A Little Rant About Gas Prices and Liberals
May 13, 2008 1:32 pm Random GripingsOk, I have to go on a little rant right now. Normally I won’t do this, but I get so sick and tired of hearing all this stuff about how the gas prices being high is all some big conspiracy and blah blah blah.
That’s not even the thing that really bugs me right now. Today I read a blog post (I won’t bother saying where) that went off on some ‘Big Oil’ ad that was promoting getting off foreign oil and using our own resources because demand is going to be higher by 2030 and we need to be independent. I agree with those statements; we need to be using our own resources.
But instead, this ‘liberal’ (I’ll use that term lightly because I hate stereotypes, but it’s the only word that fits right now) had to go on the offensive because it was an ad by ‘Big Oil.’ And what was the line of attack? If we increase our use of oil we’re going to increase gas emissions and kill the planet by then!
You’ve got to be kidding me! The fact is that we are an oil dependent nation. And right now we are getting high prices because we’re so dependent on everyone else in the world for our energy supply! I agree that we need to find alternative ways of getting energy, but ethanol sure isn’t the answer. And it seems to me that until we can get oil under control, we’re going to have a hard time really producing other reliable resources.
So why don’t we drill our own oil? Because for some reason in this country we are paralyzed by the environmentalists and other groups that really should have no business directing policy. It’s really quite sad.
But by biggest annoyance to people like this other blogger is that they can come up with all these reasons why we shouldn’t do something, but they have no solutions of what we should do. They just complain about how whatever a ‘republican’ decides has to be evil and after money. So my question to her and anyone else with that line of thinking: you got a better idea?
One solution: nuclear energy. Nope, can’t do that, environmentalists say no.
Another solution: build more of our own refineries. Nope, can’t do that one either because of environmentalist wackos.
Drill for oil in Alaska? Nope, you’ll kill caribou. Caribou?!? You’re telling me that you would put caribou above the welfare of millions of people? I’m sure the caribou will adapt, they have for a long time!!!
Ok, this rant has gone in several different directions. But hey, that’s the nature of rants right? I just get so tired of hearing about all the things that we aren’t allowed to do for one reason or another. I’m tired of the complaints and excuses of what we can’t do but no alternative solutions to what we can do. When does it stop?
I’m hoping that someday soon in this country we get some leaders that will do what needs to be done and not be paralyzed by those people who just want to get in the way. We need solutions, not restrictions!
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tags: gripings, observations, politics
I know, I see people upset about gas prices all over the news. I hear in a few years it will skyrocket!!
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It always has to do with politics. That usually is a major interference in the lives of the general people, unfortunately.
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Nice Rant!
I agree. Clearly, it’s much easier to shoot down someone else’s idea that trying to create a positive alternative. You’ve got to remember that there are a lot of people with a lot a agendas that all need to be seen to be doing something for their specific ‘group’.
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I know what you mean. I’m an environmentalist myself, but I understand how it’s stupid that people put animals over humans. I like animals, but they are on a completely different level of humans; their consciousness is so much different than ours.
By the way, alternative fuels do exist that would remove our need to ever use oil again, but unfortunately because of ignorance and corporate profits, it will not be used for awhile.
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I have some sympathy with your points but… (there’s always a but, isn’t there!
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It seems to me that your gripe shouldn’t be/isn’t with environmentalists but actually with the policos. It’s THEIR job to come up with the answers, not the environmentalists. All environmentalists SHOULD be doing is pointing out that some ideas are dumb. You say it yourself - what right have they to be creating policy?
BTW - don’t be toooo hard on environmentalists - after all, all you hear about them is the stuff from the media which revels in conflict: they don’t report the hundreds of times when politios and the enviros have sat down together and worked things out….
S
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I think that the price of gas can be pretty closing correlated with the devaluation of the US Dollar. As well as the price of oil. Its not so much that these prices have gone up but more that the value of the dollar has gone down compared to most other world currencies.
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gas price is a problem of all over world we need to find alternatives of gas may be it is solved over problem
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Gas is $4.21 here. I’m seriously considering getting a moped!
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Wow! Great rant! I agree with many of your points. We do need to find alternative solutions. and FAST. We rely too heavily on other countries.. I hope this situation will be resolved soon.. for the sake of everyone. However, I don’t know how likely that will happen…
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While I agree with your issue on this “liberal” complaining about the use of foreign oil, and not giving us solid answers, the truth is we shouldn’t be this dependent on oil in the first place. We have had electric car technology for years, it just has been stymied by a number of organizations. Today we have companies like Tesla motors that is in the process of producing electric cars that are faster than those oil based. It will be years before we are finally weened off of oil, but we need to start making headway into taking us off that.
And as for Alaska, its not just caribou. Between oil drilling and global warming we are killing off many of the species that live in those areas. Oh sure, you aren’t going to have a complaint when something is killing animals, but lets be honest, if there was some disease that started killing humans by the thousands everyday, we all would flip out and demand a solution.
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I love the rants! It was hilarious! Gas prices are getting out of control if you ask me. I just had the most expensive fill up of my Lincoln Navigator SUV - $100.01. I kept the receipt to remember.
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Liberals today think that government can control oil prices, when in reality, the market determines that price. Not even OPEC can control the price of oil. Theresa huge problem with environmentalists and regulations in the United States thats preventing further exploration and drilling of oil in the States. There hasn’t been a new refinery in the United States for OVER 40 YEARS. We have plenty of oil beneath our Earth, but we can’t get to it because of all the red tape and environmentalists. It’s totally absurd. But in reality, Oil prices aren’t THAT high. Oil costs $9 a gallon in Turkey, and guess what? The streets are STILL Packed with cars, and Traffic in Istanbul is worse than New York City at times. As of now, Ethanol / Wind / Solar are complete jokes. They’re 100x more expensive than Oil. When oil hits $300 a barrel, Thats when Alternative energy will boom, not a moment sooner.
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What gas price increased. But why?
Again bad news.
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Its really a big problem for the people.Everybody worried about the hike of gas price.
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Quote of the day.
“So why don’t we drill our own oil? Because for some reason in this country we are paralyzed by the environmentalists and other groups that really should have no business directing policy.” -Good one.
I’ve got some alternative solutions.
• Biofuels (Ethanol, Biodiesel, Cellulosic Ethanol, etc)
• Wind Energy
• Solar Energy
• Nuclear Energy
Here are some funky ones that I think are cool and have promise:
• Tidal Energy
• Algae based Biofuels
Everybody in my world, agriculture and farming, is getting raked over the coals because ethanol prices are supposedly driving up food prices. This is only partially true. (Look to global demand for meat increased by developing nations as the real culprit) Making a change like “energy independence” won’t come fast, easy, or cheap; but it will be good for our country in the long run. People also seem hung up on the idea that all biofuels must be corn based ethanol which is not true. These heightened food and fuel prices will encourage the development of new technologies. Balance will come eventually.
I am also always surprised by the groups of “environmentalists” who all get together and chant for a “smaller carbon footprint” and “less drilling” but aren’t willing to make the sacrifice of paying more for their Wheaties or Cheerios when someone actually listens to them. I am even more surprised when these same people, who claim to be looking-out-for, or at least thinking about our future, are so short sighted enough to believe that new efficiency wont develop and new technologies wont emerge.
Thanks for the opportunity to comment.
Alex Tiller
http://blog.alextiller.com
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Solution: Everyone moves to India and buys a Tata Nano.
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They say there’s more oil in Alaska than all the Middle East combined.
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There’s only one easy way to counter the rising price of gas now. Go easy on fuel consumption and practice good driving habits. It could save you tons of petrol =D
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please use cycles than cars
peace
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Yes, it is possible, you can get cheaper heating oil. Plus the good news is you do not have to find a supply of oil in your back garden in order to do this.
So if you use oil based heating (and there are over a million homes in the UK that do) all you have to do is get yourselves involved with a heating oil buying group.
We have a website that is committed to getting buyers of heating oil cheaper prices. They go by the name of BoilerJuice and they work together in buying groups. It works like this, the bigger your buying group the better the discount you receive from the oil supplier.
BoilerJuice lets others in your area know that people are looking to buy heating oil and a buying group is formed.
Its certainly the way forward and hopefully should help to cut the cost of our heating.
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The nice thing is that recently prices have started going down again. Hopefully this keeps up!
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i hate the gas prices and the way they are always fluctuating. i agree with the part that we should be using our own resources to be fueling us - but instead we waste money going abroad and stealing other people oil!
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Dan Reply:
October 3rd, 2008 at 9:27 am
I know what you mean! We have the resources here but we just aren’t tapping into them
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I disagree with Valeri. I think that it is worth its weight now matter how much it costs. Being one up on the next guy always has a price tag, but truthfully, its invaluable. Well put, btw.
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I always enjoy reading rants and the comments therein…
Yeah, Gas prices are totally inflated. It is asinine to keep depending on petroleum, as the petrochemicals in the air today are quite sickening. We need more solar power and cleaner fuels in today’s world; our population is reaching such a high number, so something will eventually have to be done about it. Well, at the rate we are going, we may have a decline in our populace - depending on how well the crafty humanoids continue to coexist……
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