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JT Moderator	Message Posted: May 15, 2011 12:01:01 AM Ignore JT Report Abuse Last week we asked about government action to lower fuel cost this summer. This week we would like to know what action could be most effective in the long term. Open more areas for domestic production Regulate speculation Raise CAFE standards for new vehicles Subsidize hybrid/electric vehicles Fund research/development of alternative fuels Other / none of the above Nothing - fuel costs should re Post your thoughts about this poll below.

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Last week we asked about government action to lower fuel cost this summer. This week we would like to know what action could be most effective in the long term.
Open more areas for domestic production
Regulate speculation
Raise CAFE standards for new vehicles
Subsidize hybrid/electric vehicles
Fund research/development of alternative fuels
Other / none of the above
Nothing - fuel costs should re
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achung53 Veteran Author Orange County Posts:487 Points:85,225 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Dec 13, 2012 3:51:13 PM Ignore achung53 Report Abuse Subsidize hybrid/electric vehicles
Sumflow Rookie Author Honolulu Posts:65 Points:400 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: May 14, 2012 5:14:00 AM Ignore Sumflow Report Abuse Put trucks on Natural Gas, take them off gas & diesel.
hildairon Rookie Author Alberta Posts:3 Points:160 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2012 7:21:56 AM Ignore hildairon Report Abuse in canada our politicians say the oil companies are private enterprise and they can't be regulated.so remove .20 cents of the 24 per ltr tax and block the oil companies from raisng the price.at least for 1 year.that will stimulate the ecomonic hardship we all feel now.
01DuraMAX Champion Author Tacoma Posts:3,470 Points:715,165 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Mar 2, 2012 5:53:14 PM Ignore 01DuraMAX Report Abuse Open more areas for domestic production
boops54 Rookie Author Illinois Posts:51 Points:33,970 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Mar 2, 2012 2:53:51 PM Ignore boops54 Report Abuse regulate speculation
HFAJR0034 Champion Author New Mexico Posts:6,425 Points:1,164,835 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Nov 6, 2011 9:25:07 AM Ignore HFAJR0034 Report Abuse GET RID OF THE REGULATORS
randyt58 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:3,435 Points:721,955 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: Nov 6, 2011 9:23:48 AM Ignore randyt58 Report Abuse regulate speculation
pcprof Champion Author Austin Posts:9,811 Points:2,456,095 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2011 1:07:11 AM Ignore pcprof Report Abuse Open more areas for domestic production
mikekoonie Veteran Author Appleton Posts:468 Points:581,485 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Oct 10, 2011 6:12:57 PM Ignore mikekoonie Report Abuse Yes thay should and the tee bagers need to go
RoxannaAl Sophomore Author Alabama Posts:248 Points:53,090 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Aug 24, 2011 8:33:20 AM Ignore RoxannaAl Report Abuse NO WAY
garnet2001 Champion Author South Carolina Posts:3,327 Points:1,033,550 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2011 9:55:19 AM Ignore garnet2001 Report Abuse Fund research/development of alternative fuels
RoxannaAl Sophomore Author Alabama Posts:248 Points:53,090 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2011 8:46:20 AM Ignore RoxannaAl Report Abuse NO
cwashi3324 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:2,792 Points:571,340 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Aug 11, 2011 9:45:44 AM Ignore cwashi3324 Report Abuse Why can't we penalize the big oil companies with massive fines for price gouging?
jessicamendez27 Rookie Author Columbus Posts:7 Points:1,050 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Jul 19, 2011 11:03:12 AM Ignore jessicamendez27 Report Abuse Raise CAFE standards for new vehicles
RoxannaAl Sophomore Author Alabama Posts:248 Points:53,090 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Jul 17, 2011 5:26:01 PM Ignore RoxannaAl Report Abuse n
denwabe All-Star Author San Jose Posts:724 Points:145,075 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jul 14, 2011 3:21:59 PM Ignore denwabe Report Abuse Get rid of OOObama ( impeach him for violating congess law. and his administration
mattsage Champion Author Buffalo Posts:4,357 Points:696,750 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jul 14, 2011 9:10:38 AM Ignore mattsage Report Abuse Regulate speculation
buddyboy8160 Sophomore Author Florida Posts:235 Points:49,020 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jul 14, 2011 8:44:03 AM Ignore buddyboy8160 Report Abuse Regulate Speculation
BronsonNF Rookie Author Newfoundland Posts:4 Points:280 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Jul 7, 2011 12:01:55 PM Ignore BronsonNF Report Abuse lower and or remove fuel TAXES
buddyboy8160 Sophomore Author Florida Posts:235 Points:49,020 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jun 29, 2011 10:06:40 AM Ignore buddyboy8160 Report Abuse Regulate speculation
777Aviator Champion Author St. Louis Posts:2,676 Points:393,145 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jun 27, 2011 11:18:39 AM Ignore 777Aviator Report Abuse Stop speculation
sportsbc Rookie Author Calgary Posts:6 Points:300 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jun 13, 2011 7:36:22 PM Ignore sportsbc Report Abuse get rid of HST
CIPL1960 Rookie Author Illinois Posts:7 Points:200 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jun 12, 2011 8:03:01 PM Ignore CIPL1960 Report Abuse Use alternative fuels. High demand equals high prices
HardeepWA Champion Author Tacoma Posts:1,458 Points:160,460 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jun 12, 2011 4:39:09 AM Ignore HardeepWA Report Abuse Hard to handle this matter by them. [Edited by: HardeepWA at 6/12/2011 4:40:27 AM EST]
oldboy Rookie Author Colorado Springs Posts:78 Points:27,510 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Jun 10, 2011 1:31:30 PM Ignore oldboy Report Abuse Those of you who don't think supply and demand affect the prices, take note of this news...... "Crude oil tumbled the most in four weeks after the al-Hayat newspaper reported Saudi Arabia will raise oil production to 10 million barrels a day next month, and on concern the global economic recovery is slowing...... Oil declined as much as 3.1 percent as London-based al- Hayat cited unidentified senior OPEC and industry officials as the sources of the Saudi output plan...... Crude oil for July delivery declined $2.48, or 2.4 percent, to $99.45 a barrel at 12:01 p.m............."
coolhand86 Rookie Author Indiana Posts:2 Points:1,070 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jun 3, 2011 5:17:59 PM Ignore coolhand86 Report Abuse 1) Nothing the Govt. can do a) it's a world market, so increased production may drop it 2 cents 2) Speculation isn't the cause 3) Subsidizing alt. vehicles that don't need subsidies is stupid. a) market alone is driving sales already 4) CAFE standards are being raised - OK a) be aware that new taxes are off-setting fuel savings i)fuel taxes pay for highways. ii)states are transitioning tax structure to base on miles driven to make up lost revenue from increased fuel mileage 5)Algae is the ONLY alternative Exxon Mobil believes can be cost competitive w/out subsidies. FYI
mattsage Champion Author Buffalo Posts:4,357 Points:696,750 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jun 2, 2011 10:11:34 AM Ignore mattsage Report Abuse Regulate speculation
oldboy Rookie Author Colorado Springs Posts:78 Points:27,510 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Jun 1, 2011 6:19:07 AM Ignore oldboy Report Abuse Re:axelj Yes there needs to be more news circulated about the north slope oil than we hear through "normal" channels. Last month the application for a permit to develop by Shell Oil was rejected (by the lunatic communists running the country now) after Shell had spent $4B on the project. Within days it was announced that an Italian company was granted the permit to develop the area that Shell had been working on. Then it came to light that Georgey Sor-ryass was buying a major interest in the Italian company just like he did with Petrobas before BO loaned them a few $B. If everyone knew about this type of dealing, do you think there would be a change made before the ropes found their way to the tall trees????
tailpipeFL All-Star Author Tampa Posts:764 Points:45,165 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: May 29, 2011 6:29:35 PM Ignore tailpipeFL Report Abuse Give us break from the exhorbitant Taxation.
kame2c Champion Author Portland Posts:5,620 Points:193,725 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: May 29, 2011 1:33:49 AM Ignore kame2c Report Abuse Not much gov' intervention...prices still high!
gpops11 Rookie Author Phoenix Posts:24 Points:13,295 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: May 28, 2011 8:11:18 PM Ignore gpops11 Report Abuse GET Green Earth Technology. /hub/GET-Green-Earth-Tech Green Earth Technologies’ Product line is the G-brand; they are environmentally superior as well as biodegradable, made from American grown base oils. Through the power of Nanotechnology, the little known company tagline boasts: Save the Earth –Sacrifice nothing. Predominantly available are auto and household products,yet the stock price may be waiting to explode with the release of environmentally safe superior Biodegradable motor oil: G-OIL. Crude Petro is still a commodity which means the fundamentals are based on Supply and Demand. Of course Speculators bump the margin because they need to because they still can. Point being, I don't know the exact figure but merely give thought to the prospect of all the vehicles on the road requiring their 3,000 mile oil changes as well as throwing a quart in the oil pan 'cause its low. Of course this will never happen because Big Oil is still receiving subsidies for the most profitable business in the history of Humankind. Unlikely that equation will ever change, but its a thought...
servingJC Champion Author New York Posts:112,173 Points:1,080,065 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: May 28, 2011 12:36:06 PM Ignore servingJC Report Abuse Regulating speculation might go a ways towards controlling the price.
MaryKayByBJ Sophomore Author Orange County Posts:167 Points:62,415 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: May 27, 2011 9:31:46 PM Ignore MaryKayByBJ Report Abuse It would be nice to think the US Gvt COULD regulate speculation as that contributes more to the price than politics, the supply or the reserves. However, even if we could regulate speculators IN the US, our government has not jurisdiction to regulate in other countries. There are other trading markets around the world; we are not in isolation. Drilling for more does not help any long term plan to reduce consumption which means that US will remain dependent on imports. Diluting gasoline with corn products has been a joke promoted by the farm lobby. e80 yield 20% poorer mileage so the only thing that happens for the driver needing to fill up the tank more often. The amount of corn used for the process (other countries use the inedible parts such as stalks and husks) in the US reduces the amount available for livestock feed which raises the cost for ranchers which in turn increases food costs for the consumers. The ONLY group which benefits from this process is the farm lobby.
leadzman Rookie Author Edmonton Posts:6 Points:425 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: May 27, 2011 10:42:51 AM Ignore leadzman Report Abuse Wisdom will be shown by planning for the future: Subsidize electric cars, hybrids, and solar energy. Develop the cold engine for 0 Carbon and no heat release into atmosphere and encourage new investors for these projects. Long term gain, means changing our current fuel sources.
mausey Veteran Author Twin Cities Posts:272 Points:58,385 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: May 26, 2011 7:03:48 PM Ignore mausey Report Abuse I think we need to subsidize hybrid/electric vehicles, have super fast comfortable trains, and stop those rich greedy oil people from gaining all those profits. We need to look at the big picture and long range goals for sustainable energy.
axelj Rookie Author Cincinnati Posts:1 Points:25,745 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: May 26, 2011 9:57:27 AM Ignore axelj Report Abuse Most of you are missing the point of the oil situation. The first question to ask is where is the North Slope oil or its profits going? None of the North Slope oil is allowed in the lower 48', so where is it going and who's getting the profits? There's an even larger oil field discovered two miles of shore in Alaska and you haven't heard of it. It's really not about drilling for more but using whats already there. The North Slope Oil.
btsom Sophomore Author Oklahoma City Posts:222 Points:14,100 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: May 25, 2011 9:31:12 PM Ignore btsom Report Abuse The list of people and businesses who succeeded and prospered WITHOUT government subsidies or seed money is almost endless. Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Henry Ford, Bell, Edison and on and on. When the next technology or alternate fuel comes along, it will be just as obvious as Windows was for the personal computer market. STRANGLING the US of oil won't make those new technologies come along any faster. All of the things on the table now could be mathematically analyzed for their practicality. Whether it is methanol, bio gasoline, bio diesel, and so on, engineers and physicists can tell TODAY if there is sufficient sunlight striking the earth ON APPROPRIATELY PRODUCTIVE AREAS to generate the energy needed to replace the fossil fuels used today. Changing the location of an emission or one emission for another as electric cars do, is not real progress. Ultimately, most Volts and other rechargeable electrics are powered by coal with the emissions outside of the city, but present none the less. For America to remain competitive in the world economy, we must have the government GET OUT OF THE WAY to allow aggressive recovery of our own resources. Petroleum will be replaced some day, but it will happen in the natural evolution of progress, not forced with a central government promoting false excuses. (Global Warming etc)
oldboy Rookie Author Colorado Springs Posts:78 Points:27,510 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: May 24, 2011 6:49:05 PM Ignore oldboy Report Abuse I still am very disappointed that such a large percentage of "intelligent" beings don't know that speculation can affect the supply of anything.
tilgorekrout Rookie Author Indiana Posts:51 Points:14,085 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: May 24, 2011 11:18:43 AM Ignore tilgorekrout Report Abuse Methods relating to altering the market supply and/or price of oil (regulating speculation, opening up domestic production in possibly unsafe areas) are simply delaying the inevitable-- the long term outlook has demand for oil outpacing supply by a large margin. No matter what we do, crude oil prices are going to continue to rise, and rise, and rise. The ONLY solution is a comprehensive, long-term energy plan to make us fully reliant on sustainable energy as quickly as possible. Also: the free market will not do this on its own. Laissez-faire capitalism cares only about short-term profits, and about appeasing shareholders that want to see profits over a span of months to years, and have no particular interest in investing in a company that will only start bringing returns 20-30 years from now... anyone with a basic understanding of capitalism ought to understand that. As much as some people really don't like it, there really aren't any other solid alternatives other than government subsidies.
GasHunterIA All-Star Author Iowa Posts:791 Points:485,795 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: May 21, 2011 10:32:15 PM Ignore GasHunterIA Report Abuse Research on alternative energies and eventually oil will be history.
nogare Rookie Author Ontario Posts:1 Points:5,720 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 21, 2011 10:15:54 PM Ignore nogare Report Abuse cut taxes!
welchcircle Rookie Author Texas Posts:5 Points:4,055 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: May 21, 2011 8:55:22 PM Ignore welchcircle Report Abuse regulate speculation
Bonanza Champion Author Boston Posts:12,075 Points:2,549,055 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: May 21, 2011 7:45:56 PM Ignore Bonanza Report Abuse Regulate speculation
travelfool1 Rookie Author Oregon Posts:1 Points:2,195 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: May 21, 2011 7:37:07 PM Ignore travelfool1 Report Abuse government only talks about lowering fuel price but nothing ever becomes of it.
pathvet Sophomore Author Los Angeles Posts:193 Points:899,785 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: May 21, 2011 7:05:27 PM Ignore pathvet Report Abuse wish I thought that regulating speculation would be something other than a typical bureaucrastic cluster ----!
SunCoastBlazer Sophomore Author Vancouver Posts:179 Points:85,315 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: May 21, 2011 6:03:51 PM Ignore SunCoastBlazer Report Abuse Regulate speculation but that's impossible.
pkhdonovan Champion Author Maine Posts:11,996 Points:2,702,880 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 21, 2011 5:05:01 PM Ignore pkhdonovan Report Abuse regulate speculation
Rocksnobster Champion Author Albany Posts:12,911 Points:213,790 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: May 21, 2011 5:01:55 PM Ignore Rocksnobster Report Abuse What they should do in DC, since they can't really do much about the prices, is all roll giant world doobies and smoke them. Then it really will be the era of good feeling. And the lion shall lie down with the lamp - and take another hit.
roadrunnin Champion Author Richmond Posts:1,749 Points:563,410 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: May 21, 2011 3:19:02 PM Ignore roadrunnin Report Abuse Most of the oil companies doing the drilling are not even american so why should they care about making gas prices reasonable for us?
roadrunnin Champion Author Richmond Posts:1,749 Points:563,410 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: May 21, 2011 3:18:14 PM Ignore roadrunnin Report Abuse For those that think more US drilling is the answer, don't forget, any new oil drilled goes onto the open market, not into the US market because the name of the game is still profit.