Understanding The Bio-Fuel (Energy) Issue
Basic Statements:
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The United States is not energy self-sustaining because of the
Unites States Congress and the inordinate influence of environmental activists
on
congress. Simply stated, the United States is not allowed to be self-sustaining
by the U.S. Congress. The U.S. could be self-sustaining if allowed to be.
The Congress has placed the Security of the Citizens at risk.
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To date, Coal and Oil are the cheapest forms of energy.
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The United States needs to become energy independent, this is
for National Security and Economic Reasons NOT environmental.
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Going "Green" as used by everyone other than Environmental
Activists, means "Cost Reduction, Energy Efficiency". The general public will go "Green" if
it is a cost reduction.
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Bio-Fuels to date are NOT cheaper than Coal and Oil. This is
pure propaganda that any alternate fuel is cheaper (check cost-of-energy output
per gallon). If we eliminate
clean coal our
electrical costs (consumer costs) will increase between 4 to 5 times
your current cost.
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The U.S. has at least 500 years known
reserves of
shale oil/Oil/coal
and could be completely self sufficient.
Who
Are The Biggest Corruptors of American Politics
High cost of gasoline is mandated by incompetent and tax
gouging federal and state
governments. It matters who you elect!
THE WORLD OIL
RESERVE FALLACY
We are looking at more than four and a half trillion barrels of
potentially recoverable oil. That number translates into 140 years of oil at
current rates of consumption, or to put it anther way, the world has only
consumed about 18 percent of its conventional oil potential.
That fact alone should
discredit the argument that peak oil is imminent and put our minds at ease
concerning future petrol supplies.
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DO YOUR HOMEWORK DON'T BE LIED TO
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Cost Components:
- Crude Oil-
- You have been assigned to the crude oil
cost component of gasoline. Your task is to become a mini-expert on
crude oil so that you can brief your home team on the relevant
issues related to this component. You can see from the cost
information, above, that crude oil accounts for a huge amount of the
total cost of a gallon of gasoline. What percentage of a gallon of
gasoline is represented by your crude oil component? [1998: 23%;
2000: .44%] How has the crude oil component changed from 1998 to
2000? [44%-23%=+21%] Your objective is to utilize the following web
sites to help you understand what is happening with the price of
crude oil. To answer this question you will investigate current
information about the supply and demand for oil. As you know from
your earlier work, prices are determined by the interaction of
supply and demand. Your task is to become a mini-expert on gasoline
refining and distribution and to be prepared to brief your home team
on the relevant issues in this component of gasoline. Follow the
links below to conduct your research and follow the instructions
that accompany each link.
Refining-
You have been assigned to the refining cost
component of gasoline. Your task is to become a mini-expert on refining
so that you can brief your home team on the relevant issues related to
this component. You can see from the cost information, above, that
refining plays an important role in the price of a gallon of gasoline.
What percentage of the price of a gallon of gasoline is represented by
the refining component? [1998: 24%; 2000: 20%] How has the refining
component changed from 1998 to 2000? [20%-24%=-4%] Your objective is to
utilize the following web sites to help you understand what is happening
with the cost of refining crude oil into gasoline. To answer this
question you will investigate current information about oil refining and
the government regulations for cleaner-burning fuel. Your task is to
become a mini-expert on gasoline refining and distribution and to be
prepared to brief your home team on the relevant issues in this
component of gasoline. Follow the links below to conduct your research
and follow the instructions that accompany each link.
Marketing and Distribution-
You have been assigned to the marketing and
distribution cost component of gasoline. Your task is to become a
mini-expert on marketing and distribution so you can brief your home
team on the relevant issues related to this component. You can see from
the cost information, above, that marketing and distribution plays a
relatively small role in the price of a gallon of gasoline, but it is
highly controversial. What percentage of a gallon of gasoline is
represented by the marketing and distribution component? [1998: 10%;
2000: 10%] How has the marketing and distribution component changed from
1998 to 2000? [10%-14%= unchanged] Your objective is to utilize the
following web sites to help you understand what is happening with the
price of a gallon and if the current price, on a comparative basis,
really is all that high. To answer this question you will investigate
current information about distribution and marketing using the web sites
below:
Gasoline Taxes-
You have been assigned to the tax cost
component of gasoline. Your task is to become a mini-expert on federal,
state, and local gasoline taxes so that you can brief your home team on
the relevant issues related to this component. You can see from the cost
information, above, that taxes play an important role in the price of a
gallon of gasoline. What percentage of the price of a gallon of gasoline
is represented by the tax component? [1998: 40%; 2000: 31%] How has the
tax component changed from 1998 to 2000? [40%-31%= -9%] Your objective
is to utilize the following web sites to help you understand the tax
component of gasoline and why politicians are so interested in the price
of gasoline. Your task is to become a mini-expert on gasoline taxes and
to be prepared to brief your home team on the relevant issues in this
component of gasoline. Follow the links below to conduct your research
and follow the instructions that accompany each link.
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