<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Prez candidates tout new policies to lower oil prices]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by guade00 http://www.grist.org/article/price/ Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:39:06 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/price/1 Just speculating...

I've been inclined to think that blaming the price on excessive speculation is mostly rubbish, but after reading Michael Greenberger's testimony and a June 25, 2007 Senate report, I think we are probably looking at an Enron-style market fleecing. So, Obama is spot on in wanting to close that dirty little loophole.

And, for a change, at least McCain sounds reasonable following his ludicrous about-face on off-shore drilling. His surrogates say he is just supporting state's rights on the issue; but, as far as I can tell, no state 'cept Florida (and pretty much just Crist) seems to think off-shore drilling is a good idea.

]]> Just speculating...

I've been inclined to think that blaming the price on excessive speculation is mostly rubbish, but after reading Michael Greenberger's testimony and a June 25, 2007 Senate report, I think we are probably looking at an Enron-style market fleecing. So, Obama is spot on in wanting to close that dirty little loophole.

And, for a change, at least McCain sounds reasonable following his ludicrous about-face on off-shore drilling. His surrogates say he is just supporting state's rights on the issue; but, as far as I can tell, no state 'cept Florida (and pretty much just Crist) seems to think off-shore drilling is a good idea.

]]> Comment #2 by usandthem http://www.grist.org/article/price/ Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:00:18 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/price/2 Politics

We need to get away from oil all together.Yes I know that that is not totally possible,but flex-fuel vehicles,ethonol,and the majority of other vehicles on the road are still using oil.Ethonol has the added distinction of forcing up food prices and encouraging deforestation of rainforest and general farm land.The poor in third world countries are starving and don't have alot of say so on crop production and our food prices are rising also and not just because of the cost of oil,but the corn being deverted to ethonol production.

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We need to get away from oil all together.Yes I know that that is not totally possible,but flex-fuel vehicles,ethonol,and the majority of other vehicles on the road are still using oil.Ethonol has the added distinction of forcing up food prices and encouraging deforestation of rainforest and general farm land.The poor in third world countries are starving and don't have alot of say so on crop production and our food prices are rising also and not just because of the cost of oil,but the corn being deverted to ethonol production.

]]> Comment #3 by Delay And Deny http://www.grist.org/article/price/ Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:07:18 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/price/3 System Working!

The system is working beautifully.

Higher prices = less consumption and search for alternatives.

Who cares if its speculators or producers?  The only number that matters is at the Shell station.

Someone, somewhere is making a lot of money.   And soon someone, somewhere will lose a lot of money.

The crazy thing is...life goes on.   Even though we worry a bunch about "energy" and "gas" -- as a percentage of most peoples income it's pretty little.

In the end, the entire effort blinds us to searching for justice.

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The system is working beautifully.

Higher prices = less consumption and search for alternatives.

Who cares if its speculators or producers?  The only number that matters is at the Shell station.

Someone, somewhere is making a lot of money.   And soon someone, somewhere will lose a lot of money.

The crazy thing is...life goes on.   Even though we worry a bunch about "energy" and "gas" -- as a percentage of most peoples income it's pretty little.

In the end, the entire effort blinds us to searching for justice.

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