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08-31-2005, 01:40 PM
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Re: sure fire way to fix the gas crisis...
aren't taxes the main reason gas prices have always been high in europe?
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08-31-2005, 01:42 PM
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Re: sure fire way to fix the gas crisis...
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aren't taxes the main reason gas prices have always been high everywhere? [/ QUOTE ] here too.
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08-31-2005, 01:43 PM
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Re: sure fire way to fix the gas crisis...
gas in europe has historically been much much higher than here, hasn't it? it was > 5.00/gallon in 2002 IIRC, whereas here it was probably 1.50.
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08-31-2005, 01:48 PM
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Re: sure fire way to fix the gas crisis...
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gas in europe has historically been much much higher than here, hasn't it? it was > 5.00/gallon in 2002 IIRC, whereas here it was probably 1.50. [/ QUOTE ] I wasn't arguing about relative prices. The point was it's much higher than it should be everywhere.
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08-31-2005, 01:49 PM
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Re: sure fire way to fix the gas crisis...
Even if it was approved right now, drilling could not start for about 10 years due to logistics and execution of a drilling plan.
Edit: Short term help announced http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9141205/
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08-31-2005, 01:49 PM
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Re: sure fire way to fix the gas crisis...
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quit being so dam weak-tight and start drilling in alaska already... [/ QUOTE ] As someone else said, drilling in Alaska will only put off the inevitable for a couple of years. A more effective solution would be to make it a law that all new vehicles must be fuel efficient. Take the SUV's off the road. Make gas super expensive for the few remaining assholes who want to drive their Hummers around, but since the rest of us will be getting 100 miles/gallon we won't feel the pinch. The US auto industry was dying a slow death 10+ years ago. SUVs resuscitated the industry, which is why federal fuel efficiency laws were never passed.
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08-31-2005, 01:53 PM
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Re: sure fire way to fix the gas crisis...
The EPA recommended today to the governors of each state/territory to temporarily (through September 15) relax the requirements for volatility and sulpher standards in order to allow for more fuel for the country.
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08-31-2005, 01:55 PM
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08-31-2005, 01:57 PM
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Re: sure fire way to fix the gas crisis...
The Transportation Department has also relaxed regulations on the number of hours a trucker can drive.
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