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Psychopath
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Posted - 2005.09.01 17:05:00 -
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I love how Americans believe that because their country is bigger they deserve cheap fuel and the right to produce 25% of world's CO2 emissions.
US fuel prices need to be risen significantly to force the use of fuel efficient/smaller cars and therefore cut consumption and emissions.
Most European cars do 35+ mpg and the average car in US (a pickup) does 15-20 mpg.
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Psychopath
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Posted - 2005.09.01 17:19:00 -
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Americans do not take action on global warming issues because they will not benefit immediately. They will need to be forced by higher prices to take notice and reduce their fuel consumption.
Most other developed countries in the world have taken action to reduce emissions and therefore make the world a better place for all of us.
Maybe this disaster in the US will mean that fuel prices will rocket and cause an attitude change.
Americans cry now about this flooding. However if nothing is done soon about global warming low lying ares (such as New York) will probably disappear within 100 years. Welcome Oil Price Rises
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Psychopath
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Posted - 2005.09.01 17:40:00 -
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It does not matter about journey length. If you use a fuel efficent car it will roughly half amount of fuel used. Therefore for same amount of miles travelled which would not have changed, the US could produce half the emissions because less fuel is burnt.
The "I travel 1000 miles a week argument does not stand up". Use a fuel efficent car and you will save MORE money on petrol and help the planet. Makes Sense
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Psychopath
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Posted - 2005.09.01 17:46:00 -
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Edited by: Psychopath on 01/09/2005 17:47:10
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OK, I am buying a new car next week. You can send me the additional $8,000 to by the hybrid version of what I am getting.
Europeans started changing to SMALL fuel efficent cars in the early to mid 1990s. It is not my fault that America has not done the sensible thing.
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Psychopath
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Posted - 2005.09.01 17:53:00 -
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Edited by: Psychopath on 01/09/2005 17:53:24
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You misunderstand the problem here.
People aren't freaking out that fuel is starting to hit $5-6 (US), they're going ballistic because the cost of fuel is rising by 100%, 150%, and 200%. This is compounded by the fact that almost every aspect of their lifestyle is dependent on oil (and its products) in some shape and form. We're not just talking about fuel for personal vehicles here, this impacts the national transporation system (trucks, aircrafts, cargo vessels) and the goods that are being transported.
It is like getting hit with a massive inflation increase without having time to adjust. The shock of this can and will financially destroy families, business, and economies.
It's easy to say "don't drive the SUV" or "buy a hybrid"; but people need finanical relief now, not invest another $20,000 that pays off 5-10 years down the road.
The fact is that the US economy has built on unsustainable fuel prices and therefore has been growing far too fast. Part of the problem has been President Bush's tax cutting and protection of industry. Everyone knew the day would come when prices would equal world prices.
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