Meet Tesla The $100,000 Electric Car

The Tesla Roadster is a 100% electric car. It does not need gasoline to run its engine. Duh. According to the Telsa website, the Tesla Roadster goes from 0 to 60 in 3.9 seconds, gets 220 miles per charge and will file your taxes by April 15.

This electric car is more powerful than the average electric car that tops out at 60 mph. It erases that stigma because of its 240 horsepower engine that goes 130 mph.

Now, the Tesla Roadster will put you back about $100, 000. If you have that kind of loot, the price of a gallon of gas ain't bugging you that much.

Still, the electric car tech has made huge hops and will eventually filter down to an affordable package. Maybe in my lifetime.

VIDEO:
KCRA DOES A REPORT ON THE TESLA ROADSTER




FuelMode does not endorse the Tesla Roadster. But, if the people at Tesla Motors gave me one that would change.

What The Hell Is A Ford Ka?

I have never never never heard of a Ford Ka. It is a car that Ford claims get 50 miles to a gallon. 50 miles per gallon? Okay. It's not sold in the USA. Only in Europe, Oz and Dagobah.

It must be Dagobah because only Yoda could fit into one.



LINK:
It has it's own cult!!! Here's the link.

VIDEO:
European Commercial For The Ford KA



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Can You Double Your Gas Mileage?

According to this video by KipKay at Metacafe, with a few ajustments to your car you can double your gas mileage. Now, I haven't done this because I don't have a car or a truck or a motorcycle or a tricycle. BUT. At Metacafe people rate your uploaded videos and this one has average of four out of five. That's gotta count for something doesn't it?

KipKay responds to questions about this at this link. The red is the link. So, can you double your gas mileage?

Video: How To Double Your Gas Mileage



Double Your Gas Mileage! 2X - Click here for more home videos

Gas Prices Down

Oil has dropped to below $80.00 a barrel. Down from a high of about $130.00. How long will this last? Do we still need to drill for oil in America? Did FuelMode cause this drop?

Well, on that last question the answer is no. I wish this blog had that much power. The question of how long this will last remains answered. Still, I 'm glad most prices are below $3.00.

Is $2.00 a gallon possible?

LINK:
Google News Presents Lowering Gas Prices

VIDEO:
Bill O'Reilly On Who Wants To Drill

Can Oil Shale Make A Comeback? Should It?

Back in the day, oil shale was once the great answer to America's oil problems. However, it is considered by some to be too costly to produce and by others too dangerous to the environment. Is oil shale the answer to America's growing need for more energy? Is oil shale too costly for the environment? Will the Cubs ever win the World Series? Tune in to FuelMode to find out.


A DETAILED OVERVIEW OF OIL SHALE from 2004---LINK

How Does An Electric Car Work?

I'm a blogger not an electrical engineer. Trust me, if I were an electrical engineer, I wouldn't be a blogger, I'd be an eletrical engineer. That being said, I like being a blogger, that's why I do it. Most of the time.

Due to my lack of knowing electrical stuff, I had to find a video explaining how an electric car works. This is all done in 1:26! Thanks to people at HowStuffWorks.

Now, this isn't a hybrid but a 100% electric car.

VIDEO:
HOW DOES AN ELECTRIC CAR WORK

ARTICLE:
A MORE DETAILED LOOK AT THE ELECTRIC CAR




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Numbers of Americans Say Gas Price Not #1 Problem

According to Gallup News, many Americans say that the cost of gasoline is not their number one problem.

The video below goes into greater detail on what the number one problem among many Americans is. Surprisingly, it's not John Edwards.

So, get with it front runners and join the number of people who say gas ain't no big thang.



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Gas Station Spills 8000 Gallons Of Gas

If you lived in Carmel, Indiana on August 20, 08 you had a shot at getting 8000 gallons of gasoline for free! (Well, technically you'd be stealing it.)

According to WISH-TV(your 24 hour news service, so CNN go to Hell) a gasket broke on a gasoline tank and the gas gushed like Old Faithful.

FuelMode does not endorse the stealing of gasoline.

VIDEO:
Gas Station Spills 8000 Gallons of Gas





Really, don't steal gasoline. It's wrong.

Are Gas Prices At Record Highs?

Are gas prices at "record highs"? Are oil companies gouging you? Does this blog make any money? John Stossel of ABC's 20/20 tries to answer these questions in this video I jacked from YouTube. (Except the one about this blog making any money.)

Is Congress part of the problem or part of the solution? Well, even I blogger can answer that. Yes. This link will prove it. I think it will prove it anyway.

VIDEO:
JOHN STOSSEL ON HIGH GAS PRICES



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Win $500 Worth of Free Gas From Geezeo

Geezeo is a website I never heard of until a search for free gas found this link at the MainStreet.Com. Geezeo is giving away $500 in gas cards.

Now, for this contest you are going to have to do some work. Yeah, I know. According to MainStreet.Com the rules are, "You can create a video or song (15 seconds or less), write a 200-or-less word blurb, or send in an original piece of art (50 KB or less).To qualify, you must be a registered Geezeo user. If you are not yet registered, but wish to participate, sign up for FREE by clicking here. As posted on Geezeo’s website the contest is open to “creative folks with tanks to fill.”








Good luck and remmeber you read it here first on FuelMode. If you didn't, just humor me.



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Win Free Gas Cards At Shell Gas Stations

Shell Gas has a new scratch off game where you can win up to $2900 in free gasoline. According to the blog The Pinch, "Shell is offering customers the chance to win up to $2,900 in free Shell fuel. The promotion lasts from Aug. 4 to Sept. 28. To enter the contest, bring in your fuel purchase receipt at Shell, and you’ll receive a game card."






But, what if you don't want to go to a smelly, nasty ass gas station? Don't worry, it's 2008 and you can play online at http://www.shell.us/gasgiveaway.


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Obama's Energy Plan?

Hi. This is A. Lloyd, writer, editor and CEO of FuelMode. Recently, after playing Madden 08 and avoiding bill collectors, I watched CNN and saw presidential candidate Barack Obama (D) make a statement about how to save money on gasoline.

In the video posted below, he partially explains his opposition to domestic offshore drilling.






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Memo To Obama. Stop taking campaign advice from John Kerry.

Related video: Obama talks about the okie-doke.

Riverside Bank To Give Away $5000 In Free Gas

Riverside Bank is giving away $5000 in free gasoline. This was posted from the Tampa Bay Online website: The contest begins on Friday, Aug. 1 and ends on Sept. 30. One winner will be selected from the bank's 61 locations throughout 10 Florida counties - Volusia, Lake, Brevard, Polk, Indian River, Highlands, Okeechobee, St. Lucie, Martin and Palm Beach.



To enter the contest, individuals should visit any Riverside Bank branch and complete an entry form. They do not need to be a Riverside customer and do not need to open an account. The promotion is open to legal residents of the United States who are 18 years of age or older as of Aug. 1. Employees of Riverside and their immediate families are not eligible.

$5000 in gas is about two weeks worth of gas but it is free. FuelMode will continue to find all free gas giveaways and let you the reader know about them. The few and the proud readers.

But, what if you don't live in Tampa, Florida? First, count yourself lucky and then see if you have any friends who live in the area who can sign up for you. Split the gas with them.

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I'm kidding about Tampa.

$1000 Utility Bill After Wrong Meter Reading

Houston resident Trang-Dai Hoang usually receives a $60 utility every month. She recently, however, open her Counterpoint Energy bill and it was $1062.

According to the link below, the Hoang family will have to pay the bill. But don't worry, Counterpoint Energy has arranged for them to pay it off in installments.

See, that stereotype of companies being cold hearted just ain't true.

LINK:

THE ENTIRE STORY PLUS VIDEO FROM HOUSTON NEWS 11.

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Who Are Oil Speculators?

If you've been watching the news, you no doubt have heard that politicians are blaming oil speculators for the rising price of a barrel of oil.

Who are they? Where did they come from? Do they wield as much power as The Silver Surfer?

Below, are a series of links explaining oil speculation.

LINKS:
AP EXPLAINS OIL SPECULATORS
SEATTLE PI.COM
SIX MYTHS ABOUT OIL SPECULATORS
NPR ON OIL SPECULATORS WITH AUDIO

VIDEO:
BLAMING OIL SPECULATOR BY THE BIZ FLOG





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Santa Cruz Man Steals Electricity To Grow 132 Marijuana Plants

According to Santa Cruz County Police, a man Stephan Fisher, has been stealing electricity and water to grow 132 marijuana plants in his basement. Sgt. Steve Carney states: "His power bill was like $40 a month when it should have been $1,000 a month."

How did the pothead do this? He switched his meter with a dummy meter stolen from a construction site and the extra energy didn't register.

Now, before you start scouting construction sites in your area, I found out this is illegal. Yeah, it broke my heart too. Dammit.

LINK:

THE ENTIRE ARTICLE ON FISHER PLUS OTHERS DOING THE SAME THING

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Bush Lifts Offshore Oil Ban With Executive Order

President Bush, the second one, recently lifted the ban on offshore oil drilling. In this video, the president challenges the Democrat controlled Congress to also lift its legislative ban which will make offshore drilling legal.

Democrats strongly oppose this measure.

John Tesh Gives You Gas

Josh Tesh, musician I guess and talk show host, is giving away $500 in gas cards a day to listeners of his talk show. That's enough to get a half a tank and a Starbucks.

Can you win more than one card daily? What gas stations are participating? Does John Tesh really have a radio show? Well, for answers to these questions and more follow this link for details about this gas giveaway.

FuelMode is in no way affiliated with The John Tesh Show. Yeah, believe it or not.

Hotter Than Google...It's Uranium Stocks

With the cost of crude rising and falling and the Middle East unstable, there is growing talks in Washington to build more nuclear power plants.

As Joe Wilson knows, you need uranium yellowcake to power a nuclear facility. So now is the time to stock up on uranium. Those of you in Iran and North Korea need not apply. Uranium stocks are rising.



The cost of uranium in 2003 was $10.78 a pound. Now? Go see!!! LINK

Gas Theft On The Rise

Gas theft is on the rise. Say it ain't so. In this video I've jacked from YouTube, a reporter from KETV in Nebraska, tells how theives brake into fuel tanks at gas stations to steal gas.

Yes, theives are that stupid.



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What Is Clean Coal Technology?

Clean coal technology or CCT is one way to increase energy production in the world. China has embraced this tech as it is one the world leading coal importers.

But what is CCT? How does it work? Why should we use it? Why does President Bush support it? Is anyone reading this blog?

THIS ARTICLE GIVES A SOLID EXPLANATION OF CCT---LINK

We Should Drill More In Alaska...For Oil

IMHO not only should we drill for more oil in ANWR but also off the coasts of Florida and California. Alternative fuels should be a part of our energy policy but not the whole solution. No doubt. The American population is not getting any smaller and as the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina showed, we still rely heavily on fossil fuels.

We shouldn't ask other oil producers (OPEC) to boost their production when we can. It's similar to asking your neighbor for a loaf of white bread when you have two loaves of wheat on top of your fridge.

An acre, which is a common measurement of land area, is equal to 43,560 square feet.

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is 20 million arces. That's almost as big as Michael Moore.

Ladies and Gentlemen...The Fuel Cost Calculator

This may be the greatest invention since porn. It is the Fuel Cost Calculator and it calculates fuel cost around the country. Created by The AAA. That stands for the American Alcoholics Administration. Don't quote me though.

IT IS THE FUEL COST CALCULATOR---LINK

WHAT IS ANWR? PART ONE

ANWR is short for Alaskan National Wildlife Refugee. No, Artic National Wildlife Refuge. Many Republicans and many Americans of both parties want to drill for oil in ANWR. Many Democrats and many Americans of both parties do not want to drill for oil in ANWR. Depending on your point of view, the area designated for drilling is either a barren wasteland or the most magical place on Earth.

ANWR is 19 million acres and supporters of drilling only want a tiny part of about 2000 acres to explore for oil. To date, most amendments allowing for exploration have been voted down by Congress.

As of July 2008, both presidential candidates, Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama both oppose drilling for oil in ANWR.

Wait a minute? Why am I writing about it then? Oh yeah, gasoline is hovering around $4.00 a gallon and looks to go higher. So, which presidential candidate will cave in on this issue?

The following video is pro drilling. The only data it leaves out is how much oil exists in ANWR.

The Energy Information Administration (whoever the hell they are) and President George W Bush have said that ANWR could produce about a million additional barrels of oil or 27 million gallons of gasoline a day.

President Bush On Gas Prices (Video)

Yes, George W Bush is still president. In this video posted at YouTube, the president speaks in details about the rising price of oil, gasoline and Gummy Bears. Remember, however, that he ain't gonna be president after Jan. 09.

So, take everything he says with a grain of salt and pay more attention to what Senators John McCain and Barack Obama have to say on this subject. You know, those two guys running for president this year.

But, you don't have to do anything I say, I'm just a blogger.

Natural Gas Powered Limousines And Stuff

Hollywood stars, wanna-bes, and starlets are now endorsing compressed natural gas powered limousines. Stars ranging from Brad Pitt to the guy who played Screech on Saved By The Bell have bought conversation kits to convert natural gas to compressed natural gas. "It's cool." said Tyra Banks, star of America's Next Top Model. "Now, if I can keep Kate Moss from huffing my gas tank."

THE REST OF THE STORY IS HERE---LINK

MORE ON NATURAL GAS POWERED CARS, TRUCKS AND ASSES---LINK


The picture to the left is not a natural gas limo. But it is funny.

Is Someone Stealing Gas Out Of Your Car?

According to several news reports, yes, gas theft is on the rise. People stealing gas from your car, SUV, truck,motorcycle or lawn mower.

With the price of gasoline rising, and with it creating higher food cost and with that less spending money at casinos, more people are now stealing gasoline than ever.

Well, I imagine most law abiding people will continue to grin and bare it and pay out the ass for gas. However, if a gallon of gas goes to $5.00 or above...

LINK:

GAS THEFTS ON THE RISE AS PRICES RISE

SALES OF GAS CAPS ON THE RISE ALSO

Is Ethanol A Big Joke On Americans

First, I'm just a blogger. This blog isn't the end all for the conversation we all are having about lowering gas prices. I'm just a blogger. I gather stories, video clips, pictures and such and try to arrange them in an entertaining way.
That's it. So, if I hurt you feeling questioning Ethanol. TFB.

Is Ethanol a big joke on the American people? After all, you're paying to subidize it. You're paying for it at the pumps. You should know all there is about it.

John Stossel, of ABC NEWS, did a report about Ethanol in 2007 that as relevant today.

So, how corny is Ethanol?

VIDEO:
JOHN STOSSEL ON THE MYTH OF ETHANOL

$12.00 A Gallon Gas? Come On!

Forget about $12.00 a gallon gas. What about $5.00 a gallon? Can you imagine paying fifty dollars and only getting ten gallons of gas? Paying $100 and getting 20 gallons?

If gas ever reaches $12.oo a gallon as it is speculated in the article linked to below, this country will be in the middle of a major recession. (Well, I'll be in a major recession.)


LINK:
SPECULATION ABOUT $12.00 A GALLON GAS

Why Is There A FuelMode?

In 2005, this blog was called FuelNet and I blogged about the rising gas prices and how to deal with them. Gas leveled out then at about $2.50 a gallon. As much fun as it was blogging about gas prices, I sincerely thought that the price of gas would not, should not and could not get any higher.

NOW, as you can see on our charts here, oil is at $134.oo a barrel. Everyone, not just people in California, will probably end up paying $4.oo a gallon. None of the presidential candidates have a solution. Well, a solution I endorse. How high will gas go?

This is why FuelMode exist. To chronicle this great gas crisis and to highlight solutions. Uh, solutions that work.

Five Ways To Lower Gas Prices

The Heritage Foundation recently uploaded a video on how to lower the price of gasoline. Not to be outdone, the staff at FuelMode has worked all afternoon to hammer out our own list of how to afford gasoline.

1. Grow wings like Angel of the X-Men and fly everywhere.
2. Bum a ride to work, to the grocery store, to church etc.
3. Marry a millionaire.
4. Wait a minute. Marry a billionaire.
5. Negotiate with store owners. It could work.

Video:
Heritage Foundation Five Ways To Lower Gas Prices



Agree or disagree?

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John McCain (R) Talks About Gas Prices

Senator John McCain (R) recently discussed on The O'Reilly Factor what he can do about the rising price of gasoline. It was very enlightening and won't get him elected president.

Good luck in November.

A little relief? Thanks.

The Most Fuel Efficient Luxury Cars Of 2008

We at FuelMode understand: a lot of fuel efficient cars are ass ugly. Yeah, you get to save money on gas but you don't look cool doing it. Who the hell needs that, huh? Hey, I'm with ya. I want to drive a nice, cool ride AND save money on the ever high price of gas.

Thanks to a lazy Google search, I've found a list of The most fuel-efficient luxury cars of 2008. Now, all I need is to be able to afford a car note, insurance and a reasonable down payment.

LINK:

The Most Fuel Efficient Luxury Cars Of 2008

Need Some Excuses To Steal Gas?

Gas Theft pt 7. A lot of people steal gas because they think they will not be prosecuted. I know I have stolen at least 100 gallons of gas in my life and never have been caught and I don't feel guilty about it either.

I need it. They have it. I took it. End of story.

THIS ARTICLE IS ABOUT OTHERS WHO HAVE THE SAME 'TUDE---LINK

Fuel Mode does not endorse the stealing of gas. We understand it but we don't endorse it.

Lower Gas Rates In 08

Politicians are great at telling you what you want to hear and using tax dollars to buy hookers. But, do they deliver? (Other than cash to their whores.) Can they lower gas prices?

In case you haven't noticed, this is a presidential election year. All of the remaining candidates have proposals to lower gas prices. Who has the best plan?

It seems to me that since all the remaining candidates are all current U.S. senators, they would offer up some legislation RIGHT NOW this would address the high price of gasoline instead of hauling oil executives before Congress as oil grows to $114.oo a barrel.

I'm just a blogger but maybe they should do something now instead of putting off until Jan. 09. Seeing as how they are all CURRENT U.S senators.

Now, Fuel Mode is going to spotlight each presidential candidate and their stance on the high cost of oil and oil products.

First video: U.S. Senator Barack Obama

Cab Drivers Pinched By Rising Gas Prices

The high price of gasoline has put a world of hurt on a lot of people. Personally, I think George W Bush's approval rating would be about 20 points higher if the national average price of gas was about $1.00 a gallon. Well, ten points higher anyway.

Now, another group of workers have been affected by the rising price of crude oil: cab drivers.

Recently, I spoke with a cab driver who was taking me home from my paying job. He ranted about the high price of gas and how it was cutting into his profits.

Most cab drivers are independent operators. The cab company pays for repairs on the cab (I'm sure there are limits) and the fare is split between the company and the driver. However, the driver gets to keep all the tips.

My cab driver (who I'll name Gus) told me one day he took in $200 in fares in 15 hours. Pretty good, huh? Now you can order a cheeseburger instead of a hamburger, right. Well, half went to the company and he got to keep $100. Still good. But, according to Gus, $60 went to gasoline. So for 15 hours of work, Gus got to keep $40.

That's $2.66 an hour. Even a Republican would say "Damn" to that. Of course, some of you will say, "Nobody told Gus to drive a cab." Don't worry. The rising price of gas will affect you also. I don't care if you're as rich as Bill Gates or as poor as a blogger.

LINK:
CHICAGO APPROVES NEW TAXI CAB SURCHARGE

VIDEO:
DARYL HALL SONG "CAB DRIVER"

Why Don't People Love Fuel Efficient Cars More?

Now, I know the real reason why more people don't love fuel efficient cars. For the most part, they don't look cool. The truth hurts sometimes.

Some people would rather pay thousands of dollars more for a car or truck that gets less MPG than one that gets more MPG for less dollars.

The world has and always will be a visual society. Driving a Ford-F150 looks better than driving a Toyota Prius. Perception is reality. Look, it's not an argument. It's the truth.


Yes, even as gasoline heads towards $5.00 a gallon some people will choose design over sense. Beauty over brains. So, is there a compromise? Can some people have their grits and eat them too? Who's building the better looking car or truck that is also fuel efficient?

Fuel Mode will attempt to bridge the gap, bring both sides together and find cars and trucks that combine the design people find appealing and the fuel efficiency needed to lower high energy costs.

I got the time. Don't worry.

LINK:
Top Ten Fuel Efficient Cars

AIR-LESS TIRE NAMED TWHEEL

Michelin has created an air-less tire called the TWHEEL. (Yes, when you say it out loud it will make you sound like you have a lisp).

An airless tire. Amazingly, people still claim that everything that can be invented has been invented. Well, those chickenheads haven't met the inventors of the TWHEEL.



In a controversial move, Michelin has hired Paris Hilton to promote the tire with the campaign slogan: "There's air in my head but not this tire."


Video: More Info on The Twheel



Airless Wheel Video - Watch the best video clips here

For those of you who wonder, "What do tires have to do with gas, jackass?"

READ HOW TIRES AND GAS ARE RELATED

Pig Shit Converted To Crude Oil

Do you impress women anywhere when they ask, "What do you do?" and you reply,"I work with pig shit." As she walks away fumbling for her can of mace, you say, "One of these days I'll be a billionaire baby. Billions!"

Yuanhui Zhang (pronouned Tom Smith), a professor at The University of Illinois, is studying a method to convert pig shit to crude oil. Really.

Wow. If you think writing a blog stinks...

READ ABOUT IT IN DETAIL HERE ---LINK

Seriously, it is revolutionary stuff. Well, compared to writing a blog.

Consumer Reports Vs The EPA

This may come as a shock to some of you but some auto companies might be misstating the true fuel economy standards (aka M.P.G. aka miles per gallon) of their cars and trucks. Is anythang sacred?

Members of Consumer Reports have done independent testing of fuel economy and have found anomalies in standards between auto companies and the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency).

Who's right? Who's wrong? Who killed Roger Rabbit?

READ MORE ABOUT IT HERE---LINK

The Consumer Report study. Not Roger Rabbit.

The Gasoline Price Wars?

Pizza Hut and Domino's Pizza routinely lower their prices to get you to gorge on their foods. Cingular, Net1o and T-Mobile compete against each other with the best plan (i.e. cheapest with the most accessories) to get you to join. NetFlix (an online company that mails you rented movies) offers cheaper more convenient services than Blockbuster.




So, why is it that most gas stations have the same price for gasoline? Is it simply supply and demand or is it something more sinister?

Well, that depends on your point of view. Many gas stations in the United States are sometimes forbidden by law to lower gas prices. This is because of the
minimum gas price laws in some states.

In blogger short hand, this means gas stations in some states can't sell gasoline below a state mandated guideline. If, for example, Maryland's independent gas stations owners wanted to sell their gasoline at $1.25 a gallon(what a dream) but the minimum gas price was set at $2.00 a gallon, the gas stations would have to obey the law.

Why? The theory was to prevent companies like large companies like Costco and McDonalds from selling gasoline as cheaply as possible and forcing independent gas stations to match them.

ITBO (In this blogger's opinion) there are two ways of looking at this. One, minimum gas price laws does keep Costco, Wal-Mart and other large chains from pricing out independent gas stations BUT if the minimum price is too high for the average family this law blocks competition because gas stations that charge the same high price have the law to fall back on.


Fuel Mode supports more competition in the energy field not less. Not only more competition in the oil business but more competition from alternative energy sources.

The following links explain gas minimum price laws better than I do:

High Gas Prices? It's The Law by Michael Hampton

State Committee Decides Against Minimum Gas Mark Up Repeal by Carloyn Smith

Retailers Feeling The Pinch Of Gas Prices, Too by Eric Litke

Minimum Gasoline Prices by Walter E. Williams

Truckers Protest Diesel Prices

Several truckers have been slapped upside the head with the price of diesel fuel. Now, diesel is the highest price motor fuel going. Some independent truckers have been parking their trucks as a form of protest and bring attention to the high price of diesel. As if we hadn't noticed.

So what you say? What do a bunch of scruffy looking truckers have to do with me? EVERYTHING. Items from wrapping paper to bongs are delivered by trucks.

If ALL truckers decided to park their trucks in protest, the country would be at a stand still. Televisions, DVDs and martial aids would all sit gathering dust in warehouses. Do you want that, America (and other countries reading this blog)?

As the high price of diesel continues to cut into the profits of independent truckers, a nationwide protest could be next.

Cut The Fuel Tax? I Say Thee Nay!!!

Congress and presidential candidates are great at pointing the fingers at BIG OIL and saying that it's their fault you can't afford a full tank of gasoline and your meth habit.

What they won't tell you is that a large portion of the price of gasoline is a gas tax. What they will tell you is they won't cut the gas tax or eliminate it. My theory is that it will make them look like they're the ones responsible for the high price of gas and we ain't having that OR the state and federal government are making a bigger profit off of gasoline than BIG OIL would ever dream of.

How much do you pay in gas taxes? Follow this chart and see.

You see, they want you to believe that if gas taxes are cut someone that pothole that never has been fixed won't get filled or that bridge that collasped would of been repaired. Gas taxes funds the cost of transportation in America. You know, fixing bridges, potholes and cab fare for Alexandra Dupre.

That's all good and a bag of chips but who is paying for this 152 billion dollar economic stimulus bill?

Yeah, the gas tax won't be cut anytime soon. Deal with it.

THIS ARTICLE SAYS THAT THE GAS TAX SHOULDN'T BE CUT

Global Warming Vs Cheap Gas

Al Gore, former Vice-President and creator of the Internets, once wrote in his book, Earth In The Balance, that we may need higher gas prices to force people to consume less gasoline. The theory behind this was less driving equaled less carbon emissions and that equaled less global warming. As it states in Earth In The Balance: "Higher taxes on fossil fuels ... is one of the logical first steps in changing our policies in a manner consistent with a more responsible approach to the environment." (page 173)

Earth In The Balance was published in 1992. Fast forward to 2008 and man gas prices are high as Snoop Dogg and more people than ever believe that global warming is real. Yet, some of these same people believe that gas prices are too high.

Now, which is it going to be? Either you believe in global warming and want gas prices to rise and force people to consume less or you want gas prices lower and more consumption?

I'm just a blogger. I don't have all the answers. Still, I am tired of hearing people (i.e. politicians) dragging BIG OIL before Congress and grilling them about high gas prices then turn around and say that President Bush isn't doing enough about global warming. You're making my head hurt.

During the 2000 presidential campaign (Bush Vs Gore), one of the big issues was the rising price of gasoline. Gore blamed Bush and his oil buddies. Bush blamed Gore and his enviromental policies. You know what the cost of a gallon of gas was nationally? $1.64 The good old days!