Report Ranks States Most Vulnerable to Rising Gas Prices - YubaNet

A report released by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) ranks, for the first time, states based on their vulnerability to high gas prices and on policies that protect consumers and the environment and reduce vulnerability to oil price increases. Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming are the states doing the least to reduce their oil dependence. The report outlines solutions to end oil dependence and protect citizens from increases in gas prices, and which states have adopted such policies. Policies that encourage clean cars, clean fuels, smart growth planning and development, and public transit are making some states less vulnerable to increases in gas prices. read more

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