One more day that I've survived. Another night alone. Pay no mind I'm doing fine. I'm breathing on my own. I'm here. And I'm on the mend. I'm here. And I'm on the mend my friend.
And thereâs more than one gas station in the United States as well. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 114,533 gas stations in the U.S. at the end of 2012, the last year for which data is available. The actual number of gas stations in the United States is a little difficult to pin down. According to the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), of the countryâs 151,282 convenience stores at the end of 2013, 121,658 sell fuel, a year-over-year increase of 2.7%.
Fracking is already underway in 17 states, with more than 80,000 wells drilled or permitted since 2005. Moreover, the oil and gas industry is aggressively seeking to expand fracking to new statesâfrom New York to California to North Carolinaâand to areas that provide drinking water to millions of Americans.