Gas Prices

sissy31696 · Post by **sissy31696** » Wed May 10, 2006 10:44 am

I thought this was actually worth passing along.

GAS WAR - an idea that WILL work. This was originally sent by a
retired
Coca Cola executive. It came from one of his engineer buddies who
retired
from Halliburton. It's worth your consideration. Join the
resistance!!!!

I hear we are going to hit close to $ 4.00 a gallon by next summer and
it
might go higher!! Want gasoline prices to come down? We need to take
some
intelligent, united action.

Phillip Hollsworth offered this good idea. This makes MUCH MORE SENSE
than
the "don't buy gas on a certain day" campaign that was going around
last
April or May! The oil companies just laughed at that because they knew
we
wouldn't continue to "hurt" ourselves by refusing to buy gas. It was
more of
an inconvenience to us than it was a problem for them. BUT, whoever
thought
of this idea has come up with a plan that can really work. Please read
on
and join with us!

By now you're probably thinking gasoline priced at about $1.50 is super
cheap. Me too! It is currently $2.79 for regular unleaded in my town.
Now
that the oil companies and the OPEC nations have conditioned us to
think
that the cost of a gallon of gas is CHEAP at $1.50 - $1.75, we need to
take
aggressive action to teach them that BUYERS control the.
marketplace..not
sellers. With the price of gasoline going up more each day, we
consumers
need to take action. The only way we are going to see the price of gas
come
down is if we hit someone in the pocketbook by not purchasing their
gas!
And, we can do that WITHOUT hurting ourselves.

How? Since we all rely on our cars, we can't just stop buying gas. But
we
CAN have an impact on gas prices if we all act together to force a
price
war. Here's the idea: For the rest of this year, DON'T purchase ANY
gasoline
from the two biggest companies (which now are one), EXXON and MOBIL. If
they
are not selling any gas, they will be inclined to reduce their prices.
If
they reduce their prices, the other companies will have to follow suit.
But
to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of Exxon and
Mobil
gas buyers. It's really simple to do! Now, don't wimp out on me at
this
point...keep reading and I'll explain how simple it is to reach
millions of
people!! I am sending this note to 30 people. If each of us send it to
at
least ten more (30 x 10 = 300) ... and those 300 send it to at least
ten
more (300 x 10 = 3,000)...and so on, by the time the message reaches
the
sixth group of people, we will have reached over THREE MILLION
consumers.
If those three million get excited and pass this on to ten friends
each,
then 30 million people will have been contacted! If it goes one level
further, you guessed it..... THREE HUNDRED MILLION PEOPLE!!!

Again, all you have to do is send this to 10 people. That's all! If
you
don't understand how we can reach 300 million and all you have to do
is
send this to 10 people.... Well, let's face it, you just aren't a
mathematician. But I am. So trust me on this one. How long would all
that
take? If each of us sends this e-mail out to ten more people within one
day
of receipt, all 300 MILLION people could conceivably be contacted
within the
next 8 days!!! I'll bet you didn't think you and I had that much
potential,
did you! Acting together we can make a difference. If this makes sense
to
you, please pass this message on. I suggest that we not buy from
EXXON/MOBIL
UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE $1.30 RANGE AND KEEP THEM DOWN.
THIS
CAN REALLY WORK.
Kerry Lyle, Director, Research Coordinator

This will be interesting to follow. See if there is power in the
people.

smalltownboy · Post by **smalltownboy** » Wed May 10, 2006 10:48 am

Bob Jubelier supports lower gas prices.

Mainegirl · Post by **Mainegirl** » Wed May 10, 2006 1:03 pm

I thought we were not supposed to use this site for free advertising?

Mainegirl · Post by **Mainegirl** » Wed May 10, 2006 1:03 pm

I thought we were not supposed to use this site for free advertising?

smalltownboy · Post by **smalltownboy** » Wed May 10, 2006 1:44 pm

Exxon's not so bad. They've made a strong committment to biodiversity.

Here's a quote from their webpage:

ExxonMobil recognizes the importance of conserving biodiversity – the variety of life on earth. Because our business spans the globe, we face the challenge of conducting operations in many areas with sensitive biological characteristics. Our systematic approach to environmental management and our commitment to understanding the human and natural environments in which we work provide us with a framework to meet these challenges effectively. Biodiversity conservation within ExxonMobil is driven by the following principles:

* We provide energy for a developing world in a manner consistent with conserving biodiversity and improving lives of people in the areas we operate.
* We operate responsibly wherever we do business through actions that are scientifically and economically sound and sustainable.
* We use well-established environmental management systems to ensure conserving biodiversity is integral to our operations.

We want to achieve excellent environmental performance and be recognized as an industry leader who operates responsibly everywhere we do business. In doing so, we will Protect Tomorrow. Today.

150thBucktailCo.I · Post by **150thBucktailCo.I** » Wed May 10, 2006 2:09 pm

Funny, Jubelirer just said lower prices were the Fed's problems. He doesn't support the state reducing or temporarily repealing the gas tax, which is the 2nd highest fuel tax in the nation. He stated this on WWCP and WATM on Monday, May 8, 2006.

Then, Congressman Bill Shuster said not to expect any real relief on gas prices for at least the next couple years.

Keep drinkin' that Kool-Aid, smalltownboy. I'm sure you chug every drop poured out for you.

Fastest and best way for gas prices to decrease ASAP would be for the trucking industry to park their rigs for a week, then threaten to continue longer. Of course, they would need full support of the US citizen in order to make this successful.

banksy · Post by **banksy** » Wed May 10, 2006 3:13 pm

Gas prices are heading downward shortly... by the end of summer expect them to be down nearly .80 cents. I kow a lot of people are complaining, but it doesn't seem to stop the onslaught of gas guzzling 4x4, SUV's, and F-150's rumbling around out there.... and it doesn't appear to curb the amount of gas people are buying.

As for me, I am greedy, I really don't care if it goes to 4.00 a gallon. My company pays all my gas, personal included.

smalltownboy · Post by **smalltownboy** » Wed May 10, 2006 3:19 pm

Those gas taxes fund highway upkeep.

We can't just let our infrastructure fall apart now can we?

You want to drive around on mud and gravel roads?

I don't.

When the nattering nabobs of negativity whine and moan, Bob Jubelirer has the strength of character to stand up and make the tough decisions.

Mainegirl · Post by **Mainegirl** » Wed May 10, 2006 4:09 pm

Ok already! We get it. YOU like Jubelirer!

banksy · Post by **banksy** » Wed May 10, 2006 6:26 pm

I think Jubelirer invented the internet.

hykesmill · Post by **hykesmill** » Wed May 10, 2006 6:27 pm

POLITICS IS REALLY JUST JOBS FOR UGLY ACTORS

Blain · Post by **Blain** » Wed May 10, 2006 6:31 pm

banksy wrote:Gas prices are heading downward shortly... by the end of summer expect them to be down nearly .80 cents. I kow a lot of people are complaining, but it doesn't seem to stop the onslaught of gas guzzling 4x4, SUV's, and F-150's rumbling around out there.... and it doesn't appear to curb the amount of gas people are buying.

As for me, I am greedy, I really don't care if it goes to 4.00 a gallon. My company pays all my gas, personal included.

That's pretty short-sighted. Even if somebody else is paying for your gasoline, the effects of $4.00 a gallon gas would be far-reaching, and would likely drive up the price of nearly every commodity item out there.

And imagine this scenario - your company decides it can't afford to continue to pay for employee gas, and either stops doing so, or continues to do so, but cuts jobs to cover the increased costs.

smalltownboy · Post by **smalltownboy** » Wed May 10, 2006 7:09 pm

I agree with Blain. You have to take a look at the bigger picture.
The price of gas effects the price of every service and product on the market.

If we're going to tackle this problem we need to do so on alot of fronts.
First and foremost this country needs to start building more refineries.
Hurricane Katrina illustrated how vulnerable our infrastructure is.
How much did prices go up after that storm - 30-40% in a months time?
Just think what would've happened if those plants had been completely wiped out instead of temporarily knocked offline. $3.00 a gallon would've looked cheap.

I don't think many people realize that there haven't been any new refineries built in this country in 25 years! Meanwhile our demand has continued to increase. This lack of building was due in part to the imposition of stricter environmental laws.

So first thing we need to do is get on the stick and start fleshing out our infrastructure - this will mean easing some of the environmental restrictions and providing Oil companies with some incentives to build - or penalties for not building (via increased taxes or the threat of windfall taxes)

Next thing we need to do is start providing some meaningful incentives for research and implementation of viable energy alternatives - fuel cells, methane digesters, solar energy, etc.

Finally, we need to provide tax breaks for those businesses and citizens willing to take the leap and use alternative fuels. Purchases of corn furnaces, hybrid cars, etc should carry a hefty tax writeoff.

If we don't start moving on some or all of these fronts we're going to be sucking wind for a long time.

With the rise of China and it's thirst for oil things are only going to get worse.

All its going to take is the political will to move this thing along.

Blain · Post by **Blain** » Wed May 10, 2006 7:15 pm

It has been said that there is enough oil in ANWAR - just the oil that we know is there - to take care of this country's needs for 30 years. Obviously we shouldn't just drill there and forget about the rest of the things that we need to do, but it would be a start.

smalltownboy · Post by **smalltownboy** » Wed May 10, 2006 7:32 pm

Tapping new oil resources is certainly important.

But it doesn't do us all that much good without the ability to refine it.

The spike in prices we've seen recently wasn't caused by the price of oil.
It was caused by our limited capacity to refine it.

Several refineries we're taken offline to retool to make the Summer Gas mix. (The Federal government dictates that gas used in the summer months burn cleaner.)

That's why Bush temporarily suspended the EPA regulation dictating cleaner fuel production.

If there were an adequete number of refineries online to handle the conversion - then the price of gas would be less apt to fluctuate.

So again - the first thing we really need to do is start building more refineries.