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In Reply to: if we don't use the gas, China will... so gas prices will continue to rise. posted by oscar on June 6, 2007 at 08:29:58:
A reduction in demand through conservation or efficiency acts exactly the same as an increase in supply. This effectively lowers the price of the good, and the lower price will stimulate demand elsewhere.
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - ``We are outsourcing refining,'' - piece-it pete 07:10:44 06/6/07 (72)
- Bullshit, the American Petroleum Institute's(+Chevron & Exxon) own documents refute that reasoning.... - darkmoebius 09:30:17 06/6/07 (7)
- Why didn't Senator Wyden make this more available to the media? nt - Norm 11:32:54 06/6/07 (0)
- I stand corrected. - piece-it pete 09:47:43 06/6/07 (5)
- It's amazing how they still use that "Enviro Reg" and get away with it..... - darkmoebius 09:55:05 06/6/07 (4)
- A comment from western Canada... - Jim Pearce 10:58:01 06/6/07 (0)
- I heard - piece-it pete 10:14:37 06/6/07 (2)
- That's one reason everyone feels like the MMS is slanted towards the other guys views/politics, etc. - sjb 10:23:59 06/6/07 (1)
- Of course that should be MSM. nt - sjb 10:26:42 06/6/07 (0)
- A balance - Mike B. 07:51:18 06/6/07 (0)
- Would you rather breath or have U.S. refined gasoline? - Norm 07:45:03 06/6/07 (49)
- I'd rather breathe refined gasoline. - HiFi Guy 09:08:53 06/6/07 (14)
- Haven't you been doing this all along? Just judging by the inflammatory vitriol you usually spew at Progressives. (nt) - Audiophilander 10:31:34 06/6/07 (0)
- Your location tells me you are lying. ..nt - late 09:11:21 06/6/07 (12)
- yours tells me you gave up NT - Jazz Inmate 09:19:26 06/6/07 (11)
- I am where I want to be. And frankly, from your descriptions of your life.... I wouldn't wish it on anyone - late 09:30:36 06/6/07 (10)
- thanks, but I live a charmed existence in one of the most desireable locales in the world NT - Jazz Inmate 10:15:55 06/6/07 (3)
- I'd call it cursed, whatever ..nt - late 14:10:33 06/6/07 (2)
- have fun finding a redwood tree in your neck'o the woods - Jazz Inmate 17:35:49 06/6/07 (1)
- Maine has trees up the wazoo ..nt - late 18:16:45 06/6/07 (0)
- Speaking of bikes you wanna buy my 56CM reynolds 753 frame? - Scott Woebcke 09:42:36 06/6/07 (5)
- Thanks, but I am far too old for stiff and I already have a terrific steel frame ..nt - late 14:07:45 06/6/07 (4)
- You are too old for "stiff" and besides your belly covers it anyway........n/t - John EH 14:55:35 06/6/07 (3)
- Unless you pay for it... I have more sex than you ..nt - late 15:01:43 06/6/07 (2)
- UHHHH Fat boy......I'm married too..........n/t - John EH 15:05:25 06/6/07 (1)
- You are also away from home.But perhaps you pay for it on the road ...n/t - late 15:16:06 06/6/07 (0)
- The USA can already refine more oil than it can produce - GliderGuider 08:02:47 06/6/07 (33)
- Surely you jest. - HiFi Guy 09:10:12 06/6/07 (1)
- : Surely you don't know what you're talking about. Oh wait, you never do ..nt - late 09:12:03 06/6/07 (0)
- Hey now. - piece-it pete 08:37:50 06/6/07 (1)
- I don't think refining capacity is the choke point. - GliderGuider 08:47:11 06/6/07 (0)
- If we switch to nuclear energy, can we.... - The Real Dick Hertz 08:31:35 06/6/07 (4)
- Might be a good alternate use for our troops in Iraq..... - oscar 08:38:16 06/6/07 (3)
- Manitoba??? You're welcome to keep it. - GliderGuider 08:45:38 06/6/07 (2)
- I guess that settles it then. - The Real Dick Hertz 09:31:42 06/6/07 (1)
- Oh no, Maitoba's a lovely place. - GliderGuider 09:44:30 06/6/07 (0)
- RE: The USA can already refine more oil than it can produce - Draz 08:14:54 06/6/07 (20)
- Nuclear power will not lower the price of gasoline - GliderGuider 08:44:02 06/6/07 (17)
- Very soon now, GG, we will have smart governments. - Jim Pearce 09:14:03 06/6/07 (14)
- RE: Very soon now, GG, we will have smart governments. - HiFi Guy 09:26:18 06/6/07 (0)
- RE: Very soon now,... - piece-it pete 09:17:16 06/6/07 (0)
- Don't bogart that joint, Jim! - GliderGuider 09:16:39 06/6/07 (1)
- In all seriousness though GG, there are some city, state and provincial initiatives... - Jim Pearce 09:28:27 06/6/07 (0)
- Except 200 million Americans without access to mass transit will be SOL. nt - oscar 09:16:25 06/6/07 (9)
- A few billion global citizens may be SOL. - GliderGuider 09:22:27 06/6/07 (8)
- Factor in the disproportionate amount of automobile use in the USA. - oscar 10:47:24 06/6/07 (6)
- Culture shock won't kill you, food shortages will. - GliderGuider 11:36:28 06/6/07 (5)
- I light a cigarette post-peak, GG. - Jim Pearce 11:49:50 06/6/07 (0)
- I expect Resource wars will accomplish a lot of the "necessary culling". - oscar 11:43:38 06/6/07 (3)
- They may not be enough. - GliderGuider 12:26:07 06/6/07 (0)
- The serious resource wars will be fought over water oscar. - Jim Pearce 12:03:06 06/6/07 (0)
- A good argument for - piece-it pete 12:01:37 06/6/07 (0)
- Agreed. - piece-it pete 10:25:51 06/6/07 (0)
- Yikes. - piece-it pete 09:06:11 06/6/07 (1)
- One ray of hope is Kerala in India. - GliderGuider 09:41:04 06/6/07 (0)
- if we don't use the gas, China will... so gas prices will continue to rise. - oscar 08:29:58 06/6/07 (1)
- Jevons Paradox - GliderGuider 06/6/0709:01:01 06/6/07 (0)
- Memories of Chernobyl, Three Mile Island et al are sobering. - oscar 08:11:35 06/6/07 (2)
- RE: Memories of Chernobyl, Three Mile Island et al are sobering. - Kelly McDonald 08:40:10 06/6/07 (1)
- RE: Memories of Chernobyl, Three Mile Island et al are sobering. - Dan Banquer 09:18:33 06/6/07 (0)
- We don't need any refineries.... let gas prices rise so as to encourage Conservation. - oscar 07:42:39 06/6/07 (1)
- On behalf of the PRC, thank you nt - DWPC 09:59:55 06/6/07 (0)
- Try that again, and see if you can figure out what actually happened this time ..nt - late 07:35:42 06/6/07 (10)
- Yes sir. - piece-it pete 07:38:45 06/6/07 (9)
- Oil companies save money and don't want to deal with the negative press from NIMBY attacks ..nt - late 07:59:47 06/6/07 (8)
- "...about the cost of building 10 big refineries. ...." - piece-it pete 08:21:18 06/6/07 (5)
- and.. - late 09:09:55 06/6/07 (4)
- RE: and.. - piece-it pete 09:14:26 06/6/07 (3)
- I don't have the time. Here's a crazy idea, read something ..nt - late 09:20:03 06/6/07 (2)
- I try to stay away from crazy ideas like that. - piece-it pete 10:21:36 06/6/07 (1)
- And where was I wrong? ..nt - late 14:12:46 06/6/07 (0)
- You are right that NIMBYism is a bigger obstacle than environmental regs... - rditmars 08:14:57 06/6/07 (1)
- You got me there. The last deal they offered was very sweet ..nt - late 08:48:55 06/6/07 (0)
Follow Ups
- Jevons Paradox - GliderGuider 06/6/0709:01:01 06/6/07 (0)