Gas war - Bring down prices

[JohnDoe]

quote:
"Good program though it pissed me off that CNN is intentionally trying to frighten people."


I agree. I started to watch it, but I think they went a little overboard with the fake "scenarios" and the "world-is-gonna-end" approach.

I also got tired of what seemed to be 3 minutes of program, then 10 minutes of commercials......




V-1's post perfectly illustrates what I was talking about in reducing the national speed limit. Something as simple as that would result in real fuel savings and wouldn't kill the economy. Yet it was left out of our fearless leader's supposed attempt at energy reform with his bill. Guess we have seen where his true priorites are with the billions in tax breaks for oil companies.

 

[jetflyer]

John Doe,

I personally as you know think the oil problem will get worse than now in the future.

I think they're saving the "Change the Speed Limit" option till there are real shortages that develop like what might happen when we go to war with Iran.

Jet

 

[BenderGonzales]

Why wait? Lower the speed limit today and have an impact on the oil-companies bottom lines tomorrow.

 

[Smacktard]

If we didn't want to see $70/barrel and $3/gallon, maybe we shouldn't have elected an oil-man president. I for one find it hard to believe that the prices we are seeing are simply a result of supply and demand. They are the result of an industry with high barriers to entry taking advantage of an economy that is reliant on their product, knowing they have many friends in DC who will turn a blind eye.

We'd be better of with another horny lawyer.

Or we shouldn't have voted in all the Democrats over the past 30 years that pandered to the environmentalists and restricted our ability to serve our own energy needs.

 

[matt7723]

Or we shouldn't have voted in all the Democrats over the past 30 years that pandered to the environmentalists and restricted our ability to serve our own energy needs.

You really think ANWR is gonna save your ass? Do you realize how wasteful we are? Do you realize how no amount of drilling will help us become energy independent? Do some research before making such stupid posts.

 

[414Flyer]

You really think ANWR is gonna save your ass? Do you realize how wasteful we are? Do you realize how no amount of drilling will help us become energy independent? Do some research before making such stupid posts.

So should we just give up all petroleum exploration then? No one is saying ANWR will make us independent, but its a huge field for US petroleum production. if ANWR is too small, then what is the proper size in order to extract petroleum?

 

[flyer172r]

Times ahead will be difficult, but I'm pretty sure we'll survive, even though we'll have to give up our SUVs. Why anyone would buy one now I don't understand. I did see today that Congress has authorized the Dept. of Energy to increase fuel efficiency standards. It's a start, I just hope it's not too late.

Interesting article: http://www.earth-policy.org/Updates/Update43.html