Woohoo! Gas prices going up... way up!
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"The good times are behind us, the O.K. times are here, and the dreadful times are in front of us," says Peter Beutel, president of the energy risk management firm Cameron Hanover in New Canaan, Conn. "Any minute now, we'll see a 25¢ to 30¢ increase across the board. The closer we get to May, the worse it'll be for consumers."
Schork expects that in the coming months, consumers can expect to see gas prices above the May, 2007, record of $3.23, and that some markets will reach $4 a gallon in 2008. "The writing is on the wall—it's unavoidable," he says.
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/oct2007/db20071029_780908.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_businessweek+exclusives
Schork expects that in the coming months, consumers can expect to see gas prices above the May, 2007, record of $3.23, and that some markets will reach $4 a gallon in 2008. "The writing is on the wall—it's unavoidable," he says.
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/oct2007/db20071029_780908.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_businessweek+exclusives
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"Woohoo!" is anything but pessimistic.
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yeah but it was said with sarcastic pessimism or pessimistic sarcasm. which ever way, there's a dark side there somewhere.
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
when it hits you, you feel to pain.
So brutalize me with music.”
~ Bob Marley
I totally agree. but in the short term, damn its gonna hurt the global economy. but many times, humans are stupid. we wont do something until we are forced to. (finding an alternative)
when it hits you, you feel to pain.
So brutalize me with music.”
~ Bob Marley
Peace
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
why?
Made huge profits over these last years and still fighting NOT to pay fines in the Valdez oil spill some 18 years ago. Reason enough for YA.
Peace
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
http://www.exxposeexxon.com/
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Peace
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
the courts agreed the fine was excessive and they have already paid over 3.4 billion in clean up costs. maybe you didnt know that
and you want to boycott them because they made huge profits? exxon doesnt set the price of oil, dont think you know this either.
don't believe everything their PR director writes ... the clean up costs have mostly been recouped thru insurance and tax write offs ... they have not paid a cent of punitive damages awarded some 18 years ago ...
33,000 people who filed a class action law suit as they lost their livelihoods, health and homes have received zero ... since then 6,000 of those people have died ...
and where do you get your information? regardless, I'm not saying they shouldnt pay a fine. but this is america. they have a right to fight it.
and boycotting them because they make huge profits is ridiculous.
A conservative talk show host here in the 'nati was talking about this morning on 550AM. He nor his wife will buy gas from Exxon because of the Valdez spill. He went on to say this has nothing to do with politics, it's just common sense to detest what Exxon did.
i boycott them because they constantly fund faux science orgs in a PR campaign against climate change ... i boycott them because they continue to sell dirty gas that can be better refined to remove particulates ... i boycott them because after years of stalling and clogging of courts (which costs you money) - they continue to NOT do what is right ...
it's about being a consumer and advocating your beliefs with your dollar ... you're right - this IS america ... you can demand more from the businesses that run this country or you can let them do whatever the fuck they want ...
exxon doesnt run this country. where do you buy your gas from?
Is Shell all right? Are they the good gas station?
shell is all hugo chavez right? in that case, several here will be happy to buy his gas.
if gas prices rise that much, public transportation cost will rise, transport of goods cost will rise, air fares will rise and the wages of workers and the distance which they travel to work will remain unchanged. We live in a commuter society and an increase in gas prices won't change that.
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Social awareness does not equal political activism!
5/23/2011- An utter embarrassment... ticketing failures too many to list.
it may force people to purchase gas efficient cars. at the very least, demand will rise for them.
Isn't it tough when the supply is controlled by an oligopoly?
what gas efficient cars??? The Hybrids are only effective in city driving conditions, once you start driving highway speeds, you're using just the gas engine. And most people commute 30 to 45 minutes to work each way mostly on highways.
Plus, why would someone trade their car in (presumeably at a loss due to gas prices) for a new car (new payment presumeably higher) for a technology which isn't fully implimented or available (E85) or yet proven??
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Social awareness does not equal political activism!
5/23/2011- An utter embarrassment... ticketing failures too many to list.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exxon_Valdez_oil_spill
http://www.exxposeexxon.com
i do find it funny that i have an agenda against a company but you will so easily accept everything above face from them ...
i use my car as little as possible and when i buy gas - it's from Sunoco (SunCorp - here in Canada) ... it isn't perfect - but it's something ... also, here in Canada, Esso's (Exxon affiliate) consistently used to make the dirtiest gas (not sure on the most recent tests) ...
hugo chavez?? ... shell? ... good grief ...
shell isn't great because of their continuing actions in africa where they are hiring mercenaries to threaten natives and exploiting tribal groups ...
anyways ... if people exercised their consumer power to force business to operate at least ethically - we could make a huge difference ...