What Accounts for the Spike in Gas Prices?

Gas prices rose another cent on Saturday to $3.96 a gallon nationwide. The high prices are already prompting thousands of SUV owners to try and dump their gas guzzlers. Andrew Leonard, who writes the “How the World Works” blog for Salon.com, talks with Guy Raz about all the things that affect prices at the pump.

Listen to it all from NPR.

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