Gas prices increase

Gas prices increase

CAMARILLO, Calif.

After nine weeks of falling gas prices, the average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline is up 3 cents over the past two weeks.

The Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday says the price of a gallon of regular is $3.25. Midgrade costs an average of $3.44 per gallon, and premium is $3.59.

Vt. mulls dropping oil stocks from funds

MONTPELIER, Vt.

To Sen. Anthony Pollina, it makes sense that if Vermont wants to strike a blow against climate change, it should have its pension funds divest from oil, coal and other fossil- fuel companies.

To state Treasurer Beth Pearce, the best course is for Vermont to stay invested in those companies, to “keep its seat at the table and push for change from within.”

It’s a debate prompted by bills pending in the state House and Senate that would have Vermont’s public-employee pension funds — those covering state employees, teachers and municipal employees — sell off their investments in “any company which has as a principal business the extraction, production, or manufacture of fossil fuels.”

Associated Press