Subj : Re: Gas Crunch
To   : Finnigann
From : Ralph Smole
Date : Wed Aug 31 2005 01:32:00

  Re: Re: Gas Crunch
  By: Finnigann to Ralph Smole on Tue Aug 30 2005 06:31 pm

 > -=> Ralph Smole wrote to Mrproper <=-
 > 
 >  RS>   Re: Gas Crunch
 >  RS>   By: Mrproper to Deuce on Tue Aug 30 2005 01:20 am
 > 
 >  >   Re: Gas Crunch
 >  >   By: Deuce to Ralph Smole on Mon Aug 29 2005 14:18:00
 >  >
 >  >  >   Re: Gas Crunch
 >  >  >   By: Ralph Smole to Diamond Dave on Sat Aug 27 2005 23:48:00
 >  >  >
 >  >  >  > I agree. It's NOT Mr. Bush's fault. We have GOT to get away from fo
 >  >  >  > and fast. At this rate, we have until about 2054 until demand outst
 >  >  >  > THEN wait and see how much gas costs!!
 >  >  >  > I feel sorry for my kids unless something happens FAST!!!
 >  >  >
 >  >  > Canada has enough sitting in the oil sands to provide north america al
 >  >  > itself until at least 2060.  If the US chipped in a few gallons, and C
 >  >  > continued pumping out of the ground, we're good for another 20 years o
 >  >  > that.
 >  >  >
 >  >  > Currently demand outstrips supply... that's why the priced are going u
 >  >  > that's how commerce works.
 >  >  >
 >  >
 >  > I've heard rumours that it's going to spike 50 cents a gallon around here
 >  > because the hurricane..
 >  >
 >  >
 >  RS> I just hope that Bush decides to release oil from the reserves. If he
 >  RS> does not, my respect for him will be severely impacted.
 > 
 > Those are EMERGENCY reserves. And they need to be replaced after an emergenc
 > And at the current HIGH prices. And while high prices are rough, I think the
 > fall short of an emergency.
 > 
 > Now if 'w' was ANY kind of leader, he would work very hard to get the ountry
 > start a serious conservation movement. He could (if he were any kind of lead
 > get industry stimulated into alternate energy sources.
 > 
 > Fat chance of that, huh?
 > 
 > ... If you can't dazzle 'em with Brilliance, baffle 'em with BS

If you don't consider the tragedy associated with Katrina an emergency, you are
totally detached from reality. I also stated in a previous posting that
something needs to be done to get this country away from it's dependence on
fossil fuels.

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