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Into Thin Air
Just so you know, if gasoline prices are getting you down, don't blame the oil companies. In fact, blame environmentalists, and Congress. This is Spring Spike,™ as predictable as the dafodils each year. It occurs when the US gasoline supply chain must switch over to the Congressionally mandated summer formulation for several parts of the country.
Outside air temperatures affect how internal combustion engines run, and thus they affect engine emissions, and the longer, hotter days of summer tend to transform more of those emissions into pollution. Although reformulated gasoline (RFG) affects several aspects of emissions, the target emission the government is trying to lower is peak ozone. Here's a map showing the US counties that are required to use RFG:
Approximately 75 million Americans live in these counties.
So is it worth the extra 30¢ per gallon during spring and autumn spikes (not to mention the inflation it causes for other goods and services, and also the additional 8¢ per gallon that RFG costs) so these areas have less ozone in their air during the summer? I can't help but doubt it.
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