As everyone and their uncle probably knows by now, gas prices are incredibly high and it is impossible for people to keep up with them. While we can see the number getting higher, many people blame the president or other factors for this spike, despite their lack of knowledge on the subject. People like Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, have fallen under the trap of blaming the president as well, showing that this misinterpretation of the real problem is spread all over the country. In reality, if we want to blame anyone, we have to blame oil companies and Russia. Because of Russia’s decision to invade Ukraine, the UN placed sanctions on the country’s imports and exports, meaning that other countries could not and still cannot buy and sell from Russia. Since Russia is the world’s second largest oil producer, banning them from selling oil would increase the prices everywhere. On top of this, US oil companies are not drilling for oil due to them being scared. They do not want to spend money and resources on drilling because of the new green energy initiative that the US is trying to adopt. In my opinion, while the US is definitely trying to switch to green energy, there are simply not enough energy options that do not require gas, and until then the population will continue to use gas, so it would seem like drilling could still be profitable, especially at the prices that gas is at now. While I do think that eventually the world will switch to green energy and non oil based energy, that time is a long time away, and right now oil is one of the most important commodities in the world, so it is important that people know what drives the prices up and down.