[Vision2020] Conserve precious Oil

[Donovan Arnold]

I am about to shock you all too. I actually agree with Ms. Kraut. I think 
that we should have the prices go way up so we can switch to another form of 
energy. But not for OPEC reasons, for environmental reasons. Let us see a $5 
a gallon oil price in the next year.

Donovan J Arnold

>From: "Pat Kraut" <pkraut at moscow.com>
>To: "vision2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Conserve precious Oil
>Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 13:29:28 -0700
>
>I am about to shock you all...I am very delighted that oil prices are going
>high and I hope they go even higher. I hate the control the OPEC group has
>on our lives. I am well aware that there are alternative fuels that we 
>could
>control even right here in Latah county. The PSES dept of the UI can make a
>great fuel from canola that is grown in Latah county. The problem is
>refinement which means shipping it to Montana at this time, but that too 
>can
>be changed. The shipping to Montana is where the cost gets too big and the
>change from oil would be too hard...IF however, the price of oil keeps 
>going
>up then gaining control of our energy sources will gain in a willingness by
>more of us to pay the price. Will it hurt financially? Yes! While we gain 
>in
>one area jobs and monies will be reduced in another area. Any new big 
>change
>will make for differences and problems but in this case we could get 
>control
>over our own lives and not leave it in the hands of people who truly do not
>care about our well being. I do not blame the lack of these changes on the
>Bush family or any other individual (I know you will), it is those of us 
>who
>want to conserve our own funds. It is a money issue but one that could be
>changed if the price were right by the general populace.
>PK
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "B.C. Strand" <Bill at strand.bz>
>To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 12:27 PM
>Subject: [Vision2020] Conserve precious Oil
>
>
> > Pat Kraut writes:
> > It is because of the mess in Florida and political unrest in Venezuela
> > as well."
> >
> > Pat,
> >
> > Venezuela is the fourth largest source of oil for the US at about 1.5
> > million barrels/day. Because of the general strike, oil exports from
> > Venezuela were interrupted in late 2002/early 2003. But by April 2003,
> > they had returned their previous levels and have not affected US imports
> > since then.
> >
> > Ivan was the only hurricane that affected oil imports as the rest were
> > far enough east to miss the primary ports and refineries. In preparation
> > for Ivan several major refineries were shut down which is the portion
> > that is affecting gas prices.
> >
> > But there is only ONE major reason that oil prices are high. Every major
> > oil importer in the world who has capacity is stockpiling crude oil. And
> > they are doing this because of fears of interruption of oil from the
> > Middle East.
> >
> > Bill Strand
> >
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