RailHomie wrote:
I'm hoping that this is a good thing, as much as it sucks for everyone. It should bring about some changes. The bigger the demand for an alternative fuel or extremely efficient engine design, the faster it will come about. Hopefully it will be worth it soon.
That's what I try to keep thinking anyway...
I agree, but I think the threat of alt fuels is why big oil co.s keep raising the price. We are on the verge of discovery for some thing non-petroleum based that can be mass produced and widely used , and Big Oil is getting all the $$$ they can, while they can. Even if barrel prices fell to $50 , you think they would lower pump prices? No way. They'd just keep on smiling all the way to the bank.
All this crap the Oil CEOs say about supply and demand driving the barrel prices higher on Wall St. is
BS. The demand today is no higher than it was 6 months ago (its actually less), and the supply is no more scarce.
Aint it funny how right about the time the general public begins accepting alt fuels as a viable solution, the tree huggers start saying the processes of refining ethanol, mass producing Hydrogen, and other alt fuels are actually damaging the environment more than petroleum burning vehicles are doing?? Big Oil even has the Greenpeace folks in their pockets!!
The story I hear is that the crude is available, but the refineries are the bottle neck. I think we should build a couple govt owned refineries, w/ federal employees, and it would increase the supply and give them Exxon (and others) bastards a little competition to lower prices.
Greedy mutha-@+$#@%@#$^&*!!!
Larry