Dept. of Trans. email reply on gas $

Loren Marino,

The following online document from the Department of Energy (DOE) discusses how gasoline prices are established, why they fluctuate, and why they differ according to region: http://www.eia.doe.gov/bookshelf/brochures/
gasolinepricesprimer/eia1_2005primerM.html

The DOE Energy and Price Trends web site is: http://www.energy.gov/pricestrends/index.htm

For additional information or guidance, your best course of action is to contact the DOE directly.

Contact information for the DOE can be found at: http://www.eia.doe.gov/contactus.html

To report gas price-gouging in your area, use the DOE's e-mail form at http://gaswatch.energy.gov/

You may also wish to contact your elected federal or state representatives.

For contact information, please see:

Elected Federal Representatives: http://thomas.loc.gov/home/legbranch/cis.html

Elected State Representatives: http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/stategov/stategov.html

Sincerely,

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