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New Report Ranks States Most Vulnerable to Rising Gas Prices, Offers Solutions for Relief

                   
alternative-energy-news.info
Jul 21, 2008
        
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Second Annual Report Ranks All 50 States for Vulnerability to High Oil Prices and Implementing Solutions WASHINGTON (July 22, 2008) – States that adopt laws promoting clean and efficient vehicles and investing in public transit are helping protect their citizens from high oil prices, according to a new report released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). The report highlights two critical areas related to our nation’s addiction to oil: vulnerability to high oil prices and implementation by states of alternatives and solutions. The oil vulnerability ranking is based on the average percentage of income that states’ drivers spend on gasoline. “This report shows that when oil prices go up, families in some states are hit much harder than others because they are paying a greater percentage of their income at the... [read full story]                    

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Jul 24, 2008
        

June costs put state ninth worst in U.S. People from Kentucky are spending more of their paychecks on gasoline than residents of all but eight states, according to a Courier-Journal analysis of data from the Oil Price...

                   

Delawareans spend less on gas than those in other states

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Jul 24, 2008
        

Study also shows state does little to ease burden at pump By JEFF MONTGOMERY • The News Journal • July 24, 2008 Delaware residents spend less of their incomes on gasoline than drivers in most states, and get less help from...

CO Ranked High in Using Less Oil

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Jul 23, 2008
        

Colorado is ranked high in the states becoming less dependent on oil, according to a study released by the Natural Resources Defense Council. In fact, it ranks ninth out of all fifty states; California ranks first and...

Report: Maine among the most vulnerable to gas prices

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Jul 23, 2008
        

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Report: Arizona a vulnerable state to rising gas prices

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Jul 23, 2008
        

Arizona ranks number 13 on a list of states most vulnerable to rising gas prices, according to a report released on Tuesday. The National Resources Defense Council report highlights two critical areas related to the nation’s...

Expert: Ariz. Drivers Spend More Cash On Gas

outside.in
Jul 23, 2008
        

PHOENIX -- Not many people pay more for gas than those in Arizona. Deron Lovaas with the National Resources Defense Council said Arizonans use 6 percent of their incomes on gas, ranking 13th on the national list. "This is based...

Gas costs take bigger slice of incomes in Ky., Ind.

courier-journal.com
Jul 23, 2008
        

Drivers in Kentucky and Indiana were being hit especially hard by rising fuel costs even before gasoline reached $4 a gallon, spending more of their income at the gas pump than most other states. Kentuckians spent about 6.7...

Study finds Hoosiers pay more for gas

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Jul 23, 2008
        

INDIANAPOLIS – Hoosier drivers spend nearly 6.5 percent of their income on gasoline and live in the seventh-most vulnerable state for rising gas prices, according to a study released Tuesday by the National Resources Defense...

                   

Report: Hawai'i drivers not as vulnerable to gas prices

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Jul 23, 2008
        

Posted on: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Report: Hawaii drivers not as vulnerable to gas prices A new study attempting to quantify motorists' vulnerability to higher gasoline prices shows Hawai'i drivers aren't that bad off compared...

                   

State ranked on gas-price vulnerability

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Jul 22, 2008
        

Wisconsin ranks in the middle of the pack in its vulnerability to high oil prices, a report conducted for the environmental group Natural Resources Defense Council found. Wisconsin ranked 32nd of the 50 states in terms of the...