Evidence for God from Science

Silvertusk wrote:Oh and £1.39 per litre or there abouts in the UK. Which is probably about 3-4 Dollars.

It seems that there isn't much difference in gas prices throughout the European countries. 11,11 Kn/l is about £1,23 per litre.

Byblos wrote:They've always been low historically, $4 a gallon (projected to hit $5 by the spring) is scandalous. And what's more there is really no reason for it to go up, it's all based on speculation (and greed), pure and simple.

Do you maybe know, is the American fuel production sufficient to supply the domestic market, or is it necessary to import?

Most of the oil in the US comes from Canada. The US has some massive reserves, too, particularly in the Gulf of Mexico and in Alaska. There's a lot of pressure to add to the production, but the Obama administration has referred to America's oil use as tantamount to a 'heroin addiction'.

Problem is, gasoline isn't the only thing we need oil for here. Oil is split into multiple components, some of which becomes gasoline, but most of which goes towards other very important resources (plastics especially). To my knowledge, there's little practical, economic, or even environmental reason for not adding to US production. Most reasons are purely political.

I think the US could very easily get all of its oil from the Western Hemisphere if we drilled for more. The issue is that oil is a commodity and is traded on an international market. It doesn't work like other non-commodities where nations import and export using a system you may expect.

I don't think $4 is crazy considering the prices in other nations, but the US doesn't have mass transit like other countries (we weren't designed with that in mind and our cities are spread much more loosely than in most of Europe). We need cars on an individual level in most places, so our fuel consumption is higher. So gas price fluctuations harder since commutes are typically 30-60 minutes to work.

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Back on topic, the stories still terrify me. And no one in popular media venues has even mentioned them yet. Are they waiting to have their own family members threatened? This seems like pure sensationalistic journalist gold (even though it isn't intentionally sensational). I can't figure out why journalists wouldn't want to break these kinds of stories.

1. Hilarious comic -- definitely want to see more of those.
2. In Canada we've been paying the equivalent of over $5 for over a year now. Add that to already high taxation and increased cost of living in general -- it's ugly right now.
3. Netherlands -- don't get me started.
4. Good lord, we all need help.