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| What’s the real plan behind the Keystone XL pipeline?
ASK THIS | December 15, 2011
Why build a 1,700-mile pipeline when close-by destinations are at hand? Aside from posing serious environmental danger, might there be a negative economic impact? And what are the politics – why are the Republicans suddenly pushing the pipeline so hard?

In 1981, the U.S. had 324 refineries. In 2007, it had 149 | 10 tough questions on oil and gas prices
ASK THIS | May 05, 2008
For starters, Joseph Davis asks: Why is Congress so passive on the lack of refining capacity? What about probes into price manipulation? The House passed a bill on price gouging; who’s holding it up in the Senate?

The 2008 elections | Ask the candidates what they’d do about $3.50 or $4.00 gas prices
ASK THIS | November 26, 2007
There's no law that prices at the pump must keep soaring, it only seems that way. Peter Ashton puts his finger on the reasons for the severe spikes (more than 100 percent since Bush became president), has ideas on how to combat them, and offers questions for reporters to put to candidates.

Look for profit on investment, not sales | Stymied in reporting on gas prices? Try these questions
ASK THIS | May 31, 2007
Henry Banta: 'The shift of billions of dollars from average Americans to the shareholders and managers of oil companies is important news, as are the reasons behind it. This deserves far better coverage than it has gotten.'

$2.06 a gallon in Iowa | The closer the election, the lower the price of gas
ASK THIS | September 19, 2006
Gil Cranberg says this correlation should galvanize the press. He wants to know, among other things, whether prices are dropping in countries that don’t have upcoming elections.

Is there a solution? | Q&A on Bush's energy proposals
ASK THIS | April 27, 2006
Skyrocketing prices are seen, finally, as leading drivers to conserve some gas and reject SUVs. But no serious government action is expected until public outrage gets a good bit higher.

Money chasing money | 14 questions to get to the bottom of the gas price run-up
ASK THIS | April 27, 2006
Oil industry analyst Tom Kloza calls for better depth in reporting, casts doubt on gouging, and recommends some independent, reliable sources for reporters.

'Addicted to oil' | What if there are no gains from reducing Mid-East oil imports?
ASK THIS | February 08, 2006
Writers are skeptical that there would be any real benefits, doubt Bush’s motives and pose sharp questions for reporters to ask. What would work, they say, are higher gasoline taxes to restrain consumption.

'Addicted to oil' | What if there are no gains from reducing Mid-East oil imports?
ASK THIS | February 08, 2006
Writers are skeptical that there would be any real benefits, doubt Bush’s motives and pose sharp questions for reporters to ask. What would work, they say, are higher gasoline taxes to restrain consumption.

A matter of emphasis | Gas prices aren’t at a record high (yet) but health care costs are
ASK THIS | August 16, 2005
Increases at the pump make news because they are dramatic but only medical care prices are advancing far beyond the level of inflation, and they are doing so month after month. [Editor's note, Sept. 1: No longer true; gas prices are now at record levels.]

Gas prices | How the refiners are profiting from your pain
ASK THIS | May 05, 2005
Are reduced gasoline inventories a sign of efficiency – or a clever way to gouge consumers? Two industry experts ask some tough questions.

Gas prices | How the refiners are profiting from your pain
ASK THIS | May 05, 2005
Are reduced gasoline inventories a sign of efficiency – or a clever way to gouge consumers? Two industry experts ask some tough questions.

Follow the money | Taking a harder look at possible gasoline price-gouging
ASK THIS | April 19, 2005
The research director of Public Citizen's Energy Program says the press is too quick to conclude that price increases are simply due to supply and demand. Reporters, he says, aren't asking the right questions.

Gas prices | Where the pain is
ASK THIS | March 29, 2005
For some people, stratospheric gas prices are the biggest news story of the year. Here are a few questions that ought to be answered.