[P-Marlowe]

I thought it was rather hilarious that Chuck Schumer went on TV yesterday and said that Bush should have released the reserves "months ago".

Well, if Bush had followed Schumer's advice two months ago, there would not be a petroleum reserve right now in the face of this crisis.

Naturally nobody asked him any follow up questions.

[wayoverontheright]

CONSERVATION.

I've got an idea, why don't we increase the conservation of this particular commodity by making its use less expensive....(CAFE). sarcasm-/>

[strange1]

from another source:

The disruptions caused by Katrina may make it harder for refiners to stockpile winter fuels in preparation for a fourth- quarter peak in demand.

There you have it, the reason/excuse for the price of gas and heating oil to stay high well into spring. Kind of a self fulfilling prophecy. The MSM has been saying all along that President Bush MUST tap the SOR, well now he has, and now what?

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

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[wallcrawlr]

LA recovery aid should include new money for additional refineries.

[CATravelAgent]

HAWAII IS AN OIL GLUTTON!!

Hawaii uses oil to generate a whopping 78 percent of the state's electricity, compared with just 3 percent nationwide. So everything the Bush plan says about diversifying from fossil fuels goes for us in spades.

Hawaii has no nuclear power plants. Nationwide, nuclear power supplies 20 percent of electricity generation, and the Bush plan calls for more. But the large size of nuclear power generators does not fit Hawaii's needs. Also, the state Constitution prohibits nuclear power.

Source: Honolulu Star Bulletin June 10, 2001

So how many barrels of oil does it take per day to run 78% of a state's power?

I hope that the voters over there make the connection between their rising electric rates and their liberal ecologically correct legislature.

[SunkenCiv]

Also, if every auto would burn just a gallon less per week (that means the driver of course)...

http://www.onlineconversion.com/volume.htm

42 gallon [US, liquid] = 1 barrel [US, petroleum]

2,000,000 barrel [US, petroleum] = 84,000,000 gallon [US, liquid]

There are in excess of 200 million vehicles; if only 84 million burned one less gallon per week...

Bush warns looters, urges Americans conserve gas
Reuters | Sep 1, 2005 | Steve Holland, Caren Bohan, and Adam Entous
Posted on 09/02/2005 6:26:15 AM PDT by grundle
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1475533/posts