What is anyone doing about it? Nothing because the oil companies are the only ones who can do anything about it and they sure as hell aren't going to give up their record profits!

IS OBAMA SILENT? Obama supporters, please give me his solution statement.

the greenies have for some reason such a power in the Lobby that nobody dares to tramp them down ...

Same phenomena occurs in the oil industry as it did in the steel industry ... no willingness to invest in long term multi billion loans to revamp the rafineries that are so in need of it.
The good old USA likes the fast and quick turn around and it makes us walk straight into troubled waters.

And why can South America and China drill 25 miles of our Florida Coast (being in international waters)?

Link

http://www.barackobama.com/iss ues/energy/

Excerpts

Set America on Path to Oil Independence
Obama's plan will reduce oil consumption by at least 35 percent, or 10 million barrels per day, by 2030. This will more than offset the equivalent of the oil we would import from OPEC nations in 2030.

Increase Fuel Economy Standards: Obama will double fuel economy standards within 18 years. His plan will provide retooling tax credits and loan guarantees for domestic auto plants and parts manufacturers, so that they can build new fuel-efficient cars rather than overseas companies. Obama will also invest in advanced vehicle technology such as advanced lightweight materials and new engines.
Improve Energy Efficiency 50 Percent by 2030
Set National Building Efficiency Goals: Barack Obama will establish a goal of making all new buildings carbon neutral, or produce zero emissions, by 2030. He'll also establish a national goal of improving new building efficiency by 50 percent and existing building efficiency by 25 percent over the next decade to help us meet the 2030 goal.
Establish a Grant Program for Early Adopters: Obama will create a competitive grant program to award those states and localities that take the first steps to implement new building codes that prioritize energy efficiency.
Invest in a Digital Smart Grid: Obama will pursue a major investment in our utility grid to enable a tremendous increase in renewable generation and accommodate modern energy requirements, such as reliability, smart metering, and distributed storage

You've gotta pay attention. Maybe your consumption is down (pricy influence). Maybe our national consumption is down a bit (pricy influence). There are about 2 billion folks in China, India, Brazil, Eastern Europe who have found manufacturing jobs (Wall-Mart Triumph!) and figure on moving-up --- to the middle class.

They all want to buy cars and homes and toys and want to use them -- just like Americans.

The gas/oil we have is result of plant growth, burial (under a few hundred feet of soil) and chemical transformation from a few hundred thousand years back. Without a time machine, we're destined to use up what is there and the price naturally rises with more folks wanting it -- just like Rolling Stones tickets.

Correct your opinions:
Short Supply YES
Increased Consumption -- just watch the
Tankers going to China!

Obama options: Pay More, Theft (take over Iraq), cut consumption (upset Americans), develop alternative energy (not as easy as drilling), get rid of everyone else. These options are the same as everyone else has.

Charles Wilson

Obama has long term solutions for long term problems that we will have to put in.

The problem was created overnight and has no magic bullet fix.

We must use less - develope more earth friendly fuels - and finally create a positive environment to eliminate current consumption rates.

Gas prices are up, because oil is traded in the Dollar. The value of the Dollar has fallen steadily over the last several years. I used this analogy to explain it to my 9 year old daughter, using random figures. Five years ago, you could get, say, 20 pesos for a dollar. Today, you can only get 5 pesos for a dollar. So if you still want 20 pesos to pay for something, it now costs you 4 dollars. Same with oil. We need to be asking how our politicians are going to raise the value of the Dollar again.

Maybe he should wave his magic wand and suspend the federal gas tax for the summer so everyone can save a few bucks, drive demand up and enable the industry to not only gobble up the savings but get it to $5 per gallon.

Oops, Wait! Somebody already proposed this--both McCain and the Clintons.

The Major cause of the high gas price is the crises in the middle east and nigeria.

Obama will end the war in Iraq promptly and engage Iran in fruitful negotiation for peace in the region.
If the war is ended, the gas price will go down as fast as it went up. It is as simple as that.

Do you know the amount of respect he commands in the international community? Only a word from him and the millitants in the Niger Delta oil producing region of Nigeria ceased fire!
Think about it? The majority of the world's oil is located in mostly Islamic countries that have unfavourable disposition towards the United State. With Obama in the picture, that disposition will change.

I daresay that many of you have never visited his Obama for American site.

on that site is a link to a PDF report titled BLUEPRINT FOR CHANGE.

On pages 25 through 27, you can read some of his proposed solutions for our energy problems which include fuel prices.

In regard to doing something about the price of oil, Obama and not Clinton has promised to do something about the 35,000 lobbyists in Washington. He has said again and again that unless we do something about that problem, little will change.

Obama has worked on numerous efforts in the Senate to increase access and use of renewable fuels. He also sponsored an amendment that became law providing $40 million for commercialization of a combined flexible fuel hybrid car within 5 years.

CAFE (and not Starbucks :)
Obama introduced a bold new plan that brought Republicans and Democrats, CAFE supporters and long time opponents together to support legislation that will gradually increase fuel economy standards. The New York Times editorial page call the plan "real as opposed to hypothetical results."

for more on this energy plan
Link


Like Hillary, Obama has a large written Blueprint for America as well:

Look on pages 25-27 of this file for more information about his energy policies and solutions.
Link

I have yet to hear not only what his specific dream for America is but how is hopes to achieve it. He cannot possibly think he will ride into Washington, wave a magic wand and just change a system that has been in place for over 200 years.

I am sorry, it is not the system that is bad, it is the people who abuse it. Some of his biggest supporters are in that number. He cannot even come into Washington as Mr. Clean with no washington connections, nothing due to anyone for his success.

I really believe he had the audacity to think that he could just smile his way into the presidency without the support of Washington insiders, which by the way includes super-delegates. I believe he thought that the huge crowds that initially came out for Oprah would translate to support him.

But he had to call in the heavy hitters. You know, those people who he will not owe anything to for his success - like Kennedy, Kerry, Daeschle, Pelosi, Dean, Edwards, RIchardson, and on and on. He cannot possibly believe that people are stupid enough to continue to think he has no experience as politics. He is from Chicago - they have a system and he is bringing it to the national front.

I am one of those Michigan voters who are not included in his dream and just do not count - and I am not happy about that. I do not care what he says, he cannot make up to me for throwing away my vote.