YAY! Finally Americans are doing something about it

Man, it's been a ferocious battle over our wallets. I just can't believe it finally is actually starting to pay off. Americans - the world's largest oil consumer (by far) - have finally put their feet down and done something about the out of control oil prices.

I am extremely happy to post a link to this article that talks more about the details of how this happened, and if it will keep going.

He expects gasoline prices to average $3.75 to $3.85 nationwide for the immediate future. "That won't likely be enough to bring back that demand that we've lost," he said.

"The trend is unmistakable" -- people are using less gasoline than in 2007 and a 20-cent per gallon or so price break isn't likely to disrupt that trend, he said.

Charles Perry, president of energy-consulting firm Perry Management, admits that "adjustment" in demand is a long-term project since "we are creatures of habit as far as our driving is concerned." But demand for gasoline has dropped and "will continue to drop as the public changes its driving habits and moves into smaller cars."

I am proud to be a part of this movement against oil companies. Not just with my ethanol stills, but personally. For the last 2 months I've ridden my bike to work (at least 3 times a week), not just to save money on gas (yes, of course), but also to stick it to these people who KEEP driving up the price of oil. It's ridiculous!



AND YET - there's always some freak out there with a negative comment.

Here's a second great article about this topic:
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-gas29-2008jul29,0,4637883.story

You can see from this comment, though, that some people just can't be satisfied no matter which direction things go. Although, I must say, I wasn't surprised that this one comes from some sort of government agency...

-- cutting back so much that Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters warned Monday of a looming shortfall in the fund that pays for highway and bridge construction and repairs.

Thanks,
Al