i dunno im in uk and i just txt'd all ma numbers and said no gas on 15th as a protetest at prices
SCREW OIL COMPANYSS
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i dunno im in uk and i just txt'd all ma numbers and said no gas on 15th as a protetest at prices
SCREW OIL COMPANYSS
I saw a quote on the news yesterday that basically put this little "no gas day" to shame: "Instead of not buying gas one day out of the year, try and do your part to conserve the other 364 days (i.e. carpools, hybrid cars, bicycles, etc)."
The reason for this latest spike was supposedly a number of accidents within the oil companies, causing prices to shoot. I'm still confused as to why when someone that works for Texico gets hurt at work, the entire country has to compensate and pay out the ass...
The bottom line is that not buying gas for a day won't solve anything. Oil companies are already rolling in cash, and only getting richer at this point. It's kind of sad when the American people are at war so to speak with the oil companies that basically run the country, but I suppose we can chalk this up to good ole Dubbya. ~
they blamed the last price hike on Katrina,,,the gas storage was not even effected by the storm and tankers were filling up in a weeks time... Face it unless we start using other sources we are stuck... I heated my home with wood pellets for the last 2 years and guess what... the pettet industry claimed they could not meet the demand of all the people converting and a shortage was created... Now a bag of pellets is 5$ off peak when it was 3.23$ for the last 7 years... you can't fight greed... we need to comute and we need to heat,,,but we are lazy and to used to having it easy and will not change until we have no choice... If I buy another home I am going to do my best to keep it green friendly such as using solar or Geothermal...Quote:
Originally Posted by Its a Plant
Hybrid technology is a farce,,,they want to keep us oil dependant...
IMO trying to boycott big oil is a losing strategy. Think about it this way, if raising the price of gas has little or no effect on the amount of consumption, then why shouldn't they keep raising prices? In fact the oil companies have a legal obligation to maximize profit, they have to keep charging more. The onus is on the consumers to stop using so much gas, then and only then will prices drop. Basic economics.:jointsmile:
Not only that, but Venezuela, who at the time was in debt with america a few million offered to donate two large oil tankers to us in exchange for droping the debt. And you know what W' did? He turned them down. Now if we were in such an oil crisis then why would he turn down two free oil tankers? They dont care about the economy. They care about their fuckin bank accounts.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skink
George Bush claimed a month or so ago that Iran was training most of the troops in Iraq. And their was alot of tension as to weather we were gonna invade iran or not. But that is complete bullshit. Saudi Arabia is the main supporter of the Iraq troops. And have many forces training the armies that are killing our Brothers and Sisters over their. So why dont we invade Saudi Arabia? Because of fucking oil. Bushs business has close ties with the Saudis and invadeing Saudia Arabia would just hurt his oil company.
I think ive finally figured it out. We are so close to switching to an alternate feul source and these companies want to rob us as much as they can, and make as much free money as possible before they go out of business. Within the next 10 years we will have an alternate feul source. Brazil has already completley switched over to Ethanol. And our cars can already run on 30% Ethanol.
I really dont get how our government can be so stupid. By switching to Ethanol we would not only get ourselfs off of fossil fuels but we would be supporting our own economy. Not the Arab economys. They wouldnt have to depend on War to make money. They would be able to grow everything we need for ethanol right here in the good ol' USA.
let me explain to you why that idea is so stupid. if the idea was, dont buy or use any gas on said day, it would be ok. but the thing is, it is just dont buy gas. so you are using the same amount of gas either way so logically you will end up paying for the exact same amount of gas either way. also, what is one day. nothing. and if you tried to make it go longer than that, youd crack before the gas companies. you are dependent on gas, as is everyone else in america. they have all the leverage, you have none. cute idea though.
and id love to see the numbers on the april 1997 thing, all across america prices dropped 30 cents a gallon? seems very fishy to me, as i hear about stop pumping gas thing like this honestly about every year since the prices started getting high so the last 5 years or so and it never affects the prices.
Yeah it's pretty simple we are still going to buy gas...
has anyone noticed less traffic??? I do,,,I live in a rural route and I notice much less traffic... I also live next to a gas station and I notice less traffic there as well...
The problem is if we use less gas the oil company's will still make the same with the price hikes and have to produce less so they win again...
I completely agree with you, 100%Quote:
Originally Posted by Antihero867
Lol, yeah that was when it first jumped like a year ago. I'm talking about the LATEST spike...like THIS week. They blamed it on a number of accidents within certain oil companies, or so MSNBC news said...Quote:
Originally Posted by Skink
I don't see how hybrid technology is a farce though. Sure, at this point, it's a long shot compared to fuel, but we have to start somewhere. I have a neighbor that drives a hybrid car...and has nothing but good things to say about it. More people just need to get involved instead of simply saying "we" need to do something about it. It doesn't start with we, it starts with YOU. ~Quote:
Originally Posted by Skink
Exactly. What is one day? Although we might over time use that same amount of gas. Its not about that. Its about making a statement. What is one day without gas? Nothing. Their are plenty of other ways to transport yourself without gas. Walk, ride a bike, etc. We dont need to say that one day without gas is nothing to them. We need to show them that one day without gas is nothing to us. Drive if you have to but i eurge you Dont Pump Gas on May 15th.Quote:
Originally Posted by suhl