Posted on 05/21/2008 9:10:04 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
The liberals are fond of telling us that they feel our pain, they never mention that they enjoy watching it.
This is going to be big trouble for our economy. And count on truckers striking eventually. The small ones are losing their a**es.
Environmental lobbyists were telling Congress and the Federal government what could and could not be built thirty years ago. I doubt the situation has improved since then. Break the environmental lobby, and you will have energy. Let them run the government, and you will have higher prices for less and less energy. It’s that simple.
What incredible irony that, once again, reminiscent of the 9/11 commission, the ones who created the problem are the ones putting others on the hot seat to shift the blame.
Iago had it right. (in Othello)
Those who pass on fuel cost can keep going indefinitely. Those who eat their own fuel cost will not be driving much longer. Strike = nothing except possible calling out the troops
That’s 3.99 here in Utica.
Yikes!
The stupid GS troop is going to Sandusky overnight so I bring the minivan and dad is bring the truck and camper down to Cleveland..
Oh this is not going to be cheap.
Regardless that Congress has had since the 1973 oil embargo to address oil independence, history is repeating itself. So I'm keeping an eye on energy options.
Although I don't use this product, since people are starting to use bicycles more, people might be interested in this autoshifting bicycle.
Autoshifting bicycleAlso, I'm keeping an eye on developments in bio-fuel production.
First, the bad news about ethanol. Ethanol fires are evidently harder to control than gasoline fires.
Ethanol fires hard to control 1Hopefully, ways will be developed to make controlling ethanol fires easier.
Ethanol fires hard to control 2
On the brighter side concerning ethanol, there's now evidence that people might get as much, or more, bang per buck for their gas dollars with gas / ethanol mixtures.
Gas-competitive gas / ethanol mixturesAlso, I was surprised by the introduction of a machine (popularly known as a still) for making home-made ethanol.
EFuel100In stark contrast to the 1700 gallons of water required to make one gallon of corn-based ethanol as indicated by the OP, the EFuel100 uses only 170 gallons of water to produce 35 gallons of ethanol In other words, the EFuel100 uses less than 1% (about 0.2%) as much water as corn ethanol, under five gallons, to produce one gallon of ethanol.
But also note that the water used in the EFuel100 process does not take into account the water needed to grow the sugar that is used for this process.
And watch out for fines for violating biofuel regulations.
Fines for violating biofuel regulationsAlso, progress is being made in the development of other non-corn ethanol production technologies as well.
Non-corn ethanolFinally, I've also been hearing good things about biodiesel production but need to find some links.
“And count on truckers striking eventually.”
When stores can’t get food....
To quote an old phrase,”The next revolution is three missed meals away.”
$4.39/gallon for home heating oil. They just filled up my tank.
That better last me until Christmas.
Gee, that sounds like my house.............
Have fun at cedar Point and make sure you sit in the front car on the roller coasters.
"Professional hedgers who sell their production forward have never sold as much future production forward as they currently have," says Stephen Briese, the author of "The Commitments of Traders Bible."
Yet the ‘Rats STILL refuse to allow development of our natural resources.
Something has to happen; it’s reaching critical mass. Am I wrong here??
>>Have fun at cedar Point and make sure you sit in the front car on the roller coasters.<<
Trust me, I would if it were Cedar Point! We are going overnight at Great Wolf Lodge. I don’t do waterparks.
But seeing my family in Cleveland after is worth the price! And yesterday, Dad hooked up the camper and we took it for a spin around the block. It’s going to be GREAT! Pricey but great.
I operate a small trucking company. This morning two competitors announced they will opt out of trucking. As the competition falls that leaves me to be able to raise my prices to make a profit. (That along with the railroad’s new policy of not providing the markets I service) The oil futures are at $140 through 2012, so there’s no relief in sight. What will the market bear at this time? Business have to charge today for what prices will be tomorrow.
I may be the ‘last man standing’ (or not if Congress passes any type of tax ‘surcharge’, that’d be a killer. 4% off the top of gross revenues would be impossible to absorb in my profit margin)
“Yet the ‘Rats STILL refuse to allow development of our natural resources.”
Exactly, and it’s because their dependent on the environmental lobbies.
If I hear one more ignorant Demorat say high gas prices are because of “George Bush and his oil buddies” I'll put my shoe right in their A$$!!!
Don’t forget to take your jugs of ice. ( inside joke )
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