The Midwest uses a special gasoline that is produced using
ethanol instead of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE). Ethanol
is used in the Midwest because of the region’s abundance of corn, which
is the main raw material used to make ethanol. Few refineries outside
the region produce this type of reformulated gasoline, which means
there may often be a limited supply of the product. This is the same
problem resulting from the nationwide call for ethanol brought in the
spring of 2007.
Crude oil inventories have the single biggest effect on gas
prices, and the United States depends heavily on foreign oil supplies.
In January 2006, the United States imported over 9.1 million barrels
per day [Source: EIA].
We’ll look at exactly where that crude oil comes from next.
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Fuel Freedom International is coming to Singapore by end of 2007 !
December 10, 2007
Fuel Freedom International is coming to Singapore by end of this years 2007,who interested to build this great business before the official launch in Singapore Contact me
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Fuel Freedom International in the St Petersburg Times
December 8, 2007
Source: St. Petersburg Times
The pitch: Pop a pill in the fuel tank and save money.With gas prices creeping back up and everyone is trying to find an agreement, thousands are searching for answers to all the woes of fuel in a pill.
They ‘re called Miles Per Gallon Caplets or MPG Caps, produced by the company Altamonte Springs Fuel Freedom International, which has just completed its annual conference Sunday in Orlando. The caplet supposedly increases of a vehicle ‘energy efficiency while reducing emissions.
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum survey on the freedom of fuel in response to dozens of complaints his office has received around the state, the nation and the world.”
Randy Ray, president of Fuel Freedom, said in a statement: “FFI has been working with the Florida Attorney General to ensure they have all the information they need. We applaud the AG’s desire to protect consumers and are confident that they, like our hundreds of thousands of satisfied customers around the world, will see the value of using MPG-CAPS to lower emissions and save fuel.”
Through public relations firm Levic Communications, a Washington, D.C., company that specializes in managing crises in the media, Fuel Freedom says all Better Business Bureau complaints have been resolved. The company promises a 100 percent guarantee of its product or it will refund the consumer’s money. In addition, the company says tests of the product have proved its claims…
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FFi’s Global Vision Convention
December 5, 2007
All roads lead to London, United Kingdom
10th November, 2007
If you had to miss the Global Vision Convention in Orlando, Florida, now you have another great chance to experience some of the excitement and receive the important FFi updates and information such as the new Diamond Rank , new BMW Car Bonus and New Products in special presentations from John Doughty and Jessup Taylor!
Come learn from the Top Leaders in Europe,
Cliff Walker, Paul Harrison and Stuart Billington
as they give invaluable training on
how to successfully build your FFi Business!
Location:
Holiday Inn Heathrow
Sipson Way, Bath Road
West Drayton, Middlesex
London UB7 0DP, United Kingdom
Tel: 020 8990 0000
Click Here for more hotel information and map directions.
Time:
11:00 to 15:00
Distributor Cost:
FREE ENTRANCE and GIFT
for EVERYONE in attendance!
For more information please contact: Cliff Walker ~ cliff@cliffwalker.co.uk
To register for this event please visit: www.ffievents.co.uk
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Daily Summary
December 5, 2007
Well today i got a lot of work done..
I talked about FFI to atleast 3 people who seemed to like what i had to say.. They are all going to visit http://www.besecure.myffi.biz
and watch the FFI FLASH VIDEO!!
Also i am proud to announce that i have successfully opened a FFIFORUM
http://ffiforum.mlmhost.eu
You Can download a handy TOOLBAR here
OHH i almost forgot, ive had a new signup today, just by using the internet, meaning it is not somebody i have met before..
My sites seem to be working 
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How Fuel Freedom International MPG Cap Works Part 2 of 4
December 5, 2007
Part 2
Jack Cracklauer, chemical engineer, presents how the Fuel Freedom International MPG Cap and MPG Boost work in gasoline and diesel engines … alle » to increase miles per gallon. Jack has spent over 37 years analyzing, researching, and testing the ingredients that make up the MPG Cap product. He explains in detail what these products are and exactly how they work. Gas Savings Product, Diesel Savings Product, Gas Pill, Fuel Savings
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How Fuel Freedom International MPG Cap Works Part 3 and 4
December 5, 2007
Check out This video to understand how it works!!
Jack Cracklauer, chemical engineer, presents how the Fuel Freedom International MPG Cap and MPG Boost work in gasoline and diesel engines … alle » to increase miles per gallon. Jack has spent over 37 years analyzing, researching, and testing the ingredients that make up the MPG Cap product. He explains in detail what these products are and exactly how they work. Gas Savings Product, Diesel Savings Product, Gas Pill, Fuel Savings
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