Daunted by the $4-plus cost for a gallon of gasoline, many Michigan motorists are asking one question: Why?
The answer is far from one word. It transcends the local pump, stretching from diplomats' hotel suites to gas stations in China to hedge-fund offices in New York City to U.S. environmental legislation to rejiggering refineries.
"There's more of a demand for that crude oil in the world market," said Nancy Cain, spokeswoman for AAA Michigan, which helps produce the organization's Daily Fuel Gauge Report.
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