If you want to change gas prices, you have to actually lower your consumption. Not buying gas for a day does not lower your consumption. The oil companies will honestly never even know. The buried tanks that gas stations have in effect are a huge buffer, and since consumption would increase immediately before and immediately after that day, most gas stations would likely order the same amount of gas. This is a stupid idea, and was likely only put out as an e-mail forwarding gimmick for stupid people, much like the "Bill Gates will give you $250,000 if you forward this e-mail. Stupid.
If you want to change gas prices, you better boycott for greater period....like six months. Oh yeah, get at least 40% of the rest of the driving world to do the same thing. Another effect would likely be that the world economy would collapse due to the lack of productivity, but that is another story.
Also, given China's drastic increase in use of raw materials, oil included, fuel prices aren't going to go down, not in our lifetimes. They are likely to get much, much higher, it is simple supply and demand. Unless a massive source of energy is developed to replace fossil fuels, we won't be driving as much as we do now in 30 or 40 years. There just isn't enough oil to keep up with the current rate of increase in demand.
You'll get much more accomplished in the future if you start with a reasonable, well thought out plan.
If you want to change gas prices, you better boycott for greater period....like six months. Oh yeah, get at least 40% of the rest of the driving world to do the same thing. Another effect would likely be that the world economy would collapse due to the lack of productivity, but that is another story.
Also, given China's drastic increase in use of raw materials, oil included, fuel prices aren't going to go down, not in our lifetimes. They are likely to get much, much higher, it is simple supply and demand. Unless a massive source of energy is developed to replace fossil fuels, we won't be driving as much as we do now in 30 or 40 years. There just isn't enough oil to keep up with the current rate of increase in demand.
You'll get much more accomplished in the future if you start with a reasonable, well thought out plan.