Anyone capable of discussing gas without politics? Anyone?

[OCBuckWife]

Regular-grade gasoline in the United States is expected to peak in August at $4.15 a gallon, with the full year price averaging $3.78 a gallon, the Energy Information Administration said on Tuesday

Too bad California "peaked" at 4.15/gallon a couple months ago.........it's $4.89/gallon for premium in some places already.

 

[PlanetFrnd]

Too bad California "peaked" at 4.15/gallon a couple months ago.........it's $4.89/gallon for premium in some places already.

ahem - its friggin $4.99 at Bundy and Olympic in West LA. $4.69 for regular.

Diesel is at $5.39.

 

[utgrad73]

It's getting out of hand. Somebody, someone Needs to do nything. The New Prez

Time for a CHANGE.

 

[rocketman]

Sorry to burst your bubble, but their is nothing our current president, or either of the candidates can do to make gas cheaper. It's up to the market.

One thing our government CAN do is strengthen our currency. But that's still well beyond the control of one man.

To put it into perspective:

 

[utgrad73]

Sorry to burst your bubble, but their is nothing our current president, or either of the candidates can do to make gas cheaper. It's up to the market.

One thing our government CAN do is strengthen our currency. But that's still well beyond the control of one man.

To put it into perspective:

Not bursting my bubble, but a president can initiate alternative fuel programs and cut the cord from foreign oil. Anything can help reduce our dependency, we need to start now and stop talking about it.

 

[buckeyegrad]

Not bursting my bubble, but a president can initiate alternative fuel programs and cut the cord from foreign oil. Anything can help reduce our dependency, we need to start now and stop talking about it.

Needs more than just the President. Congress has to be there as well. Fact is both branches have failed us regarding national energy policies for the past two decades.

 

[utgrad73]

Needs more than just the President. Congress has to be there as well. Fact is both branches have failed us regarding national energy policies for the past two decades.

Who elects these guys? We have the power to select an effective President and Congress. Unfortunately we stuck with the batch we have until the November. I say fire them all and make changes. The power of the populace vote.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

The power of the populace vote.

Meh, we've got a moron from one side of the aisle now, but we're just going to elect an idiot from the other side of the aisle next time.

 

[utgrad73]

Meh, we've got a moron from one side of the aisle now, but we're just going to elect an idiot from the other side of the aisle next time.

Ross Perot as a write in then! Idiots and morons - seems to be a prerequisite for the job. We need to elect one between the aisles if that's possible.

 

[LadyBuckeye]

It is $3.99 (plus that 9/10) -- It's $4.00 a gallon

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Ross Perot as a write in then! Idiots and morons - seems to be a prerequisite for the job. We need to elect one between the aisles if that's possible.

Somewhere between an idiot and a moron?

In 1910, Henry H. Goddard proposed three categories for the "feeble-minded" based on IQ scores: moron (IQ of 51-70), imbecile (IQ of 26-50), and idiot (IQ of 0-25). This taxonomy was the standard of intelligence research for decades

Looks like that would be an imbecile.

 

[morbitzerker]

I bought gas for my company's dually diesel in Woodstock, GA. paid $4.89 i think. 31 gallons and some tenths was $150.00 even.

 

[BuckyBalls]

Somewhere between an idiot and a moron?

Looks like that would be an imbecile.

"Let me start off by saying that in 2000 I said, 'Vote for me. I'm an agent of change.' In 2004, I said, 'I'm not interested in change --I want to continue as president.' Every candidate has got to say 'change.' That's what the American people expect." --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., March 5, 2008

"Wait a minute. What did you just say? You're predicting $4-a-gallon gas? ... That's interesting. I hadn't heard that." --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Feb. 28, 2008

"The decisions we make in Washington have a direct impact on the people in our country, obviously." --George W. Bush, New Albany, Ind., Nov. 13, 2007

"I got a lot of Ph.D.-types and smart people around me who come into the Oval Office and say, 'Mr. President, here's what's on my mind.' And I listen carefully to their advice. But having gathered the device, I decide, you know, I say, 'This is what we're going to do.'" --George W. Bush, Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 3, 2007

I rest my case.

 

[utgrad73]

Delivering America's Energy Security

Demand for energy is rising around the world, according to the U.S. Department of Energy and the International Energy Administration. Data show global demand for oil and natural gas will likely grow 45% by 2030 compared with 2006. The Department of Interior estimates there are 112 billion barrels of technically recoverable oil beneath U.S. federal lands and coastal waters. That?s enough oil to fuel 60 million cars for 60 years, when you take into account the average yield of gasoline from a barrel of crude oil and the average number of gallons of gasoline consumed annually by a passenger vehicle.

Ownership of America's Oil and Natural Gas Companies

Who owns 'Big Oil?' It's not who you think.

 

[Taosman]

The only immediate help comes from conservation. The move to more fuel efficient vehicles. That will reduce demand. But, it's a band aid for the bigger problem.
Energy independence/or near is the only answer.