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I'm going to be frank. We are in a global crisis. The price of gas is driving up and up, and nobody seems to know how to stop it. Families are having a hard time even buying food for their families, and its no suprise after they may have paid $70 to fill up thei tank. The price of oil is pushing other prices up as well. In America, Bush has suggested that we start more offshore drilling. What he doesn't realize is that it could take up to 10 years for new oil refineries and barges to become operational and start getting oil. OPEC has plenty of oil, but is refusing to loosen their firm grip on the amount released, to keep demand high.

 

My question is, what do you think should be done to ease prices, and to aid people financially.

 

EDIT: This topic apeared like 5 days after I posted it XD

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Wow.. You know.. I never thought people could of existed for thousands of years without oil. Mind blowing.

This isn't a global crisis; It's mother earth kicking you in the crutch and telling you to be self reliant.

Theres a convenience store on every main road, a school near every suburb, and freaking hell, there's a gas company every 200 Ft.

Why would we need oil? Don't complain if you're guzzling it, and not saving it. Go Amish if you think it's so bad.

Pfft.

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That's why several nations worldwide have considered finding alternate energy sources to stay alive & keep the society running.

 

Solar

Idea: Collects energy from the Sun

Pros: Free, No air pollution caused, easy-to-get

Cons: Only works when there's sunlight, Costly needs, Lots of land

Ideal Area

: Tropical Countries with lots of free land space

 

Hydroelectricity

Idea: Use running water to spin turbines that produce electricity

Pros: Cheap electricity

Cons: Costly to build, only available in mountainous areas

Ideal Area: Mountainous regions

 

Wind

Idea: Use wind to spin turbines that produce electricity

Pros: Free, No air pollution

Cons: Many needed to be built, Only available when there's wind

Ideal Area: Wide windy plains

 

Geothermal

Idea: Use underground steam to spin turbines that produce electricity

Pros: Free, renewable

Cons: Only available when there is hot water near the surface

Ideal Area: Hot Springs

 

Biomass

Idea: Use animal & plant materials

Pros: Renewable

Cons: Expensive

Ideal Area: Anywhere

 

Nuclear

Idea: Heavy metals that are radioactive

Pros: Non-pollutive, Cheap

Cons: Radioactive, expensive

Ideal Area: an area far away from any major cities or towns.

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I think the answer is clear. Once the middle east is out of the way, and we have global control of oil, we can slowly take control of the entire globe, and create one world nation.

 

"We shall have World Government, whether or not we like it.

The only question is whether World Government will be achieved

by conquest or consent."

 

- James Paul Warburg

 

It will fix our oil crisis at least, lest the communists win. ;)

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the guy above me is a moron neg me all you like i don't care.the thing is OPEC knows that were running out. but other oil rich countries like say Argentina. refuse to give oil to other countries.we need new ways of getting our fuel and i think that 5.00$ a gallon is what it takes then by god ill pay 5$ a gallon. wait for the rest my argument

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I think the answer is clear. Once the middle east is out of the way' date=' and we have global control of oil, we can slowly take control of the entire globe, and create one world nation.

 

"We shall have World Government, whether or not we like it.

The only question is whether World Government will be achieved

by conquest or consent."

 

- James Paul Warburg

 

It will fix our oil crisis at least, lest the communists win. ;)

[/quote']

 

 

Of course Static! Taking over the world would definitely fix our gas prices. What were we thinking?

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these are just some of the things that might happen if gas continues to rise i know it long but you need to know

 

Dec 21, 2012

The end of days, according to the Mayan calendar. Other's have pegged 2012 as the end for various reasons.

 

The US economy continues to decline.

 

War rages in the Middle East

 

Antibiotic resistant diseases continue to appear, and new diseased are brought in across porous national borders

 

The governments continue to crack down amongst increasing unrest

 

Food prices soar as inflation reaches epic proportions.

 

Allegations of voting fraud in the US increase.

 

By 2010, the results of election in the US are reported by often disbelieved

 

An isolated president attempts to address a 20% unemployment rate with a massive influx of government spending.

 

by 2011, major bank failures are a daily occurance. Unemployment reaches 40%. Food riots occur in several large US cities.

 

Marshal law is declared

 

In early 2012, the first terrorist nuclear device is detonated in Tel Aviv.

 

Israel responds by dropping nuclear weapons on Mecca and Medina.

 

The entire middle east explodes into war.

 

Oil prices reach $20 per gallon

 

Food prices triple as fertilizer and pesticide prices skyrocket

 

Famine becomes an issue in the United States. Mass famines in the third world are starving billions.

 

India and China have several border clashes.

 

In Africa, a new, highly contagious form of viral hemorrhagic fever appears. It begins spreading rapidly across Africa and Asia.

 

The November presidential elections are to even too call, and there is widespread evidence of vote count fraud.

 

Several states threaten succession, and the country is split in support of two presidents.

 

The Red Plague gains ground in South America and the first 'official' cases appear in the US in december.

 

Pharmaceutical companies are nationalized and the CDC begin to work feverishly to develop a cure or vaccine for the black death of the 21st century. The red Plague spreads so quickly, that nucear weapons are used on infection sites in the hope of stopping the disease.

 

Volunteers are required. Some are prisoners or those held on various charges of sedition and other crimes new to the current Regime.

 

Others are enticed by offers of gold 'new dollars' and other rewards. The money offered to these human guineas pigs is enough to start over, to have a home and buy the increasingly scarce and expensive food.

 

Welcome guinea pigs....

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these are just some of the things that might happen if gas continues to rise i know it long but you need to know

 

Dec 21' date=' 2012

The end of days, according to the Mayan calendar. Other's have pegged 2012 as the end for various reasons.

 

The US economy continues to decline.

 

War rages in the Middle East

 

Antibiotic resistant diseases continue to appear, and new diseased are brought in across porous national borders

 

The governments continue to crack down amongst increasing unrest

 

Food prices soar as inflation reaches epic proportions.

 

Allegations of voting fraud in the US increase.

 

By 2010, the results of election in the US are reported by often disbelieved

 

An isolated president attempts to address a 20% unemployment rate with a massive influx of government spending.

 

by 2011, major bank failures are a daily occurance. Unemployment reaches 40%. Food riots occur in several large US cities.

 

Marshal law is declared

 

In early 2012, the first terrorist nuclear device is detonated in Tel Aviv.

 

Israel responds by dropping nuclear weapons on Mecca and Medina.

 

The entire middle east explodes into war.

 

Oil prices reach $20 per gallon

 

Food prices triple as fertilizer and pesticide prices skyrocket

 

Famine becomes an issue in the United States. Mass famines in the third world are starving billions.

 

India and China have several border clashes.

 

In Africa, a new, highly contagious form of viral hemorrhagic fever appears. It begins spreading rapidly across Africa and Asia.

 

The November presidential elections are to even too call, and there is widespread evidence of vote count fraud.

 

Several states threaten succession, and the country is split in support of two presidents.

 

The Red Plague gains ground in South America and the first 'official' cases appear in the US in december.

 

Pharmaceutical companies are nationalized and the CDC begin to work feverishly to develop a cure or vaccine for the black death of the 21st century. The red Plague spreads so quickly, that nucear weapons are used on infection sites in the hope of stopping the disease.

 

Volunteers are required. Some are prisoners or those held on various charges of sedition and other crimes new to the current Regime.

 

Others are enticed by offers of gold 'new dollars' and other rewards. The money offered to these human guineas pigs is enough to start over, to have a home and buy the increasingly scarce and expensive food.

 

Welcome guinea pigs....

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these are just some of the things that might happen if gas continues to rise i know it long but you need to know

 

Dec 21' date=' 2012

The end of days, according to the Mayan calendar. Other's have pegged 2012 as the end for various reasons.

 

The US economy continues to decline.

 

War rages in the Middle East

 

Antibiotic resistant diseases continue to appear, and new diseased are brought in across porous national borders

 

The governments continue to crack down amongst increasing unrest

 

Food prices soar as inflation reaches epic proportions.

 

Allegations of voting fraud in the US increase.

 

By 2010, the results of election in the US are reported by often disbelieved

 

An isolated president attempts to address a 20% unemployment rate with a massive influx of government spending.

 

by 2011, major bank failures are a daily occurance. Unemployment reaches 40%. Food riots occur in several large US cities.

 

Marshal law is declared

 

In early 2012, the first terrorist nuclear device is detonated in Tel Aviv.

 

Israel responds by dropping nuclear weapons on Mecca and Medina.

 

The entire middle east explodes into war.

 

Oil prices reach $20 per gallon

 

Food prices triple as fertilizer and pesticide prices skyrocket

 

Famine becomes an issue in the United States. Mass famines in the third world are starving billions.

 

India and China have several border clashes.

 

In Africa, a new, highly contagious form of viral hemorrhagic fever appears. It begins spreading rapidly across Africa and Asia.

 

The November presidential elections are to even too call, and there is widespread evidence of vote count fraud.

 

Several states threaten succession, and the country is split in support of two presidents.

 

The Red Plague gains ground in South America and the first 'official' cases appear in the US in december.

 

Pharmaceutical companies are nationalized and the CDC begin to work feverishly to develop a cure or vaccine for the black death of the 21st century. The red Plague spreads so quickly, that nucear weapons are used on infection sites in the hope of stopping the disease.

 

Volunteers are required. Some are prisoners or those held on various charges of sedition and other crimes new to the current Regime.

 

Others are enticed by offers of gold 'new dollars' and other rewards. The money offered to these human guineas pigs is enough to start over, to have a home and buy the increasingly scarce and expensive food.

 

Welcome guinea pigs....

[/quote']

 

Yeah... OR... That might NOT happen. Mayian calandars being correct would be interesting and I'm sure me and god would have a nice time chatting about it, but I for one think this won't explode into that situation...

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Lol.

This thread got funny.

Look at it, It started with people introducing alternatives to oil, and then static comes in, says something pro (Real pro.) And now everyones doing the whole "OIL=WAR!!" thing. Fun.

Seriously though; I believe if the world decided one Dominant oil company, a merge of all the rest; it would leave oil less starved, more resourced, and less profit oriented. Better for everyone.

That, along with war, or..I might just get an electric car instead.

People really need to sacrifice quality for quantity..

Eh. The damage has been done.

=/.

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I think the answer is clear. Once the middle east is out of the way' date=' and we have global control of oil, we can slowly take control of the entire globe, and create one world nation.

 

"We shall have World Government, whether or not we like it.

The only question is whether World Government will be achieved

by conquest or consent."

 

- James Paul Warburg

 

It will fix our oil crisis at least, lest the communists win. ;)

[/quote']

That idea is stupid. If the Mid East is gone, then all nations would fight for oil as it's too important. This may lead to a World War III that may potentially devastate the whole world.

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What the earth takes millions if not billions of years to make (with rebalance after unbalance)....we take a blink of an eye (in terms of the Earth's lifespan....heck we've probably not even been here a blink of an eye). Plus we've more or less reached the peak of our oil supply (maybe less than 15 years until we reach peak according to some scientists.)

 

I'm still not believing apparently Gordon Brown was trying to get OPEC countries to help invest in renewable resources.

 

The issue with Geothermal energy is how long it would produce for....the only place with a constant supply is Hawaii.....under the volcanoes (it sits on a hotspot)

 

End of the world comments are usually ridicious anyway.....even if it might end up before the Sun fries us.

 

Bombing Iraq would solve nothing...we've barely discovered any Mega Giant oil fields since the 40s, and we've had a marked decline even in the Giant oil fields since the 70s. (Source: National Geography, Jun 08 ), we're just running out. And if we start looking what to stop us mining under Antarctica? (apparently there's good reserves under there, but how would we get at it....)


We are trying to do something except we're doing it too slowly, way too slow to correct the damage, and doing the damage too quick for the earth to rebalance.

 

Just as long as we don't turn to biofuels....in our attempts.

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The world can ease off bio-diesel development first. That stuff is just a waste of food, and it's not anymore cleaner or efficient than regular petrol. If the governments would let that go, I'm sure food prices would slip a bit, since less of it is going into the tanks of those SUVs.

 

Secondly, the world should look further into the development of electrical cars again, like Tesla motors. They have developed a very high performance engine capable of large ranges that runs on a lithium-ion battery (I think, not sure) that only takes 3 hours to charge fully.

 

However, realize that change isn't going to come anytime soon, simply because that is the way of humans. Progress is slow, and even more so when profits are involved. They're not going to increase oil supplies because the vendors and investors want to keep their pockets loaded.

 

Ironic thing is, Exxon had to sell off it's chain of petrol stations because they were no longer profitable. Apparently, the profit margin is so tight nowadays that it is no longer economically wise to maintain operation of petrol stations. I wonder what will happen next...

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I think the answer is clear. Once the middle east is out of the way' date=' and we have global control of oil, we can slowly take control of the entire globe, and create one world nation.

 

"We shall have World Government, whether or not we like it.

The only question is whether World Government will be achieved

by conquest or consent."

 

- James Paul Warburg

 

It will fix our oil crisis at least, lest the communists win. ;)

[/quote']

 

 

Of course Static! Taking over the world would definitely fix our gas prices. What were we thinking?

 

If we owned everything, of course it would. Its the most implausible solution to the problem :P.

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