From The Economist: So in 2003, we used more gasoline than the next 20 consumers worldwide did. COMBINED. What does that say for our country other than we waste a ton of fuel driving when we could take public transportation, driving giant SUV’s that never see a dirt road, never mind an actual foray into [...]
Take a look…kind of strange but worth a watch…
We just got back from our week long trip to Illinois to visit family and attend a wedding and since my wife’s family lives close to the Indiana border, we stopped for gas a few times in Indiana…and wow what a difference from California gas prices. Right now, gas here is about $3.60 per gallon, [...]
It has happened again…Republicans in Congress have blocked a proposal to tax the oil industry $29 billion over 10 years to pay for investments in ethanol, solar and wind turbines. They said it would raise gas prices, but I highly doubt it because the oil and gas companies earned over $111 BILLION dollars last year, [...]
While we know that a lot of things used in our everyday life are made from petroleum, I don’t think we truly realize to what extent the oil industry has a hold on us. In fact, according to a survey released yesterday, 72 percent of the American public does not know that conventional plastic is [...]
Ha! I knew there had to be money in this global warming thing for someone! These two monsters of industry plan on working side by side holding hands to make you some fuel out of animal fat. Beef, pork and chicken fat from Tyson rendering plants will be processed at ConocoPhillips refineries to create transportation [...]
The House of Representatives are voting tomorrow on a bill that would cut the most outrageous taxpayer subsidies to Big Oil and invest the money in clean energy instead. Please take a minute to tell your Representatives what you think at SaveOurEnvironment.org. Ideal Bite – Free GREEN newsletter. Click here! technorati tags:big oil, subsidies, vote, [...]
