Gas Prices on a Tethered See Saw The Energy secretary's inability to predict gas prices or guarantee safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz is less an embarrassment than a symptom of America's addiction to fossil fuels.
Chris Wright's dance around the futures market and his administration's half measures only serve as a reminder that we're still trapped in a cycle of high prices, geopolitics, and environmental degradation.
Gas prices have been a persistent sore point for Americans this year, especially with the midterms approaching.