tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28674373.post711847340804844312..comments2023-11-02T04:30:03.841-07:00Comments on Maryann Miller's - It's Not All Gravy: Rising Gas Prices - What's the Fix?Maryannwriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28674373.post-52416797146731829622012-03-27T09:42:01.705-07:002012-03-27T09:42:01.705-07:00Good points, Matt. I agree about the telecommuting...Good points, Matt. I agree about the telecommuting. It has proven to be a good way for employees to work, and most of them get a lot more done at home than at the office with so many interruptions.<br /><br />As to the reason we don't have more fuel-efficient vehicles is pressure from the oil companies. They have so much power in business and in government that they can suppress efforts to find ways to get better gas mileage. Years ago Holly Carburetor in Detroit developed a carburetor that would allow cars to get 60 MPG. Somehow that design just faded away without ever being utilized. This was not just a rumor. The information came from an employee of Holly.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28674373.post-87465188244749809312012-03-27T08:01:48.700-07:002012-03-27T08:01:48.700-07:00Rather than fast track a pipeline - let's have...Rather than fast track a pipeline - let's have a few more holidays. Around here, the traffic is always lighter on holidays.<br /><br />Another option would be to start pressuring companies to accept telecommute options. They are there for numerous jobs but often the companies/management just don't want to learn how to manage that. Boohoo, they won't see everyone sitting in the depressing bland cubicles.<br /><br />Fuel economy - vehicles from 1981 could get 20+ mpg on the highway. Why are we still about the same 30 years later for the majority of vehicles. We all need to pressure the industry to work on that.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03990961687954788682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28674373.post-57695567193426797402012-03-27T06:59:35.537-07:002012-03-27T06:59:35.537-07:00So true, Lutz. Public transport can work in large ...So true, Lutz. Public transport can work in large towns and cities that have it. A bit of a challenge in rural areas, though. (smile)Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28674373.post-16782942958702014942012-03-27T04:17:17.737-07:002012-03-27T04:17:17.737-07:00Public Transport: it works. Simple.Public Transport: it works. Simple.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28674373.post-39366651174042312142012-03-27T04:16:56.344-07:002012-03-27T04:16:56.344-07:00Public Transport: it works. Simple.Public Transport: it works. Simple.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28674373.post-75812081606566768322012-03-26T19:28:02.654-07:002012-03-26T19:28:02.654-07:00I've considered the Prius, too, Bob, but the h...I've considered the Prius, too, Bob, but the hefty price tag has me hesitating. <br /><br />You are right, Morgan. This issue of pricing does not have one simple answer, but there is no doubt that the oil companies care more about their bottom line than the environment or the price of gas. And the oil companies are the biggest lobbyists. They put pressure on the politicians to act in favor of the companies. That is a fact that one cannot ignore.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28674373.post-61751426652340624292012-03-26T10:42:45.193-07:002012-03-26T10:42:45.193-07:00I'm not so sure that pricing is as simplistic ...I'm not so sure that pricing is as simplistic as that, Maryann. I've heard varied arguments on this, some being that the decline of our dollar plays a factor, some saying that supply and demand also play a part. My take from all I've read and heard is that gas prices are like one tangled piece of yarn that needs to get unknotted without breaking it. Can it be done?<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://morganmandel.blogspot.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00885472833094930724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28674373.post-37742521184748948952012-03-26T09:49:45.767-07:002012-03-26T09:49:45.767-07:00Maryann,
There are environmental risks in the pipe...Maryann,<br />There are environmental risks in the pipeline just as there are risks in all human activity. That aquifer is the nation's largest, so the risks aren't trivial. But we should be able to manage them for our long-term benefit. In any case, the XL pipeline will have no effect on current gas prices.<br /><br />On a personal level, we just bought a Prius C, which has averaged about 50 mpg in the first two weeks.Bob Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08350825385315155962noreply@blogger.com