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Gas Prices Are Down—and That's Bad

Investment in green is our only way out of crisis, writes Friedman

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 22, 2008 11:31 AM CDT

(Newser) – Gas prices are dropping at last, back down to an average of less than $3 a gallon for the first time in a year. That's good news for recession-fearing consumers, writes Thomas L. Friedman, but there's a downside: the push to drive less and make... Read full story »

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