Posts Tagged ‘energy’
Republican has good idea
John Warner (R-VA) has proposed a national speed limit of 65. If Americans really love their country, they’ll embrace this idea. I’m guessing they will not. It would be a case of government telling them what to do, depriving them of the freedom to be wasteful. [Read More]
John McCain’s gas tax holiday
John McCain wants to suspend the federal gasoline tax, the 18.4 cents per gallon, between Memorial Day and Labor Day. This is going to save Americans a whopping 5% on their gas fill-ups. It hardly seems like a bold initiative, considering prices have gone up 22% in the past [Read More]
U.S. upping fuel economy standard…better late than never?
Lawmakers Set Deal on Fuel Economy Rules – New York Times Whoopee!!! So 13 YEARS from now, the United States will catch up with Europe and China. Meanwhile, a few hundred million Bangladeshis will probably drown from the climate change that we’re primarily [Read More]
Ford’s woes
I’m listening to a live stream of Barack Obama discussing energy-independence and our reliance on fossil fuels. I’m reminded that I meant to comment on Ford’s recently layoff announcement, in which they said it may be five years before they turn a profit [Read More]
Cheaper gas
Jack Cafferty of CNN asked viewers what cheaper gas will mean to them. It’s been going down, and as much I personally appreciate a lower price of the pump, I don’t think it helps us as a whole. My response: Gas could go down to $0.99/gallon, and it would thrill [Read More]
Why GM deserves to fail
Camaro coming back This is one of our proudest days in Chevrolet and GM’s history. How about a hybrid Cobalt that gets 50 mpg? Ever make a SULEV (Super Ultra Low Emissions Vehicle)? Toyota has, and they started selling it here five years ago. No wonder you assholes [Read More]
An Inconvenient Truth
At the end of An Inconvenient Truth, the credits alternate with suggestions on what we can do to help our planet. One of them is to get everyone you know to see the film. So go see An Inconvenient Truth. I won’t try to tell you why you should see it. I’m not [Read More]
