Debunking gas myths

Chances are, you’ve recently received an e-mail about the rising prices of gasoline and what can be done to corral the record amount you’re shelling out each time you visit the pump. It comes off as a thoughtful, good idea and strikes at an issue you, no doubt, feel helpless against. Its solutions seem simple enough, and you probably feel, like many in your position, that it just might work if enough people follow through.

BOYCOTT BANTER

The e-mail urges you to boycott oil companies that get their gas from the Middle East, and while the message is high on rhetoric, it’s low on substance. The e...