Comments on: Truth or Consequences http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2006/08/15/truth-or-consequences/ A Future Look at Today Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:38:37 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Imran http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2006/08/15/truth-or-consequences/comment-page-1/#comment-302 Imran Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:37:38 +0000 http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2006/08/15/truth-or-consequences/#comment-302 I encourage everyone to see the new documentary: Who killed my electric car? For more information on this eye opening documentary please visit: http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/07/25/paul.commentary/index.html Thank you for revisiting the energy crisis issue. I strongly believe we need to change the status quo. The questions is how do we go about educating the masses about the problem when energy companies, automobile companies and other interest groups have all the resources, connections and means to constantly distort the truth. I encourage everyone to see the new documentary: Who killed my electric car?
For more information on this eye opening documentary please visit: http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/07/25/paul.commentary/index.html

Thank you for revisiting the energy crisis issue. I strongly believe we need to change the status quo. The questions is how do we go about educating the masses about the problem when energy companies, automobile companies and other interest groups have all the resources, connections and means to constantly distort the truth.

]]> By: david http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2006/08/15/truth-or-consequences/comment-page-1/#comment-296 david Wed, 16 Aug 2006 03:35:58 +0000 http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2006/08/15/truth-or-consequences/#comment-296 To Marilynn - of course you are right. We have two things called legs. I was recently in Berlin and Munich and both cities have bike paths on all major streets and the emphasis was such that pedestrians stayed off the paths, as did autos. Thousands of bikes everywhere. And then there were all the tiny two seater cars. To Grant - I couldn't agree more about the price of gas. I hope it goes to over $4 a gallon and stays there - which it will by the end of this year. Two reasons: 1. it will allow alternatives to become economically worth investment and 2. our country seems to care about conservation only when it hits home to the pocketbook. Also Grant, I don't think that bp did this intentionally. I am calling them out on spending so much money trying to convince us about how concerned they are for the environment while at the same time allowing conditions for environmentally damaging oil spills to occur that could be prevented. Walk the talk. Finally Grant, and I know this would be unpopular, but I would have no problem if the Federal Government implemented a $1 a gallon tax with 100% of the money going to a well managed R&D fund for alternative energy. To Marilynn – of course you are right. We have two things called legs. I was recently in Berlin and Munich and both cities have bike paths on all major streets and the emphasis was such that pedestrians stayed off the paths, as did autos. Thousands of bikes everywhere. And then there were all the tiny two seater cars.

To Grant – I couldn’t agree more about the price of gas. I hope it goes to over $4 a gallon and stays there – which it will by the end of this year. Two reasons: 1. it will allow alternatives to become economically worth investment and 2. our country seems to care about conservation only when it hits home to the pocketbook.

Also Grant, I don’t think that bp did this intentionally. I am calling them out on spending so much money trying to convince us about how concerned they are for the environment while at the same time allowing conditions for environmentally damaging oil spills to occur that could be prevented. Walk the talk.
Finally Grant, and I know this would be unpopular, but I would have no problem if the Federal Government implemented a $1 a gallon tax with 100% of the money going to a well managed R&D fund for alternative energy.

]]> By: Dave Kustin http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2006/08/15/truth-or-consequences/comment-page-1/#comment-295 Dave Kustin Wed, 16 Aug 2006 02:31:04 +0000 http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2006/08/15/truth-or-consequences/#comment-295 ".... $300,000,000 for a new green technique not requiring consumers to re-fill up tanks on a day to day basis, or $1,000,000...." Tough to argue with, but also agree with David on this, in that "cracking" the alternative energy code will give birth to more wealth than the computer and oil industries....combined. “…. $300,000,000 for a new green technique not requiring consumers to re-fill up tanks on a day to day basis, or $1,000,000….”

Tough to argue with, but also agree with David on this, in that “cracking” the alternative energy code will give birth to more wealth than the computer and oil industries….combined.

]]> By: Grant http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2006/08/15/truth-or-consequences/comment-page-1/#comment-294 Grant Wed, 16 Aug 2006 02:07:52 +0000 http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2006/08/15/truth-or-consequences/#comment-294 I can understand how BP comes off as purely hypocritical, but economically, doesn't BP have the most to lose by leaving 400,000 barrels out of the market place? It doesn't matter what the price of oil does if you can't get your product to market. Consequently I find it a little hard to believe that BP did this intentionally. In my opinion, you have to leave the supply and demand structure of the oil and gas market alone. The effects of increasing gas prices aren't felt for months. Until people can't afford to drive luxury cars and take road trips (gas consumption in July was up 2% in spite of $3 gas), the price will, and should continue to go up. Pure and simple, if demand rises, supply must rise to meet it, if it doesn't the market drives down demand. This is why the government absolutely has to keep there hands out of the cookie jar. Too easy to get off subject here, so I'll just quit! Another well thought out post, David. -Grant TheCornerOfficeBlog.com I can understand how BP comes off as purely hypocritical, but economically, doesn’t BP have the most to lose by leaving 400,000 barrels out of the market place? It doesn’t matter what the price of oil does if you can’t get your product to market. Consequently I find it a little hard to believe that BP did this intentionally.

In my opinion, you have to leave the supply and demand structure of the oil and gas market alone. The effects of increasing gas prices aren’t felt for months. Until people can’t afford to drive luxury cars and take road trips (gas consumption in July was up 2% in spite of $3 gas), the price will, and should continue to go up. Pure and simple, if demand rises, supply must rise to meet it, if it doesn’t the market drives down demand.

This is why the government absolutely has to keep there hands out of the cookie jar.

Too easy to get off subject here, so I’ll just quit!

Another well thought out post, David.

-Grant
TheCornerOfficeBlog.com

]]> By: Jay Glickman http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2006/08/15/truth-or-consequences/comment-page-1/#comment-293 Jay Glickman Wed, 16 Aug 2006 02:03:37 +0000 http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2006/08/15/truth-or-consequences/#comment-293 the oil companies are definitely to blame, but the american car manufacturers are no less stupid. what with gm and ford offering free gas for one year with the purchase of gas guzzling suvs and pickups, they are still unable or unwilling to recognize the need for change even tho they are falling farther and farther behind foreign manufacturers and basically stuggling for survival. the oil companies are definitely to blame, but the american car manufacturers are no less stupid. what with gm and ford offering free gas for one year with the purchase of gas guzzling suvs and pickups, they are still unable or unwilling to recognize the need for change even tho they are falling farther and farther behind foreign manufacturers and basically stuggling for survival.

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