A_Jive_Soul_Bro's Blog

since the cost of oil is going up $100.00, that means that our natural gas prices are going up as well for those of us who use natural gas in our homes. great job on the posting of this blog.

when pResident Arbusto Bush took office, oil was at $12 a barrel... the oil barron has done a great job helping the oil industry get rich. Gee, lets get the government to subsidize another refinery... the poor oil companies can't afford to make one themselves, they're barely making ends meet in this scary global-warming world.

poor oil companies... we should all consume more fossil fuels to help the poor energy companies...

fill'er up and go shopping!

Stop buying SUV's and huge trucks would be a start. How many huge Tundras, F-150's, Titans etc. have you seen at stop lights with only the driver in the vehicle? How many times have you seen them accelerate like they're at the Great Lakes drag track (am I dating myself)? Twenty five years ago or so we had most of the oil market to ourselves. Now we have a a whole bunch of folks in India and a billion or so in China who want the oil as much as we do. If you think $100 a barrel is bad you had better hang on to your shorts because oil prices are probably the only thing that gravity doesn't affect. $3.75 to $4.00 a gallon by the 4th of July, but keep those gas guzzlers coming - we are America and it's our constitutional right to drive what we d--- well please. Our only hope is to have Hillary or Obama or Edwards in the White House and Bush gone (right ColbyDog?). Then we'll see $25 a barrel and $1.19 per gallon.

guyvrburlington-

Your attitude shows your ignorance and simple mind. Food, clothing prices going up and causing a recession is bad for everyone. Some of us in here only want to discuss alternatives to using so much oil everday. Please do not comment on my blog unless you have an actual arguement instead of name calling and hate.

thnaks,
ajsb

skeptical1 makes good points besides the sarcasim at the end.
Keep buying those Humers and driving like Matt Kenseth on a Sunday afternoon at Daytona!
Most people in America are too selfish to turn their thermostat down to save money/energy, why should we expect anyone to make REAL changes in their lifestyle?
The place I started working last year didn't even recycle paper or aluminum cans when I started!
Most Americans are selfish and won't change until the oil runs out or the Apocalypse in Dec of 2012.

Ok, so for the past three years, I have been waiting until November to even turn on my heat, turning down my thermostat every year. We now keep our house at 64 during the day. I walk whenever possible. I keep my house lights off whenever I can. I keep tv off if nobody is watching. I insulated my basement, bought a fuel efficient car for my husband to drive to and from work, and no he can't take the bus. We live in Wisconsin and he works in Illinois. I conserve my water in a few different ways. I stopped using the heated dry cycle on my dishwasher and only run it when it is full. I bought energy efficient washer and dryer, and the washer uses less water. I take fewer napkins when we do eat out, and I reuse my bath towels. I would install a solar type whatever it is so that I can sometimes run off of the sun's energy, but have you seen the cost of that? What else is there to do?

I think energy might be a good focal point to push in the upcoming election. We cannot continue prostituting our principles to pocket themselves and big oil companies. Exxon and BP have all reported record earnings in the past 2 years. I see why they have been so successful with the prices.

Great job Mrs T!
I'm no tree hugger but I do what I can to help out ol' Mother earth.
I recycle everything I can, when I buy new appliacnes they are always "energy star" rated, low flow toilet and shower heads, flourescent bulbs, new windows and doors on the casa.
Some people think that one person can't make a difference but if we all do our part at least it will make a small difference.
People also need to keep an eye on China, no EPA over there!

Thanks for the compliments you guys but I am so ticked off. Eythonol is NOT the answer. Yes people do comsume more than they need. I am home during the day and I still keep my heat down. I am going to call WE energies and have them do an assessment on my home, but at this point, the only thing I can see them suggesting is me changing my lightbulbs. NO WAY am I going to use those flourscent bulbs though. Our lights only go on when we need them, and the Flourscent lights don't help my mood any. I need my light or I go nuts.

Its the almighty dollar... they fear you might not be as productive were you at home with all the distractions... even though studies show most people work more... when at home... they work into the night and on weekends ...

but as far as our oil... comeon... we need to conserve, not drill. Oil is a finite commodity... if we've got oil here, lets refrain from being so greedy as to use it all up for ourselves. Oil makes so many products we take for granted... we use it up it won't be empty gas tanks in cars that kills us but all the other things petro-chemicals make that will bring us to our knees.

leave the oil in the ground... its our planet's savings account... don't spend it all right away... thats stupid.