Comments on: U.S. Gasoline Demand Dropping (Finally!) http://www.carbontax.org/blogarchives/2008/03/03/us-gasoline-demand-dropping-finally/ Pricing carbon efficiently and equitably Fri, 07 Jun 2013 02:59:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Fernando Vanscoik http://www.carbontax.org/blogarchives/2008/03/03/us-gasoline-demand-dropping-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-461535 Fernando Vanscoik Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:26:13 +0000 http://www.carbontax.org/blogarchives/2008/03/03/us-gasoline-demand-dropping-finally/#comment-461535 You can expect gas prices to rise every spring. It seems to get earlier and earlier each year. That's because oil futures traders know demand for gas rises in the summer. They therefore start buying oil futures contracts in the spring in anticipation of that price rise.* Current article straight from our own blog <,http://www.prettygoddess.com/ You can expect gas prices to rise every spring. It seems to get earlier and earlier each year. That’s because oil futures traders know demand for gas rises in the summer. They therefore start buying oil futures contracts in the spring in anticipation of that price rise.*

Current article straight from our own blog
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]]> By: TeresaE http://www.carbontax.org/blogarchives/2008/03/03/us-gasoline-demand-dropping-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-20850 TeresaE Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:00:39 +0000 http://www.carbontax.org/blogarchives/2008/03/03/us-gasoline-demand-dropping-finally/#comment-20850 The reason our energy consumption is dropping is because millions of your fellow citizens are broke. Yeah!  Let's throw a green party! Enjoy not only fewer jobs, higher taxes and a lower standard of living, enjoy watching millions lose the American dream and go on the dole. Yeah! Trying to solve a future problem with current technology is futile.  And as is the case of ethanol, it is causing more problems than it solves.             The reason our energy consumption is dropping is because millions of your fellow citizens are broke.
Yeah!  Let’s throw a green party!
Enjoy not only fewer jobs, higher taxes and a lower standard of living, enjoy watching millions lose the American dream and go on the dole.
Yeah!
Trying to solve a future problem with current technology is futile.  And as is the case of ethanol, it is causing more problems than it solves.
 
 
 
 
 
 

]]> By: Drivers Finally Responding to Rising Gas Prices? « Mobilizing the Region http://www.carbontax.org/blogarchives/2008/03/03/us-gasoline-demand-dropping-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-19605 Drivers Finally Responding to Rising Gas Prices? « Mobilizing the Region Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:59:07 +0000 http://www.carbontax.org/blogarchives/2008/03/03/us-gasoline-demand-dropping-finally/#comment-19605 [...] and TSTC board member Charles Komanoff has pointed out that gas prices are more elastic than these raw consumption and VMT figures indicate. In an [...] [...] and TSTC board member Charles Komanoff has pointed out that gas prices are more elastic than these raw consumption and VMT figures indicate. In an [...]

]]> By: Ross http://www.carbontax.org/blogarchives/2008/03/03/us-gasoline-demand-dropping-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-18999 Ross Sun, 16 Mar 2008 02:16:41 +0000 http://www.carbontax.org/blogarchives/2008/03/03/us-gasoline-demand-dropping-finally/#comment-18999 All this in the face of mounting evidence that the global temperatures are driven by solar activity, as witnessed by recent studies by the Candian Meterological Society as well as Russian studies. Convincing arguments can be made to move to alternatives to oil based on real pollution issues, as well as economic ones without resorting to scientific fraud to support a shaky premise. The argument for co2 based warming is predicated on the relationship between co2 levels and temperature. However the science clearly shows temperature preceding rises in co2 levels. Were co2 causing the temperature rises it would necessarily occur first. Global warming theorists fell hook, line and sinker for the theory because it dovetailed with their pre-existing beliefs on environment. They didn't take the necessary precautions to validate the theory, and it is just a theory. How will you deal with the humilitation of being confronted with fact in a few years? North America is still in the grip of an old fashioned winter, as is much of planet earth. Australia really didn't have a summer this year. As noted before, solar activity is in a period of lull, which has been shown to correlate to climate. One year does not prove anything, but if we have several more of these winters, even the most stubborn global warming hysteric will surely re-examine his beliefs. Eh? All this in the face of mounting evidence that the global temperatures are driven by solar activity, as witnessed by recent studies by the Candian Meterological Society as well as Russian studies. Convincing arguments can be made to move to alternatives to oil based on real pollution issues, as well as economic ones without resorting to scientific fraud to support a shaky premise. The argument for co2 based warming is predicated on the relationship between co2 levels and temperature. However the science clearly shows temperature preceding rises in co2 levels. Were co2 causing the temperature rises it would necessarily occur first. Global warming theorists fell hook, line and sinker for the theory because it dovetailed with their pre-existing beliefs on environment. They didn’t take the necessary precautions to validate the theory, and it is just a theory. How will you deal with the humilitation of being confronted with fact in a few years? North America is still in the grip of an old fashioned winter, as is much of planet earth. Australia really didn’t have a summer this year. As noted before, solar activity is in a period of lull, which has been shown to correlate to climate. One year does not prove anything, but if we have several more of these winters, even the most stubborn global warming hysteric will surely re-examine his beliefs. Eh?

]]> By: Gas Price Demand Elasticity « Swen66’s Alternative Energy Weblog http://www.carbontax.org/blogarchives/2008/03/03/us-gasoline-demand-dropping-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-18654 Gas Price Demand Elasticity « Swen66’s Alternative Energy Weblog Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:31:06 +0000 http://www.carbontax.org/blogarchives/2008/03/03/us-gasoline-demand-dropping-finally/#comment-18654 [...] is an interesting article on the Carbon Tax Blog about dropping gas usage in the US due to sustained high prices.  As I’ve said before, now that peaking oil supply has made gasoline supply inelastic, price [...] [...] is an interesting article on the Carbon Tax Blog about dropping gas usage in the US due to sustained high prices.  As I’ve said before, now that peaking oil supply has made gasoline supply inelastic, price [...]

]]> By: jac http://www.carbontax.org/blogarchives/2008/03/03/us-gasoline-demand-dropping-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-18416 jac Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:31:55 +0000 http://www.carbontax.org/blogarchives/2008/03/03/us-gasoline-demand-dropping-finally/#comment-18416 Sure is strange how car advertising companies are using the eco label to sell vehicles now! There is a jeep commercial with nature in the background.  As though the 4000lbs piece of metal carrying 200lbs of flesh at 20% efficiency is going to save nature. I swear they advertise to the mass of numbness out there.  Those vegitative states just sitting infront of the tube.  Mind off.  Just a few neurons glowing.  trying to obtain the ultimate vegitative state of mass media consumerism.  As they suck it all in with niavity.  Stupidity really. Then, yesterday I go to the gas station and see the same thing.  A car wash claiming to be eco-friendly.  I ask the question - WTF!    More marketing stupidity and people sucking it all in.  I swear people don't think anymore and are fed so much bullshit they just take it all in without evaluating or asking - why... shame.  Shame our society is.  For the love of money. Sure is strange how car advertising companies are using the eco label to sell vehicles now!
There is a jeep commercial with nature in the background.  As though the 4000lbs piece of metal carrying 200lbs of flesh at 20% efficiency is going to save nature.
I swear they advertise to the mass of numbness out there.  Those vegitative states just sitting infront of the tube.  Mind off.  Just a few neurons glowing.  trying to obtain the ultimate vegitative state of mass media consumerism.  As they suck it all in with niavity.  Stupidity really.
Then, yesterday I go to the gas station and see the same thing.  A car wash claiming to be eco-friendly.  I ask the question – WTF!    More marketing stupidity and people sucking it all in.  I swear people don’t think anymore and are fed so much bullshit they just take it all in without evaluating or asking – why…
shame.  Shame our society is.  For the love of money.

]]> By: David Collins http://www.carbontax.org/blogarchives/2008/03/03/us-gasoline-demand-dropping-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-18253 David Collins Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:20:07 +0000 http://www.carbontax.org/blogarchives/2008/03/03/us-gasoline-demand-dropping-finally/#comment-18253 What this WSJ article demonstrates is that higher prices depress consumption; our high school economics teachers were not lying, after all. Now, if only these prices were higher -- much higher -- with the "profits" going to citizens and infrastructure (I would trust citizens' spending wisdom more, but we still need infrastructure) instead of the likes of Chávez, Ahmedinejad etc. What this WSJ article demonstrates is that higher prices depress consumption; our high school economics teachers were not lying, after all. Now, if only these prices were higher — much higher — with the "profits" going to citizens and infrastructure (I would trust citizens’ spending wisdom more, but we still need infrastructure) instead of the likes of Chávez, Ahmedinejad etc.

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