Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2011. Families across the country are now planning their summer vacations, eager for this weekend’s Memorial Day kickoff of the spring and summer driving season, but on this coming three-day weekend, rising prices at the pump will be hard to miss. Today, the Center for American Progress released “Not Again: The Summer Vacation Gas Price Roller Coaster on the Move Again,” by Christian Weller and “Memorial Day Driving by the Numbers: Speculation Drives Up Pump Prices for Families,” by Daniel J. Weiss, to discuss how energy price volatility affects the American consumer and why the price of regular gasoline is soaring.
