GASOLINE ON ITS WAY TO FOUR BUCKS A GALLON
posted by UMRBlog @ 19:32
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Tuesday, May 01, 2007
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10 Comments:
72 dollars to fill er up the other day...
Ouch...
But, on the way to and from Columbia Mo there was a 16 cent difference than the local pub.
No doubt. Wake up everyone!! walk, ride a bike, hop on the city bus, how much will it take??
Vehicles are more needed in our rural spaced out area, but....cars are definitely overused within Quincy.
May 15th is national "don't pump gas" day. Lootie, Senor, Fire, Truth 101 , Ripper, Oracle, don't pump gas that day!
Americans will pay anything for gas and they know it. I have reduced my trips and do the errands all in a line,
0805,
If everybody did just that small thing, we'd reduce our consumption nearly ten percent. That's several bazillion gallons of crude, give or take an RV.
Just don't make any left turns off of Broadway.
TYFCB
Are we the same country that pays over $2.00 for coffee of frappa or whatever they call it now ? And with Starbucks coming, more, mucho grande more.
I understand why the complaints, but should we not complain about paying $2.00 for some coffee that costs about .10 to make ?
At least the gas gets you somewhere, the coffee-not so much.
Tony,
Excellent point and a great topic. We as a country are spoiled by low gas prices.
Gas is eight cents cheaper a gallon in Lewistown, by the way.
Not driving is a good idea, and we all need to take responsibility to do our best and do more walking, riding the bike, car-pooling, etc.
But when you rely on your car for your job, it's tough. I can't take a scooter to Fulton County.
Rodney,
Just use the closed circuit television feed for press only live in the courtroom and don't make the trip at all......Oh,....wait. Never Mind!
TYFCB
We are supposed to be progressing as a society - now we are asked to start riding bikes? This makes little sense to me. There is technology available now that could reduce energy costs significantly. There isn't a lack of technology there is a lack of courage. As for the idea that we are spoiled I don't buy that either. I know that people will continue to pay - the entire transportation system in the U.S. centers on the automobile. My concern is for the working men and women that now have less money in their pockets. The national politicians are married to the oil companies. There is no way significant legislation is going to be passed at the federal level. It is up to state and local governments to take the lead here. A guy in Pittsfield is using wind power to provide energy to his house. Another man in Hull, IL is turning cooking oil into fuel for his vehicle. If energy can be created in these circumstances why can't we collectively as a nation make authentic changes - changes that will allow Americans to maintain their standard of living? I am researching E85 now – there could be decisions made within local city government that encourages the use of E85 and other alternative uses of energy. The state of Virginia has mandated that all gasoline must be 10% ethanol. How does Illinois not have similar legislation? I know that ethanol is not the savior - it has proven to be useful in other areas of the world. Brazil is nearly 100% energy independent – Brazilian cars run on 100% ethanol made from sugarcane – it can be done. I have said several times that there must be a comprehensive energy policy that takes advantage of ALL resources – gasoline, ethanol, wind, solar, hydrogen, public transportation, and better vehicle technology. Let’s give new technologies a chance before we make the horse and buggy and bicycle our main modes of transportation.
Rocky Cola - I predict that that price of coffee is going to go down significantly in the next ten years. Developing countries around the world are producing coffee to stabilize their economic systems. This is being done in SE Asia in Vietnam and Laos, as well as, in African nations. The WTO has used successful situations in SE Asia as a model to develop the economies in African countries. This of course is not welcome in countries in Latin and South America that depend on the exportation of coffee. Moreover, the coffee bean is not indigenous to South America - it has been grown successfully in Africa for centuries. I guess this is a long-winded way of saying that the average price of coffee is going to go down, even at Starbucks.
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