Subj : Re: Gas Crunch
To   : Ralph Smole
From : Gryphon
Date : Tue Aug 30 2005 16:44:00

On 08-30-05, Ralph Smole said...
 
RS>   Re: Gas Crunch
RS>   By: Mrproper to Deuce on Tue Aug 30 2005 01:20 am
RS> 
RS>  >   Re: Gas Crunch
RS>  >   By: Deuce to Ralph Smole on Mon Aug 29 2005 14:18:00
RS>  > 
RS>  >  >   Re: Gas Crunch
RS>  >  >   By: Ralph Smole to Diamond Dave on Sat Aug 27 2005 23:48:00
RS>  >  >
RS>  >  >> I agree. It's NOT Mr. Bush's fault. We have GOT to get away from fo
RS>  >  >  > and fast. At this rate, we have until about 2054 until demand 
RS> outstrip
RS>  >  >  > THEN wait and see how much gas costs!!
RS>  >  >  > I feel sorry for my kids unless something happens FAST!!!
RS>  >  >
RS>  >  > Canada has enough sitting in the oil sands to provide north america 
RS> b
RS>  >  > itself until at least 2060.  If the US chipped in a few gallons, and
RS> Cana
RS>  >  > continued pumping out of the ground, we're good for another 20 years
RS>  >  > that.
RS>  >  >
RS>  >  > Currently demand outstrips supply... that's why the priced are going
RS> up..
RS>  >  > that's how commerce works.
RS>  >  >
RS>  > 
RS>  > I've heard rumours that it's going to spike 50 cents a gallon around he
RS>  > because the hurricane..
RS>  > 
RS>  > 
RS> I just hope that Bush decides to release oil from the reserves. 

And what good would that do for us?  And for how long?  The oil has to be
replaced eventually.  At $2.50 a gal it sounds like there will be a high
price tag.

Gryphon, aka Darryl Perry
Sysop of Cyberia BBS, Kingwood, TX.
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