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| 03-17-04
| The Heavy Equipment Guy
Posted on 03/17/2004 2:08:40 PM PST by backhoe
This seems like this could be our ace in the hole...
4 DOLLARS A GALLON FOR GAS BY ELECTION DAY - BREAKING ON DRUDGE RADIO
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I've been saying for years the way to revive and restore the economy ( and it would have headed off these oil price problems as well ) was to-
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
Wow- just in time for $3 a gallon gasoline...
Don't forget the knee-jerk reaction of all left wing liberals when it comes to energy--
First, they just lie. They always lie. They start every single argument with lies. They paint ANWR as some pristine wildlife refuge where all of our cute furry animals are sitting in green fields frolicking with each other.
Second, their history of bad predictions that never panned out are never brought up. All of this garbage was brought up decades ago with drilling in Purdhome Bay and the pipeline.
Third, the left demands energy independence but can't get their brains out of the toilet long enough to realize what it will take to do so. They won't allow nuclear, coal digging, oil drilling, offshore rigs, etc. But they instead throw out more decade old arguments about solar power and wind power (unless those windmills are off the coast of Martha's Vineyard and ruin a liberals view).
-more-
When I started driving in 1977 the price of regular was $ 0.58 per gallon.
God forbid we drill Alaska...
Most of the price of a gallon of gas is from taxes. But don't hold your breath waiting for any pol to suggest a cut. I heard three retail clerks talking the other day about how we should tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Like that would fix everything. Sheesh. People are so unbelievably clueless.
The $1.60 or so a gallon we are paying is about 80 cents gas and 80 cents tax. Europeans $4.00 a gallon is 80 cents gas and $3.20 tax.
Most of the price of a gallon of gas is from taxes. But don't hold your breath waiting for any pol to suggest a cut. I heard three retail clerks talking the other day about how we should tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Like that would fix everything. Sheesh. People are so unbelievably clueless.
More idiocy, from idiots:
Other ideas?
TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: backhoe; biodiesel; energyprices; ethanol; gasprices
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Unrest 'Could Double' Oil Price -- I'm not convinced it would require much actual oil release at all to pop this speculative bubble - after all, the bubble grew on fears, it can pop on fears as well.
141
posted on
06/27/2005 1:21:42 AM PDT
by
backhoe
To: backhoe
142
posted on
07/05/2005 12:55:36 AM PDT
by
backhoe
(Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the trackball into the Sunset...)
To: All
Oil Prices Inch Higher in Europe Trading -- Congress should quickly pass the Presidents energy bill, and quickly reduce our dependence on oil imports. The clean natural gas and coal resources of our western basins are unbelievable. At least $100 trillion dollars in natural gas, coal resources and oil reserves out there.
Activists Launch 'No Oil from ANWR' Campaign -- I don't think this will play well with the majority of Americans.
The price of gas in GA is now $2.20. We are supposedly one of the cheapest states for gasoline.
Now tell me you want to stop the US from finding new sources of energy...
143
posted on
07/05/2005 1:49:50 AM PDT
by
backhoe
(Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the trackball into the Sunset...)
To: All
The Fun Effects of $3 Jet Fuel -- Thanks to "environmentalist" tree-huggers whose real intent is to have us all live in nice, clean, non-polluting caves, (instead of driving cars and having a high standard of living) the US hasn't built a refinery in 30 years. The system is at capacity...
144
posted on
07/05/2005 12:02:12 PM PDT
by
backhoe
(Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the trackball into the Sunset...)
To: All
145
posted on
07/11/2005 11:46:43 PM PDT
by
backhoe
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To: All
2/3rds of the Earth's oil reserves are not in oil wells, they are in oil sands in Alberta and Venezuela, and in oil shale in the Western US (the US has 75% of worldwide oil shale deposits). Extracting the oil from these solid deposits does not make economic sense at the present because it requires too much energy to make it worthwhile. However, with improving technology and the availability of safer nuclear power (coupled with the increasing price of oil), it's becoming more and more likely these oil deposits will be utilized in the near future.
146
posted on
08/06/2005 3:19:53 AM PDT
by
backhoe
(Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the trackball into the Sunset...)
To: All
Now, there are tough times, and it is stressful and painful, and there are immediate steps people could take like getting rid of some of those taxes, but they won't do it.
147
posted on
08/06/2005 12:15:49 PM PDT
by
backhoe
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148
posted on
08/07/2005 1:59:54 PM PDT
by
backhoe
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149
posted on
08/08/2005 10:06:17 AM PDT
by
backhoe
(Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the trakball into the Dawn of Information...)
To: All
Oil rises near $64; gasoline hits record high -- We should have
begun this/these initiatives 10 years ago. The libs have prevented these actions.
It takes about 7 years from exploration for gas into the tank. Our refining capacity is at the limit. Few people seem to understand the supply chain. Every time we hear people panic and say "drill now," my wife laughs (she worked for Texaco's refining and manufacturing division in Corporate).
She remarks that folks who make these statements seem to think that getting petroleum to market is like flipping a light switch.
The real answer to our oil problems is to ignore the enviro wackos and start exploring and pumping like never before. Start drilling the gulf. Start drilling off California. Start drilling ANWAR. Start drilling the Atlantic side of Florida. And build Nuclear Reactors...
150
posted on
08/08/2005 10:58:14 AM PDT
by
backhoe
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151
posted on
08/09/2005 5:49:08 AM PDT
by
backhoe
(Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the trackball into the Sunset...)
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How much new U.S. oil? Not a lot -- Having lived in Louisiana and seen the economic boom oil is and really how well they manage the environmental issues I wish others could see it for what it could be.
152
posted on
08/09/2005 4:55:59 PM PDT
by
backhoe
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To: backhoe
I am doing my part by driving the old Caprice instead of that Toyota gas hog.
153
posted on
08/09/2005 4:58:07 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Withdraw from the 1967 UN Outer Space Treaty and open the Land Office)
To: RightWhale
I am doing my part by driving the old Caprice instead of that Toyota gas hog.V-8?
154
posted on
08/09/2005 5:07:51 PM PDT
by
backhoe
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To: backhoe
V-6. It gets nearly twice the gas mileage. Rides very comfortably although the handling isn't as sharp.
155
posted on
08/09/2005 5:12:34 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Withdraw from the 1967 UN Outer Space Treaty and open the Land Office)
To: All
156
posted on
08/10/2005 1:22:56 AM PDT
by
backhoe
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To: backhoe
A gallon of milk is $3.89. Sure glad my SUV doesn't run on milk. LOL
157
posted on
08/10/2005 5:28:25 AM PDT
by
Carolinamom
(Life is a journey, not a destination.)
To: newgeezer
I bet they aren't complaining about 65 dollar oil in Europe. It's nice not being so dependent on foreign oil...I'll wager.
158
posted on
08/10/2005 5:51:50 AM PDT
by
biblewonk
(A house of cards built on Matt 16:18)
To: biblewonk
If they're not whining, it's only because they don't do 40-minute commutes in 13 MPG guzzlers.
159
posted on
08/10/2005 5:56:29 AM PDT
by
newgeezer
(Just my opinion, of course. Your mileage may vary.)
To: newgeezer
If they're not whining, it's only because they don't do 40-minute commutes in 13 MPG guzzlers. Soooo they don't DEPEND on having 4 gallons of gas each day just to get to and from work? Yup, pretty clever of them I'd say.
160
posted on
08/10/2005 6:21:31 AM PDT
by
biblewonk
(A house of cards built on Matt 16:18)
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