Drivers around Atlanta have undoubtedly noticed rising gas prices over the past few weeks. Georgiagasprices.com reports that the average price of regular unleaded gasoline in Georgia is $3.428, just below the national average of $3.487. Georgia’s average price has risen 42 cents per gallon in the past month and 78 cents in the past year. This is an even sharper increase than the national average which is up 36 cents in the past month and 74 cents in the past year.
Part of the reason for the increase in gasoline prices is undoubtedly the unrest in the Middle East. Whenever there is political instability in oil-producing regions of the world, which is fairly often, the price of oil tends to rise. This, in turn, causes the price of gasoline and other items made from oil to rise. The problem is compounded by the Obama Administration’s attempts to stop new domestic oil exploration and the EPA’s new carbon regulations.
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