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happymama58
True Blue Farmgirl
1210 Posts
Patti
Missouri
USA
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 Posted - Apr 20 2006 : 10:08:47 AM
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What irks me most about this entire situation is that the CEO of Exon Mobil made $133,000 per *DAY* last year, according to the corporation's reports to shareholders. Their profit was over $30 billion!
I'm tired of hearing how much they are paying per barrel of oil, like the gas companies are taking a beating or something. I generally do not believe in lots of government intervention, etc., but I think it's time for the Justice Department or someone along those lines to launch an investigation into this whole situation.
Some people search for happiness; others create it.
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Horseyrider
True Blue Farmgirl
1045 Posts
Mary Ann
Illinois
1045 Posts |
Posted - Apr 20 2006 : 10:31:41 AM
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| While salaries in that range may seem excessive, so are the responsibilities of guiding a business that big. Much of the current profits are going into R&D, and they have to figure out how to compete with China. Their middle class is exploding, and their fuel needs are growing exponentially along with their manufacturing. Competition with China for barrels of oil is pushing prices up right now. |
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Juliekay
True Blue Farmgirl
237 Posts
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Posted - Apr 20 2006 : 1:12:01 PM
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Kay,
I think the reason that Canadian oil is so expensive is that it is oil mixed up in tar sands. It is a large reserve, but the oil is more diffficult and costly to extract than middle eastern oil. The oil is also of lesser quality, therefore it doesn't travel by pipeline very well, which is the cheaper way to transport. It also requires more processing to be ready for the internal combustion engine. That accounts for the reason it is more expensive. |
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Northerngal
Farmgirl in Training
33 Posts
Gale
Iowa
USA
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Posted - Apr 20 2006 : 3:12:52 PM
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A few weeks ago my boyfriend and I were watching his favorite TV show,"Trucks." They showed how to make your very own bio diesel. I'm not sure exactly how much it cost, but I think the parts were around $200 and if you or someone you know is handy with a wrench, it didn't look all that hard to install. Anyway here's the link if anyone's interested and wants to try to make diesel from restaurant grease. If anyone tries this or does more research on it, please start a post about your results and findings.
www.truckstv.com/ingear.aspx?iid=5674&tid=6
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Northerngal
Farmgirl in Training
33 Posts
Gale
Iowa
USA
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Posted - Apr 20 2006 : 3:18:10 PM
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Ok, here's another link to where you can actually buy the parts. It looks like it's almost $3,000 for everything. Hmmm.... how long would that take to pay for itself if the average tank of gas cost $50. Well, if you saved $40 per tank, it would take 75 tankfulls. Might be worth it to check into one of the seminars.
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owwlady
True Blue Farmgirl
899 Posts
Jan
Tomahawk
WI
USA
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Posted - Apr 21 2006 : 08:22:14 AM
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| Gas is 3.09 per gallon today, luckily I live 5 min from work. My paycheck should go up as much as the gas does! |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Apr 21 2006 : 08:43:45 AM
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2.68 here right now...but 3 cents cheaper at least in the next town..sometimes there is as much as a 10 cents difference 7 miles away.
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
3579 Posts |
Posted - Apr 22 2006 : 08:16:57 AM
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2.73 down here this morning. Boy, do I wish I lived in a bicycle-friendly distance area (that is, if I wasn't 6 months pregnant!!!)
XOXO, Libbie
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connio
True Blue Farmgirl
535 Posts
connie
springtown
texas
USA
535 Posts |
Posted - Apr 22 2006 : 09:29:24 AM
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Hey Farm Girls!!!
It is $2.99 in my little rural Texas town today. I have 2 oil wells and numerous gas wells on my road, but I guess it's all going far away! (lol)
Connie
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Kate Talley
Farmgirl in Training
27 Posts
Kate
West Jordan
Utah
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Posted - Apr 28 2006 : 3:34:28 PM
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Here is Salt Lake City the gas is about 2.70-2.85. Last year after the hurricanes, my family and I decided we would stop driving places that we can walk. I wasted lots of gas on running around, and I would go to the store just for a thing or two. Now, we walk to school, friends homes, church, library. I go to Costco every two weeks, and have my DH pick up whatever fresh fruits and vegs on his way home. I use half the gas I used to. In our modern society we are just used to driving! Try it! It does take some extra time and planning, but it is great to walk.
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Northerngal
Farmgirl in Training
33 Posts
Gale
Iowa
USA
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Posted - Apr 28 2006 : 6:59:30 PM
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akcowgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
296 Posts
Valerie
Homer
Alaska
USA
296 Posts |
Posted - Jul 05 2006 : 09:37:13 AM
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Just a little update gas is 3.17 a gallon here now. What is it everywhere else?
Valerie
Yes, I live in my own little world. But that's ok they know me here.
Deja Moo: The feeling that you've heard this bull before.
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summerbreeze
True Blue Farmgirl
277 Posts
Laura
WA
USA
277 Posts |
Posted - Jul 05 2006 : 10:21:48 AM
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Gas in my area is about $2.89 per gallon. I had a rude shock when I went to a friends big birthday bash this weekend on an island just off the Seattle and the price of gas was $3.49 a gallon for regular. I didn't get gas before I left home and needed a few gallons to get home. DH had a lot to say about it.
You only live once,if you do it right once is enough. |
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