When it comes to high fuel prices do you feel helpless? Should we believe oil company's reasons for higher oil prices? OPEC...are they to blame? Are our elected officials doing everything possible to stop spiraling, out of control fuel and heating costs? Most consumers believe oil companies are gouging them, but what can consumers do about this? You'll find the answer to all these questions and more as Richard Clough-a former gas station owner and dealer-takes you on a guided tour through the hidden business practices of oil companies. In the process, Richard will debunk many of the oil companies' excuses for today's high fuel prices. Richard Clough is a former gas station owner who learned the secret inner workings of the oil industry first-hand. He was party to litigation against a major oil company. This book is the product of Richard Clough's painful business experiences-and the painstaking research that resulted in the settlement that was finally obtained. Government leaders, media, economic organizations, watchdog groups-and individual consumers-will all benefit from Richard's insights into what drives fuel prices higher and higher. It is the hope of the author that citizens from all walks of life will find themselves compelled to do their part to ensure that the United States is delivered from this unmitigated economic extortion.