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Are You Ready for $7 a Gallon?

By ⋅ March 4, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

I don’t think that anyone disagrees that we need to cut our dependence on foreign oil.  President Obama (and Al Gore) mixes this goal with the goal to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to “save the planet”1.  To that end, he’s set emission targets, and some Harvard researchers say that it’ll take $7 a gallon gasoline [...]

Are You Ready for Gas Under $3.00?

By ⋅ October 13, 2008 ⋅ 6 comments

One of the good things about the weakening economy, at least for us Americans, is that it’s helped to strengthen the Dollar, as compared to other currencies.  That, mixed with less demand for gasoline has created the biggest drop ever. The national average price for self-serve, regular unleaded gas fell 35.03 cents to $3.3079 a [...]

The Pelosi Premium

By ⋅ August 6, 2008 ⋅ 4 comments

Part of being able to be free is knowing the truth about gas prices:   Hat Tip: SayAnything

Working From Home

By ⋅ June 3, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Like most companies, the one where I spend my daytime hours is trying to go green.  At least, that’s what the footer of some of the e-mails say: “Think before you print…” However, I believe that if they truly wanted to go green and save money and cut down their carbon footprint1 that they should [...]

Want Lower Gas Prices– Stop Buying Bottled Water

By ⋅ May 8, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Now here’s something interesting.  Guess what the main ingredient for the plastic bags at Wal-Mart, and the bottle water that you’ve been drinking.  Turns out it’s petroleum– the same thing that’s costing us more at the pump… Bottom line, the production of 31.2 billion liters of water for the U.S. bottled water market took roughly [...]

Federal Government Announces Gas-Guzzler Initiative

By ⋅ May 7, 2008 ⋅ 4 comments

WASHINGTON – Faced with the rising cost of gas, the Democratic Presidential candidates announced their support for a bill that would create a new program for those owners of SUVs, trucks and vans who have suddenly found themselves with vehicles with poor gas mileage and the inability to sell them. The bill, nicknamed “Too Much [...]

Silly Reasoning When it Comes to Gas Prices

By ⋅ May 6, 2008 ⋅ 7 comments

This is quite the interesting bit of logic: Eliminating the federal tax, about 18 cents a gallon, would encourage more driving, putting added pressure on supplies, and driving the underlying price of gasoline higher. Since gasoline taxes go to pay for rebuilding crumbling roads and bridges, this is probably not a good time to do [...]

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