Colorado ranks low on ‘oil vulnerability’
| August 12, 2009 | 12:03 PM
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A study from the National Resources Defense Council rates each state according to its “oil vulnerability,” a measurement of how much people are affected by fluctuations in the price of gas.
The most vulnerable state is Mississippi, where residents spend a little over 9 percent of their annual income on gas, or about $2,702 per year. The least vulnerable is Connecticut, with 3.24 percent, or $1,825 per year.
Colorado ranks fairly low on the list, with residents spending an average of 4.29 percent of their income, or about $1,817, per year on gas.
Of course, one idea seeing a renewed surge of Internet popularity this week could help you cut down that $1,817 per year: get paid to drive your car. Yes, by allowing a company to wrap your vehicle in a swaddle of advertising, you potentially can earn hundreds of dollars a month. That assumes, of course, that you spend enough time on the road — and enough time in prime locations — to make it worth an advertiser’s money. And they’ll probably track you with a GPS just to make sure you get in enough drive time.
So, burning more gas equals more income, which equals less oil vulnerability. I’m surprised OPEC didn’t come up with this idea first.
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