Midday

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Gas prices on the way up for summer
Gas prices are headed up. Analysts say we'll be paying upwards of $3 a gallon at the pump before Memorial Day. Will people start looking to electric cars, reaching for the ethanol and springing for the latest hybrids to save money?11:06 a.m.
Guests
Ken Keller: Director of the Charles Denny Center for Science, Technology and Public Policy at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute.
David Morris: Vice president of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.
Bruce Jones: Professor at the Center for Automotive Research at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
More from MPR
Auto show features more fuel-efficient cars (03/20/2006)
Brazil of the Midwest? (03/20/2006)
Gas prices influencing Minnesota drivers, policymakers (09/29/2005)
Pawlenty pumps ethanol (09/26/2005)
What ever happened to John Walker Lindh?
John Walker Lindh, the so-called "American Taliban," is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence in southern California. But his father, Frank Lindh, has asked President Bush to commute his sentence.12:06 p.m.
Guests
Frank Lindh: Father of John Walker Lindh, in a January speech at the Commonwealth Club of California.