Comments on: Fall Color http://blogs.epmag.com/bill/2008/10/15/fall-color/ Bill Pike Wed, 16 May 2012 23:51:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jim Rockett http://blogs.epmag.com/bill/2008/10/15/fall-color/#comment-21 Jim Rockett Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:43:17 +0000 http://blogs.epmag.com/bill/?p=9#comment-21 The price of oil went up too fast this past year, it has come down just as fast. It caught us with our pants down, so to speak. Wind and Solar energy and corn,sugar or switch grass based fuels are not viable until the price of crude and natural gas increases. The price of fossil fuels will increase as the demand does and the money supply for drilling returns. Changes must be made in consumption with higher gas milage for transport modes and less used for heating and cooling methods. Congress must repeal or not pass laws that increase the cost of operations. One propsed new law is a carbon tax. The question is always-what is best for our health and what is the economic result. Laws must do no harm either way. It is sometimes like a cold- Take Dr's prescription get well in a week. Do nothing get well in 7 days. The price of oil went up too fast this past year, it has come down just as fast. It caught us with our pants down, so to speak. Wind and Solar energy and corn,sugar or switch grass based fuels are not viable until the price of crude and natural gas increases. The price of fossil fuels will increase as the demand does and the money supply for drilling returns. Changes must be made in consumption with higher gas milage for transport modes and less used for heating and cooling methods. Congress must repeal or not pass laws that increase the cost of operations. One propsed new law is a carbon tax. The question is always-what is best for our health and what is the economic result. Laws must do no harm either way. It is sometimes like a cold- Take Dr’s prescription get well in a week. Do nothing get well in 7 days.

]]> By: Pat Blackman http://blogs.epmag.com/bill/2008/10/15/fall-color/#comment-19 Pat Blackman Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:49:21 +0000 http://blogs.epmag.com/bill/?p=9#comment-19 The recent decline in demand for crude oil has already brought about a correspondingly quick decline in prices at the pump. Could this example serve to prove the point to the pointy heads in congress that committing to more domestic drilling and production in the U.S. would keep those prices down? Then, as you say, if OPEC by chance did choose to limit supply, the market share would shift in our favor. The recent decline in demand for crude oil has already brought about a correspondingly quick decline in prices at the pump. Could this example serve to prove the point to the pointy heads in congress that committing to more domestic drilling and production in the U.S. would keep those prices down? Then, as you say, if OPEC by chance did choose to limit supply, the market share would shift in our favor.

]]> By: Tim Ramsey http://blogs.epmag.com/bill/2008/10/15/fall-color/#comment-18 Tim Ramsey Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:02:15 +0000 http://blogs.epmag.com/bill/?p=9#comment-18 I recently came accross your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I dont know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. Tim Ramsey I recently came accross your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I dont know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog.

Tim Ramsey

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