You may be thinking that compared to all states in the country, New York State and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania would rank high as far as the states with the highest energy costs. But are they?
The public is invited to a gas lease forum at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the United Church of Christ on West Main Street in Norwich.
Mina Takahashi, an organic farmer from Oxford, says she knows from experience that landowners should be aware of the implications of signing a gas lease.
U.S. Gas prices have hit a four-month high with 32 straight days of increases at the pump bringing misery to spring breakers and job hunters.
The Automobile Association of America said Monday that the national average for a gallon of regular is $3.73 and is 43 cents more than a month ago. Prices top $4 per gallon in California and Hawaii.
A combination of high crude prices, refinery shutdowns, and early speculation has sent gas prices soaring to seasonal highs earlier than usual this year and with no signs of prices at the pump falling until spring, according to recent estimates.