You think gas is expensive in the US?
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we drill for it ourselves.
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Yup. And it's trendy/sexy thing to do is drive green cars and make tax incentives for them. So, when gasoline sales beginning declning (which they actually are now because so many people are buying...
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4.35-4.55 :nod:
BTW, UK has huge taxes to discourage people from using gas. But has it's own oil. Remember BP? British Petroleum. How could one forget?
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i agree. we are slaves to the people who control the oil, simple as that.
pretty much the entire world runs on fossil fuels. thats another issue in itself. we depend on a resources that will...
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The fact that oil is a finite resource and that the cost of oil will only increase as it becomes scarcer and more difficult to extract is obvious. Even the right-wing science skeptics can't escape...
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I too have friends who are geologists, as well as some friends who are owners of drilling companies, not just roughnecks, that's why I said oil drillers, not roughnecks. So I know quite well what...
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Yes, it's correct in the same way that the statement "Neutered male cats don't have nearly as much sex as non-neutered male cats" is correct.
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Calif gas is very expensive. It's near the sea & there are refineries, so it should be cheaper but it's more cause it's cleaner gas.
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In some areas, the electric company is guaranteed x amount per year. So when people use less electricity for various reasons, such as trying to "go green," the price of electricity is increased so...
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If you only knew the BS that the oil companies pull, you'd be shocked and amazed. I've seen them cap test wells in the US simply because the quality of the oil field means they won't make as high a...
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And sometimes the extraction is so expensive that unless oil is sitting at $80, $90 or more dollars per barrel, it's not economically profitable to extract the oil. I have similar friends that...
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Also everything is much closer together and you dont have to travel as far. I drive 60 miles a day to work, and that is considered average form my area.
I could take the train, but the train...
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In America though, you have more freedom to move about the country. Assuming you have a good working car, you can get into it and literally go anywhere in the country (negating Alaska and Hawaii). In...
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The U.S. has a crap-ton of coal. We should probably use that. To power stuff like electric cars that are already subsidized by taxpayer money anyway. That way we will be less dependent on oil.
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The Podium is a more polite and less trollish place than The Lounge. True story.
Anyone who thinks man-made global warming is a serious problem should be pushing for population reduction above...
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Exactly. But the podium is way more harsh, IMO. Everyone knows how to get around that with the backhanded compliments and the cleverly cloaked insults.
You can practically tear someone's guts...
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Good thing there aren't warnings given out for people implicating themselves as idiots based on the content of their posts. :lol:
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I'm going to do my part and have two kids and raise them right to think about the long term instead of only thinking about immediate gratification like so many other people.
And you better stop...
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Of course they are. The government does nothing and gests .12 of every dollar you spend on gas while the oil company does all of the work and gets .06 for every dollar spent on gas. And then they...
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Yes, but they pay bloated union wages with our tax dollars and constantly raid the road trust fund to pay for other stuff, like taxpayer funded cellphones to deadbeats and raises for state...
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There you go using facts and logic. You're just going to confuse and upset Chewy.
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Closest to Louisiana
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We have plenty of oil and gas.... that's not the issue.
The issue is that we have an administration hostile to oil and expecting us to power our economy on wind and solar. It would be nice if that...
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I use cruise control all the time, but not to save gas. I use it to avoid getting a speeding ticket. :P
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Shouldn't be so quick to judge other countries. Most vehicles in that part of the world use diesel and are more fuel efficient, you're really talking apples and oranges. Also, in the UK, cars on the...
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If you have the time there is no reason you can't drive to Alaska. :dontknow:
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I think it is supposed to be an example of that ugly corporate greed and the evil concept of profit.
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Lots of pollution is created when driving long distances of... 1/4 mile.
I wonder how much mass transit and "high-speed" trains are/will be subsidized by people who don't use them. Can't wait to...
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We control plenty of our supply, yet our prices are much more than Iraq, which is like 7cents per gal.
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I love when podium trolls come to the lounge :lol:
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ONLY because the moderation there is much more harsh. You can get a warning for implying someone is an idiot there. True story.
In here I can call someone a farking brain-dead knuckle-dragging...
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So my statement is correct. Ok.
If you think man-made global warming is a serious threat to the planet, you should do your part and have zero kids. This is the destruction of the planet and of...
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The UK has it backwards. You're not putting petroleum in your car as that's the original product as pumped from the ground. Once it's refined, it's gasoline or gas for short.
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Mind the gap.
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Aren't taxes the primary reason for the price disparity?
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States maintain state roads. Federal dollars maintain federal roads, although, the gov. does offer grants the will match funds allotted by the state, for major improvements. Even so, the money isn't...
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Who maintains your roads then?
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If you put your car on a boat you can :)
I see HI stickers all the time. They're usually from military folks though. I haven't seen too many Hawaii plates, but I do see the tags they use a lot.
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If you look at Big Sur or gorda calif, I'm sure it's near $6/gal
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