Gas Prices

When the price of gas jumps like it has in the last week you tend to wonder what's the reason behind it.   It turns out that our 15-20 cent jump per gallon of gas could have to do with the Canadian Wildfires.

It's good news for holiday travelers.  A week ahead of Thanksgiving there are already some gas stations in Minnesota selling gas for under $2 a gallon.  Most of those are in the metro area.  Gas prices in Duluth & Superior are around 2.31 a gallon, and expected to continue to drop.

My wife and I were driving down the street the other day when we passed a couple of gas stations.  The price was down to 3.07.  My wife said, wow gas is really going down!  A short while later, I heard someone else refer to gas "getting cheap."  Wow.  We call $3 for a gallon of gas cheap?

Nowadays, perhaps more than ever, maximizing your car's gas mileage is vital—practically, economically and environmentally.

Nobody should have to choose between pants and gas or worse, food and gas.  However, with gas prices over four dollars a gallon it is becoming increasingly difficult to manage our budgets while keeping gas in our vehicles.  There is new legislation that may prevent this in the future.

This is getting ridiculous.  Gas prices have soared now to $4.39 a gallon in some parts of Duluth, and it can only be expected to keep climbing.  According to Minnesota Gas Prices, as of 11:25 am Friday, at least 3 stations raised the price to $4.39 a gallon for regular unleaded.

I've owned a motorcycle now for 10 years.  In the last few years with the gas prices soaring I've told myself every spring that I'm going to ride to work no matter what to save money on gas.   My truck gets 13 mpg in town, my bike gets 55+ mpg.  It's a no brainer, taking the bike.  Eventually, every year I get lazy and instead of taking the time to put on rain gear or warmer clothing, I hop in the

Gas prices in the twin ports are down to about $3.23 a gallon, which is roughly down 76 cents since September's high price of $3.99.  This is obviously a welcomed change as many people travel by car to spend the holidays with their family.  So that brings up the question:  How far do you travel for thanksgiving?  Take the poll and see how you compare to others locally.

While gas prices may be coming in a little bit after a four-month surge, they still stand at almost four dollars a gallon. According to a new survey from Harris Interactive of 2,451 adults, these unprecedentedly high prices are causing Americans to change their overall spending habits.

It's been a warmer than average spring, and that means that summer biodiesel blends are coming back to the pumps.  Did you know that there is a biodiesel headquarters right here in the Northland?

With the average price of gas approaching four dollars a gallon, the question becomes whether Americans are going to start to seriously changing their current driving habits and vacation plans, in light of this hike.

Remember the summer of 2008 when the highest gas prices on record occurred and the price for a gallon of fuel hit $4.11? Hate to break this to yah, but a warm winter and tensions in the Middle East have some analysts predicting current prices will top $4 by this spring — and could even climb as high as $6.50.