gas prices
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Denver gas prices surge but diesel mix-up not to blame, expert says
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Denver gas prices surged 16.6 cents per gallon last week, but one expert said the public should not blame the hike on a recent diesel mix-up that damaged hundreds of vehicles and contaminated nearly 50 gas stations. “No, it has no impact on price,” Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy.com, told The…
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Shutdown of Suncor refinery doesn’t cool criticisms, even as motorists brace for sharp fuel hike
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A complete shutdown of Suncor’s Commerce City refinery for repairs after two fires and damage from extreme weather hasn’t mollified activists, who argue that the public health remains compromised and the plant should be permanently closed. Located in an industrial area on Brighton Boulevard, some 3 miles north of downtown Denver, Suncor said its refinery…
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Polis applauds Biden’s call to suspend federal gas tax: ‘I would dare anyone to oppose’
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Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday applauded President Joe Biden for urging the U.S. Congress to suspend the federal gas tax to fight record-high gas prices. Biden’s administration announced the call-to-action Wednesday, requesting that Congress suspend the federal gas tax for three months, through September. He also called on states to take similar action, such as…
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Report: Denver lodging bounces back, but lags behind national recovery
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Metro Denver’s hotels saw a strong first quarter, marching – slowly but surely – to pre-pandemic occupancy levels, according to an industry report from real estate giant CBRE. But the recovery remains behind the national average – largely because of the influx of all the newly-constructed, higher-priced hotel rooms that hit the Denver market in recent years.…
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Tourism outlook: Pent-up travel demand will boost visitor numbers in the Pikes Peak region
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Colorado Springs tourism leaders are optimistic that visitors will return to the Pikes Peak region in near-record numbers as the two-year-old COVID-19 pandemic fades from view. Officials believe Americans are ready to take vacations after two years of trying to avoid infection, and they are spending heavily to bring those visitors to the region. Visit…
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House Democrats OK bill to save Coloradans about $13 in gas, vehicle registrations
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Democrats in the state House passed a bill Monday to delay a gas fee and reduce a vehicle registration fee, saving the average Coloradan just under $13 by the end of 2023. The measure is a key plank of the Democratic majority, which earlier this year outlined an agenda to offer economic relief to Coloradans…
