Gas Stations

Paralympic Gold Medalist Struggles at the Gas Station

Patrick Hughes, Jr. | Posted 05.30.2012

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By every standard, Linda is an accomplished person. And yet... like 15 million other Americans with disabilities, Linda finds it to be a challenge every time she gets gas at the pump.

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Here's How Gas Stations Are Actually Losing

Slate | Matthew Yglesias | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Price of Gas, High Gas Prices, Gas Prices, Gas Stations, Gas Station, Combos, Money News

It turns out that gas stations don't actually make much money selling gasoline, since it's an undifferentiated commodity sold in a competitive market....

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Why The Spring Season Means High Gas Prices

AP | JONATHAN FAHEY | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Refineries, High Gas Prices, Gas Prices, Gas Consumption, Spring, Gas Stations, Fuel Prices, Consumer Spending, Ap, Video, Business News

NEW YORK (AP) — Ahh, spring. The days get longer, flowers bloom, and gasoline gets more expensive. It's a galling time for drivers, a...

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Obama: There's No 'Silver Bullet' To Stop Gas Price Hikes

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, High Gas Prices, Video, High Oil Prices, Business News, Oil Prices, Gas Stations, Obama on Gas Prices, Barack Obama, Cost at the Pump, Business News

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says higher auto mileage standards set under his administration and better cars built by a resurgent U.S. au...

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Will Wawa Expand To D.C.?

The Huffington Post | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Sheetz, Video, Wawa D.C. Expansion, Wawa, Peter Gilligan, Convenience Stores, Gas Stations, Wawa vs. Sheetz, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Could Wawa, the beloved Pennsylvania-based gas station and convenience store chain known for its touchscreen-menu sandwich ordering syst...

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Structure Americana (PHOTOS)

Jade Doskow | Posted 12.31.2011

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Really Full-Service Gas Station Offers Live Music, Sushi Bar & Massage

Mark C. Miller | Posted 10.21.2011

Read More: Gas Prices, Sushi, Gas Stations, Gas Station, Massage, Comedy News

"The music's fantastic, the massage is so relaxing, and the sushi kicks butt. Who would have thought that filling the car up with gas would be the high point of my day!"

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Oil Companies Investigated For Possible Market Manipulation

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 08.21.2011

Read More: Energy, Gas Prices, Markets, Gasoline, Gas Stations, Regulation, Federal Trade Commission, Investigation, Energy Markets, Oil Companies, Energy News, Oil, Oil Prices, Business News, Ethanol, Oil Refineries, Business News

This would help to explain those high gas prices. Late Monday, federal regulators announced an investigation into whether oil companies and refine...

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Woman Marries Just to Get Gas for Her Car

Mark C. Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Marriage, Gas Stations, Gasoline, Weddings, Comedy News

Scuber has made his peace with the fact that it wasn't love that motivated Rose to marry him.

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BP Stations Split Over Changing Name

AP | HARRY R. WEBER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW ORLEANS — BP gas station owners across the country are divided over whether the oil giant stained by its handling of the Gulf spill should r...

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To BP: the meter's running - you spill it, you buy it

Rep. Chellie Pingree | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sorry, your browser doesn't support iframes :( But you can view the widget here. Seeing the picture spreading on the Internet of a sign at a BP gas s...

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BP Offers Gas Stations At Least $50 Million To Compensate For Loss

AP | HARRY R. WEBER | Posted 05.25.2011

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HOUSTON — Gas could become cheaper at some BP pumps after the oil company agreed to measures meant to help distributors and station owners offse...

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BP Oil Spill Protest At Gas Station In New York City (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bp, Response, New York, Oil Spill, New York City, Gulf Coast Oil Spill, Protests, Deepwater Horizon, Gas Stations, Soho, Cleanup, Wildlife, Video, New York News

Protesters in New York City descended on a BP gas station in SoHo on Friday and demanded a boycott of the oil company. The group condemned BP for its...

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Awash In Profits, Exxon Extracting Every Penny From Its Franchisees

Washington Post | Steven Mufson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gas Prices, Exxon, Exxon Mobil, Exxon Profits, Gas Stations, Exxon Franchise, Business News

Every time Sohaila Rezazadeh rings up a sale at her Exxon station on Chain Bridge Road in Oakton, her cash register sends the information to Exxon Mob...

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