The Benefits Of High Gasoline Prices

Though higher gasoline prices can strain your budget, they also promote greater energy efficiency, increased production, more alternative fuels and less dependence on foreign oil.

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May 22, 2001, 6:00 AM PDT

By Christian Madera @http://www.twitter.com/cpmadera

"Short-term pain at the pumps today will lead to long-term improvements in efficiency, new markets for alternative energy and the welcome extinction of the four-wheeled, gas-guzzling dinosaur." That's the thinking of Charley Blaine, who writes why he likes $2 gasoline.

Thanks to Christian Peralta

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