With surveys showing American teens trailing their international counterparts in geographic literacy, it's great to see students like Francis excelling in travel and geographic competitions. Francis will compete with some of the nation's brightest students during the national finals in Orlando.
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Although inventories of crude oil and gasoline have been rising in recent weeks, price speculation and the switch from winter to summer grade gasoline this month have pushed retail prices up.Rose Rougeau
Crude oil prices that continued to stay below 65 a barrel this week, fueled by the warmer than normal winter weather across the U.S., have helped drive retail gasoline prices slightly lower. It remains to be seen however, if these relatively modest declines in retail gasoline prices will continue with the geo-political concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions.
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For the past month, gasoline prices have fallen as inventories of gas and crude oil continued to show a healthy surplus compared to last year. Motorists can expect to see relative price stability for the next couple of weeks.
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What I'm hearing is that more and more we are topping the 3 a gallon mark in Texas.
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It's also another indication why it's so important for parents to limit teens from being exposed to dangerous driving conditions and also to manage their driving experience.
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The jump in retail gas prices is partly due to the seasonal production switch from winter to summer grade gasoline, which usually brings higher prices as output is temporarily reduced. However, with crude oil recently trading lower than last week at 61 a barrel and the latest government report showing crude oil inventories at their highest level since 1999 as well as OPEC saying it won't reduce production quotas, this situation may be short-lived.
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