How Should the US Reduce Petroleum Consumption?

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Originally posted by November Adam


Sounds good to me! Care to invest a little money with NA Explorations? It will make you rich!

Not my money. Thank Conoco, Haliburton, etc....

What are you talking about?

Sorry. Im thinking of alaska.

[Imran Siddiqui]

fg, that's a whole other US state .

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Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
fg, that's a whole other US state .

Canada

Since when?

[Imran Siddiqui]

Since like forever... you know the 51st state..

[child of Thor]

Coconuts, they work very well(i voted bananas as it was kinda close to Coconut).
In the war in Bouganville, down near Papua New Guinea(North of Australia). The Rebel fighters of Bouganville facing a complete blockade by the PNG forces resorted to loads of cunning methods to keep up their fight for independence. One of which was refineing the Oil from a Coconut that then could be put straight into the 4x4's left on the Island.Apparantly it worked a treat and while the PNG forces camped on the Island suffered black out's from there faulty diesel generators, the Bouganville people had free Fuel for there car's and power! Very ingienious i think.Oh and apparantly it burns clean(compared to Oil).

[Ramo]

End all subsidies to big oil, implement tax breaks for cleaner solutions as well as tax penalties for those who stick with petroleum.

[Imran Siddiqui]

We don't want to destroy the economy Ramo

Penalties for those who stick with petroleum

[orange]

should have made it multiple choice, I'd vote for all.

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Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
We don't want to destroy the economy Ramo

Penalties for those who stick with petroleum

Next we should have a poll. "Do you want to be penalized for driving a car"


Any government that Taxes citizens for somthing like that is WAAAAAAY out of line!

[Ramo]

Only in certain contexts, Imran (edit: not for users) .

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by orange
should have made it multiple choice, I'd vote for all.

Check my first post.... Make a decision! Basically, what should be the focus.

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Originally posted by Ramo
Only in certain contexts, Imran (edit: not for users) .

Pray, do tell, how you can tax/penalize a producer. Without carrying the extra cost down to the consumer?


Simple economics here.

[Ramo]

Simple. They'd lose market to those using cleaner solutions if they increase their prices.

You're just getting the car manufacturers to clean up the externality they're creating, and also nudging them into towards a long-term change. No different from other environmental laws.

[Makeo]

Oh just don't bother. Use the stuff. Make it easier to explore. Less off-limits lands, etc.

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Originally posted by Ramo
Simple. They'd lose competition to those using cleaner solutions if they increase their prices.

So you basically use the heavy hand of government destroy an entire industry that employs more than 250,000 people...


Its up to people who make these cleaner solutions to prove there worth to the consumer.