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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What a pessimist. You know how it is in the free market : a little correction and everything is back in its right place. We'll all be fine, all 6 billion of us.0
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Kann wrote:What a pessimist. You know how it is in the free market : a little correction and everything is back in its right place. We'll all be fine, all 6 billion of us.
"Woohoo!" is anything but pessimistic.
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gue_barium wrote:"Woohoo!" is anything but pessimistic.
yeah but it was said with sarcastic pessimism or pessimistic sarcasm. which ever way, there's a dark side there somewhere.hear my name
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
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i will be the bad guy..........i hope prices go up, way up, less traffic for bicycles.live and let live...unless it violates the pearligious doctrine.0
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I'm all for gas prices going up. First it will help to push people to drive as little as possible as most likely find greener alternatives. Second and more importantly, higher gas prices make alternate and hopefully greener sources of energy more viable and will lead to research, innovation and market driven solutions.“One good thing about music,
when it hits you, you feel to pain.
So brutalize me with music.”
~ Bob Marley0 -
surferdude wrote:I'm all for gas prices going up. First it will help to push people to drive as little as possible as most likely find greener alternatives. Second and more importantly, higher gas prices make alternate and hopefully greener sources of energy more viable and will lead to research, innovation and market driven solutions.
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)0 -
jlew24asu wrote: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)“One good thing about music,
when it hits you, you feel to pain.
So brutalize me with music.”
~ Bob Marley0 -
Boycott EXXON/MOBIL
Peace*We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti
*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)0 -
jlew24asu wrote: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*We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti
*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)0 -
g under p wrote: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
http://www.exxposeexxon.com/0 -
*We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti
*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)0 -
g under p wrote: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
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.0 -
ajedigecko wrote:i will be the bad guy..........i hope prices go up, way up, less traffic for bicycles.0
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jlew24asu wrote: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 ...0 -
it needs to go way up...like over 4 or 5 bucks a gallon. Then we careless Americans will not use it as much. I think outrageous gas prices will cause the country to permanently fix the problem."It's all happening"0
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polaris wrote: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.0 -
g under p wrote: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
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.Do you remember Rock & Roll Radio?0 -
jlew24asu wrote: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.
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 ...0 -
polaris wrote: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 ...polaris wrote: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 ...0
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