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PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

1-3 p.m.

 

1:00 – 1:30

OPEN

 

 

 

1:30 – 1:40

Gas Prices in LA

So gas prices have been going up … but a lot higher and a lot faster here in  LA than in the rest of the country - why is it about 50 cents more a gallon in the southland than in the rest of the land?

 

Guests:

NOT CONFIRMED

Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey

 

 

 

1:40 – 2:00

Blame the Speculators? Oil Futures Markets & Price Inflation

Every driver in Southern California has become an amateur analyst of commodities markets, as the futures price of a barrel of oil means more bad news on the way for prices at the gas pump.  We all know that demand of oil has jumped exponentially from developing countries like India and China, hence making oil scarcer on the world market and pushing up prices.  But is there a more obscure boogeyman that has worked, whether intentionally or not, to artificially inflate oil prices?  Speculation in crude oil investments has nearly doubled since 2000, and focus is turning to the role of energy speculators in those record high energy prices.  Can excessive speculation on oil futures be blamed and should Congress clamp down on the shadowy futures markets?

 

Guests:

Craig Pirrong, Global Energy Management Institute @ the University of Houston

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NOT CONFIRMED

Sen. Carl Levin

Fadel Gheit, oil & gas markets analyst for Oppenheimer & Co.

 

 

 

[NPR NEWS]

 

 

2:00 – 2:30

Two Wheels are Better than Four: Gas Prices Get LA Biking

With gas prices approaching $5 per gallon, more and more people are taking a second look at two-wheel transport. Even a Toyota Prius hybrid can't match a scooter for fuel efficiency, with some models approaching 100 mpg.  And think of all the people spending money on gas to drive to a spinning class? The logic of biking around town is now taking over too. Are you downsizing from four wheels to two? And if not, what's stopping you?

 

Guests:

Mike Frankovich, owner of Noho Scooters in North Hollywood

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• Has only a handful of Scooters left on the lot... everything is backlogged
• Lots of customers come in with old Scooters that were rusting in the garage
• He's feeling the pinch of gas prices personally

 

Dorothy Le, Planning and Policy Director, LA County Bike Coalition

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• Can talk about increased sales of bike
• More people at bike racks, more people calling the coalition for info... basically, every indication is more people are biking

 

Sue Carpenter, writes the "Throttle Jockey" column for the LA Times

IN STUDIO

 

 

 

2:30 – 3:00

OPEN

 

--
Michael Higby