Oil prices affect more than just gasoline costs

June 27, 2008

 

Often overlooked by the public is the fact that many products used in our daily lives are derivatives of petroleum, other than gasoline.  The most common of these petro-products are plastics.  The NPR program, Day to Day, had an interesting audio piece on the effects of the skyrocketing costs of oil on the plastics industry and consumers.  Click here to listen.

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