2008Aug14: Americans drove 12.2bn fewer miles in June compared to a year ago (a reduction of 4.7% to 250.2bn), according to the US government (UK Guardian, 2008). Gas prices in June averaged $4.10/gallon (ConsumerReports.org).
Reference: ConsumerReports.org http://blogs.consumerreports.org/cars/2008/06/gas-prices-4.html; UK Guardian. 2008. http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2008/aug/14/energy.energy
Image Description: Las Vegas. Photo by Jon Sullivan, 2003Aug03. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Las_vegas.jpg Image Permission: This image from PD Photo.org has been released into the public domain by its author and copyright holder, Jon Sullivan.
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