We all know that oil is crazy expensive in the US right now, but did you know that Europe has been paying prices like this for years? The reason they've been paying these prices for so long is they rely much more on foreign oil then we do. We are lucky (bad choice of word?) to have oil deposits in and around our own country. Not to mention some of the biggest oil companies are American in origin.
Well I just filled the 20 gallon tank of the Monster Minivan and ended up paying over $60. That was the first time I filled it since I bought it and, wow, I was crying a little on the inside. a few years ago that would have cost me $25. Lordy. If you do the math, the difference is.... um... a lot. Back then, a gallon of milk was significantly more expensive than a gallon of gas. Not sure what milk cost nowadays as I'm lactose intolerant ("I won't stand for it" -Seinfeld), so I can't make the comparison.
Anyway, it is probably too late to do anything about the outrageous oil prices now (unless they end up drilling in Alaska, which I'm not for at all... we'll see if my opinion changes a $1 later) so I suggest we reduce our reliance on other foreign oils.
Olive oil, stir fry oil, um... is peanut oil foreign?
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lis un livre, mon pauvre ami
for those of you that can't read French, the above comment says, "Read a book, my poor friend."
Absolute genius.
Nailed me. And apparently I don't amuse the French.
oh well.
You've got to help me understand this, from your perspective. If we use, say, X amount of oil a day, and Y is the oil that we produce here, and Z is foreign oil, then I can't get around this. Maybe you can, so help me out.
14 years ago, we said we would stop producing more of Y and start shutting down any new services that contributed to more Y. Yet, we've had a universal mantra of reducing the amount of Z. If X rises (and it has), and we haven't increased Y, how could it ever be possible to reduce Z?
We could search for A, but it's been 14 years since we said "No more Y!!!" and A is nowhere near meeting the demand of Y. I'm all for figuring out an A to replace X, but as you've noted, if X reaches $4 or $5, doesn't it make since that one of the big reasons it has become so is precisely because we ain't making any more of X for ourselves?
So, basically, how can we call for less dependence on foreign oil when a) we're not willing to drill for it ourselves, b) bio fuels are contributing to food shortages and can't sustain our demand for energy, and c) our need for more energy to sustain a growing economy and a better dollar is being felt by most Americans? It just doesn't make sense to me. Help me out. :o)
Or "sense" even. :o)
Help _me_ understand something.... is that equation you laid out so nicely related to olive oil?
If it's not, the answer to your equation is both trains will arrive in Albuquerque at the same time.
Hope that helps.
Well, coconut oil is actually preferred because it has a low point for frying, should frying be up your ally. I do like olive for everything else.
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