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Position: can geospatial technology shrink my gas bill?
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GEO World
- Article date:
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June 1, 2008
- Author:
- Danielson, Todd
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As I'm writing this column, oil is selling for nearly $120 per barrel, and the national average for a gallon of gasoline is $3.60. Unfortunately, these numbers might seem desirable by the time this column is printed.
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Consumers can't escape these high prices, and they can't avoid the effects they're having on the general economy. A consumer confidence survey recently released by the Conference Board dropped to its lowest point since March 2003, at the start of the invasion of Iraq.
I realize that this isn't news to anyone--high gas prices are plastered on the evening news and the topic of much political debate. A recent poll of Americans ...