[backhoe]

My Vest Pocket solution?

1- drill for gas & oil like crazy- onshore, offshore, and in Alaska 2- go nuclear for power 3- convert stationary plants to clean coal technology 4- slash taxes and regulations like crazy

[TopQuark]

Why don't you stop panicking and solve problems that exist.

[AdamSelene235]

Oil prices aren't rising. The dollar is falling. Relative to the price of a basket of other commodities such as copper, gold, steel, etc, oil prices are pretty much constant.

[mrsmith]

Good solutions all.

I was looking through the FR archives and every March we're bombarded with "I'm shocked at high gas prices" threads when the summer reformulating starts.
I guess we always will be as long as drilling and nukes etc. are banned.

[sheik yerbouty]

Form OFEC; The Organization of Food Exporting Countries..

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Quick! Buy Land!

The first time gas went up around 1979, the bankers printed huge ammounts of money to compensate. This gave us 21% inflation during the Carter years. Those with debts benifited from this as wages went up also!

[Steve_Seattle]

Someone on the radio was predicting $5/gallon by summertime. I wonder if OPEC would do that to undermine Bush's re-election..

[RightWhale]

There's an ANWR story today at http://www.news-miner.com/Stories/0,1413,113~7244~2023062,00.html

[Eva]

A major problem is that we no longer have a single totally US oil company.

Thanks for the links, as usual. You do a good job.

[DaiHuy]

It's already nearly $2.00 a gallon in the Phoenix area, $1.93 is the lowest I have seen it here. That is for regular unleaded, it is over $2.00 for premium

[jwalsh07]

[JTG]

Suggestion.

Buy more fuel efficient cars, people.

If you want to buy a gas hog, then that's your choice, and you can pay the $3 price at the pump.

Me, I'm glad I don't have a vehicle like that.

If you want a fuel efficient car, check out a Honda hybrid, or even better, the 2004 Toyota Priuses. They are hard to get, but man are they nice. You can get close to 60 miles to the gallon in the city, and 50 on the highway, if I remember correctly. With gas prices this expensive, it's a relief.

[Sabatier]

At the end of the day when I'm tired and just want to read something interesting I appreciate it a great deal when someone gathers and posts links on an interesting topic.
So thanks:)

[Coleus]

My Vest Pocket solution?
1- drill for gas & oil like crazy- onshore, offshore, and in Alaska 2- go nuclear for power 3- convert stationary plants to clean coal technology 4- slash taxes and regulations like crazy>>>

I agree, especially with the Nuclear Power issue, it's the most efficient and cost effective.

If Bush wants to win the election, he must lower gas prices, cut spending and slash the budget, and make sure Al Qaeda does not bomb any rail lines, here and abroad, or anything else the months before November. They made sure the socialis was elected in Spain by using that terrorist act to hate the present president. Oh, and catching Osama will help too.

[A. Pole]

3- convert stationary plants to clean coal technology 4- slash taxes and regulations like crazy

The 4 makes the 3 superfluous as you will be able to go dirty like crazy.

[backhoe]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1100601/posts
Oil prices rise to 13-year high, threaten economy
The Washington Times ^ | March 18, 2004 | Patrice Hill

[backhoe]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1100928/posts
The New Reason For Pain at the Pump
Tech Central Station ^ | 03/19/2004 | Ben Lieberman

[backhoe]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1101367/posts
Gas at $2? How About $3.78 (1979) or $10 (1920)?
Bloomberg Terminal | March 19 | Thomas R. Keene

[backhoe]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1102323/posts
Oil Price Soars to $38 on Global Security Issues, Algeria Says
bloomberg ^ | March 21, 2004 | Sean Evers
On the upside, at $38 a LOT of oil wells in Texas and Oklahoma can start pumping again.

[backhoe]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1102359/posts
Gas Prices Too High? Well, E85 ethanol blend is 40 cents cheaper
GF Herald ^ | Mar. 21, 2004 | Lisa Davis

[backhoe]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1103919/posts
Coal trend should spur new technology
The Missoulian ^ | Tuesday, March 23, 2004 | editorial