Comments on: Stop Sending Those “Don’t Buy Gas” Emails

By: Will

Will — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 22:52:35 +0000

Also well put, but I am afraid many are unaware concerning hybrids and totally electric cars. While you might not use gasoline directly where do you think electricity comes from? Lightning? An electric car has to be charged from a power plant, most are coal burning plants, some nukes, very few, but some. So we go from oil to coal, at least we have coal, and power plants do work to scrub coal, they work to re-burn the exhaust that boils the water to make electricity.

How many know that coal plants or nukes, either one, boil water that produces steam that turns a generator? It is not efficient, but it is ours.

Until everyone decides to learn the truth, not from the 6PM news either, and then do something with the truth, the criminals that we put in charge of us have taken advantage past anything anyone ever expected, both parties, term limits and education, and an ounce of guts would go a long way. But no time for that, gotta check that e-mail, might be a fart joke in there.

By: Will

Will — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 22:41:03 +0000

There is more common sense, and sadly truth in the above few sentences than most 100 page propaganda put out by any Governmental agency, Economist, News Organization or collective group of any kind. Luckily or maybe it is just bad luck, the collection of self serving Lemmings have not found enough cliffs to walk off of. We the People are being taken for everything we worked for, most things we believe in, and simply trying to combat it, bothers some dope because his precious e-mail box has a few suggestions to fight back. He or she is probably running out of space to collect more fart jokes. Well put, well said, I don't suppose you could run for Political office, because this is the kind of common sense that might be able to start putting a stop to what will eventually lead to this Country, going right down the toilet. And we are headed there fast and without a fight.

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:36:45 +0000

Your ability to compose the English language is on par with a child.

By: Modrew Diaz

Modrew Diaz — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 05:32:30 +0000

Wow, if the country didn’t get together and fight for civil rights we wouldn’t have them either. I will let you know when one person boycott’s it works. When we don’t buy a product the supply goes up and the price goes down. Could this be common scene. Big oil is very greedy they want every dollar every day. If the American public will go one day with out gas they can go two days and then more. Then people stop using the expensive stuff and move on to fuel that Americans can afford. YOUR article is very scary I hope most are like me and find it your opinion and not a fact!!!

By: Ryan R

Ryan R — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 21:19:40 +0000

The point to this boycott is not to “NOT buy gas on one day” its to stop you from buying gas from a CERTAIN company for the rest of the year.

Obviously you need gas, and just not buying gas one day a year is pointless, but think, if the same 100,000,000 people that this article talks about stop buying from 1 or 2 gas companies do you really think they would hold strong in these insanely high prices? Of course not, they would be forced to lower their prices to lure customers back.

The logic is sound, the ability to be effective however is questionable. Fact is, the majority of people are either unable or unwilling to band together in these types of causes. John Doe is driving home, and needs to get gas, if the only gas station around is one of the boycott companies, he wont think twice about stopping for gas, it might not even cross his mind that he actually wanted to participate in the boycott.

The real problem is the monopoly these companies have on gas, and it will take a lot more than chain emails to make a difference.

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By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:03:26 +0000

Brian, you have stated something correct in saying that a mere repositioning of demand wont reduce cost and may actually increase cost due to speculated losses on the oil companies part. However, I disagree that lowering demand in general will cause the gas prices to go down since the oil companies will just raise prices again to get the same money they are used to out of fewer people buying less gas. I don’t believe the supply demand crap in this instance. 5 years ago they were saying that It would cost a meager 50 million to build a decent refinery,
mean while oil companies profit 40 BILLION a year. The supply shortage is just an excuse to continue raising the price. Meanwhile gas is only $2 per gallon in Mexico, and $4 per gallon here. What we need to do is get “TOGETHER” and put the smack down.

By: Paul White

Paul White — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:02:51 +0000

That’s right Wanda. Don’t buy your fuel today. Buy it tomorrow. That should show those lousy fuel companies!

By: wanda

wanda — Tue, 27 May 2008 03:14:01 +0000

PERSONALLY I DO THINK THAT IF EVERYONE WOULD TAKE A “REFUSE TO BUY GAS TODAY” DAY, IT WOULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON THEM. THIS WOULD BE ONE DAY THESE COMPANIES WOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE MAKING MONEY AND IT WILL HURT THEIR POCKETS…

By: Mrgreen

Mrgreen — Mon, 26 May 2008 20:08:02 +0000

The only reason why hybrid’s were made was so gas companies could still make money. Hybrids have 45mpg. While this high and you would save fuel, the necessity for fuel is still apparent especially if your driving 70 miles a day to work and back. You are right in saying that gasoline is only a small part of oil usages but hypothetically everyone who works has vacation days. Lets say you had 100,000,000 people take off for a week no one bought gasoline at all. Of course to do this people would need to sacrifice everyday activities to not drive. But lets say if everyone started this boycott for a week with a full tank which would contradict a bit. But you would be going a full week without using or buying fuel then the next week cars would be fueled enough to go another couple of days without refuel. Fact of the matter is the fuel cost isnt going down, and no one really cares enough about it to do much of anything. Were all a bunch of survivalists just trying to get by. We have to work have to buy fuel we have to support our families. Its a shame so many of you forgot how this country was founded in the first place. There is no more unity, no ferocity. I dont even drive anymore since the gas hikes but then again I live in NYC and public transportation is abundant. So instead of using our own fuel we support our transit system and you know what that isnt helping the problem either. In order to make things work people will need to stop their lives, put everything on halt. Return to a society that supports one another and takes care of our neighbors. Only then will we see the error of our ways and perhaps maybe one day fuel prices will go down and we might be able to stop wars and throw out officials that does not meet the demands of the people. We are the only ones that have the power. This idea might be a bit unclear but take it for what it is. A rant from Mrgreen. But then again hopefully it might spur an idea or two and invoke some awareness to how bad situations can actually get. Some people might hope for the next election to change things. Nothing is going to change unless we change them.