Mar 31, 2011 2:30 pm69 views
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Rising gas prices are making front-page news across the country again, with the price at the pump above $4 per gallon in some areas as the summer driving season revs up. Although consumers may be pained to hear that prices seem headed back to levels not seen since the summer of 2008, they can take comfort knowing that, adjusted for inflation, the real price of a gallon of gas has barely budged over the past five decades, according to research by a University of Illinois energy policy expert.