The benefits of high gas prices

[underdawg]

I personally feel that higher gas prices may be one of the best things to happen for this country. Pain and misery force the complacent to seek out other solutions to long term problems. We have known about the problems of oil and fossil fuels for decades, but cheap affordable gas has made all of us complacent. The oil companies certainly have plenty of money to invest in the search for alternative fuels, but there is really no incentive to do so. Developing alternative fuels in not in their best interest, in fact if an alternative fuel was discovered, the oil companies would most certainly attempt to buy up the patents until the oil ran out.

The misery of high oil prices, the price of food, the war in Iraq is wearing heavy on our country and now people have stopped buying hummers, suvs, and other gas hogs. People are starting to consider taking public transportation. Car companies are responding by producing more fuel efficient cars. So let the prices go up.

On a side note I found an article to be very interesting.

http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/downersgrove/archive/x799503636

[bobbylien]

I do agree that high gas prices are certainly a good thing in many ways but these prices have such a massive affect on our economy. It just goes SO far past paying more at the pump. Basically, while I love seeing those morons driving huge SUVs by themselves have to pay more.. I must admit that the affect high prices have on good people and our economy isn't worth it.
I think we must also realize that while focus is on efficiency now, if gas prices go back down, we will be right back where we were two years ago. These gas guzzling Americans are too greedy and stupid to look to the future. The minute gas prices go down, the conservatives will be bitching about funding research for the new technology we need.

[Pookie]

Gas prices are the reason I went to a little four-cylinder. True, my Subaru Forester may not have a ton of power like my 6-cylinder Monte Carlo had, and not all the comfort, but my little Forester hauls a lot of stuff, the dog likes it, I love it, and it gets 37 mpg.
I was going to go with a hybrid but I decided to wait for a couple years or so for the bugs to get out.
Underdawg, it's so good to see you! I missed you, dear.
Purrs,
Pookie

[ptif219]

Tell that to trucking companies going out of buisness due to $4.50+ fuel prices.

[Rage]

Hmm. There are hundreds of new fuel sources out there. I have said this time and time again, maybe someone should stick my post, that when there is a market for it, they will be developed. There are things that are developed that would boggle your mind.

See Tomorrows Energy (http://www.exxonmobil.com/Corporate/Files/Corporate/tomorrows_energy.pdf)

[ptif219]

Hmm. There are hundreds of new fuel sources out there. I have said this time and time again, maybe someone should stick my post, that when there is a market for it, they will be developed. There are things that are developed that would boggle your mind.

See Tomorrows Energy (http://www.exxonmobil.com/Corporate/Files/Corporate/tomorrows_energy.pdf)

Couldn't get the link to work.


How many years to make it available and affordable?

[Sirk]

I love that there are less retards with SUVs and trucks when they don't need them. Our roads and parking lots weren't built to handle uhaul sized cars.

But I do need mine. I live in an area where you do need 4wd with some weight behind it. Rising costs are making life very hard in rural america. It's not just about what car you drive. I have kids to feed and education to pay for. :(