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From: phl@drusd.UUCP (LavettePH)
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Subject: Re: Re:  Leaded vs. Unleaded?
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Date: Thu, 7-Mar-85 14:45:19 EST
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Why get upset at the EPA?  Dan Lundberg reported in his industry newsletter
and on PBS's "Nightly Business Report" that due to the declining market for
leaded gas the major distributors were going to stop selling it.  He predicted
that no major refinery would be producing leaded gasoline by late 1986 or early
1987 and it would then be made only by specialty firms for sale at $.50 to 
$.75 per gallon more than unleaded premium.

He made this forecast about four months ago.  He is usually pretty accurate.
He was right on the money with his price predictions resulting from the oil
glut this winter.  When he made that prediction last summer gas was selling
about $.30 a gallon more than it is now and he predicted a $.25+ drop.

If Lundberg is correct again leaded gas would have pretty much have vanished
from the neighborhood gas station in a year or so even if the EPA had done
nothing.

- Phil