We haven?t had rate increase since 2002 and we have a huge need for fuel, especially gasoline. When gas goes up a penny, it costs the U.S. Post Office $8 million.

[Katrina, however, knocked out a substantial portion of the nation's petroleum infrastructure, especially refineries that produce gasoline, when gas supplies were already stretched thin.] The larger worry may not be Katrina itself, ... but if energy prices were to continue their sharp climb.

Natural gas is a better transportation fuel than gasoline, so if that's the case, it's cheaper, it's cleaner and it's a domestic resource.

When the price of gas goes up, they pay more. When the price of gas goes down, they pay less.

We're looking at a 30 percent increase by FPL this year. That's huge when you're looking at your bill being $3.8 million this year.

There is definitely more interest in fuel-efficient cars like hybrids. When the price of gas is high, everyone is interested.