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Originally Posted by afterhours
from ap
"Seasonal factors are also sending pump prices higher. Gas usually costs more in the late spring and summer because refiners have to make more expensive blends of gasoline to meet clean air rules and because the summer driving season boosts demand."
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Prices fell about 50 cents a gallon from late spring through mid-summer, so they can junk that excuse.
The smoke hadn't cleared from that refinery fire outside Oakland before the price at the pump shot up 10-12 cents a gallon earlier this week.