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Independant Gas Station Owners Struggling.

Posted by Timothy Haves on Apr 9, 2012 in Blog | Comments Off The pain at the pump is hitting not only consumers but also the owners of America’s roughly 110,000 independent gas stations. U.S. gas consumption is estimated to be at an 11-year-low, at around 8.4 million barrels a day, down 4.3% from a year ago. In the face of sharply declining demand for gas, Robert Fisher of Phoenix said it’s increasingly difficult for him to make a...
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Reasons Why Gasoline Prices are so High

Posted by Timothy Haves on Mar 7, 2012 in Blog | Comments Off By. Richard Heinberg Source: Post Carbon Here in northern California gasoline is now retailing for $4.20 a gallon. Prices haven’t been this high since mid-2008. Forecasts for $5 per gallon gas in the US this summer are now commonplace. What’s driving prices up? Most analysts focus mostly on two factors: worries about Iran and increased demand from a perceived global economic recovery....
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National Gas Price Weekly Average Is $3.79

Posted by Timothy Haves on Mar 6, 2012 in Blog | 1 comment WASHINGTON — Gas prices continue to move upward, settling at an average price of $3.79 a gallon, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Monday. Some consumers have been paying more than $4 a gallon for weeks. This week’s average price for regular gas was up 27 cents from a year ago, and up 7 cents from last week. GasBuddy, which provides local prices online and through...
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NACS Webinar Prepares C-store Owners for New ADA Regulations

Posted by Timothy Haves on Mar 2, 2012 in Blog | Comments Off ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The calendar is counting down to the date when updated Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations go into effect. On March 15, convenience store owners will face more than 450 changes in the law, according to today’s NACS webinar, “Preparing for the New ADA Regulations,” presented by Brad Gaskins and Larry McIntosh of the McIntosh Group LLC. The...
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Judge Blocks Graphic Cigarette Warning Labels

Posted by Timothy Haves on Mar 1, 2012 in Blog | Comments Off Rules that federal mandate violates free speech rights WASHINGTON — A judge has blocked a federal requirement that would have forced U.S. tobacco companies to put large graphic images on their cigarette packages later this year to show the dangers of smoking and encouraging smokers to quit lighting up, reported the Associated Press. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon in Washington ruled that...
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WPMA Convention: Las Vegas!

Posted by Timothy Haves on Feb 29, 2012 in Blog | Comments Off Some of our Gas Men attended the Western Petroleum Marketers Association (WPMA) convention in Las Vegas the week before last! Above are the high quality iPhone shots that the team brought back to Orange County....
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