Dubluth, You hit alot of good points there. Thanks for replying. have a great day, Joe...
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Jason Meggs
jmeggs@...
May 17, 2004 7:03 am
From a microeconomics perspective, the various ideas of boycotting one gas company or the other, or of punishing the gas companies for "high prices" by not...
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CEB
curioustodd
May 17, 2004 9:14 am
HI, responses below..... ... Well, this may not be the case if a boycott puts some pressure on a particular company in the area of human rights, for example,...
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Joe
jbushkey
May 17, 2004 4:40 pm
... they ... bit ... the ... the ... someone >asks them to.... are we so powerless? Kinda.....I think people will drive until a certain level of discomfort is...
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rickrise@...
rickrise
May 18, 2004 12:03 am
Quote: "The White House says that the terrorists want to destroy the American way of life. But what if the whole thing is upside down? To preserve an American...
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dubluth
May 18, 2004 3:25 am
As a contribution to this discussion, I'll offer on overly abreviated, but necessarily technical, economics lesson. An understanding of the principles I try...
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dubluth
May 18, 2004 4:21 am
Spaces were stripped from the demand and supply graphs I tried to create with keyboard characters. If you do a reply to that message, you can see the simple...
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Jeremy Hubble
jghubble
May 18, 2004 1:39 pm
Thanks for the great econ lesson! However, it would be useful to add a brief discussion of elasticity,fixed costs, and short run/long run to the equation. We...
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Joe
jbushkey
May 18, 2004 6:24 pm
Dubluth said that a lot better than I did lol. I was hoping gas prices going up would open some eyes. It seems to me from talking to people and overheard...
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Joe
jbushkey
May 18, 2004 6:41 pm
Good post Jeremy. If I could be so bold as to change a few words from your post. Changes are in red, your original words in parenthesis. this has been my...
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Mike Harrington
mikeph12001
May 18, 2004 6:50 pm
The Bush crowd have changed the definition of the term "American Way of Life." If you went to school in the fifties and early sixties in the US it was taught...
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Jason Meggs
jmeggs@...
May 18, 2004 9:11 pm
[CC'ing this thread for first time to carfree_network and Berkeley BEST.) ... Howdy folks, I think the issue of peak oil is a major opportunity for positive...
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Colin Leath
colinleath
May 19, 2004 7:26 am
First, thanks to everyone on the carfree list who gave feedback on my oped piece. It didn't get printed. I hope to have it up on my site sometime. You might...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
May 19, 2004 2:43 pm
... And a link: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/19/opinion/19WED1.html?hp -- Richard Risemberg http://www.living-room.org http://www.newcolonist.com "Until you...
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Mike Harrington
mikeph12001
May 19, 2004 2:44 pm
... Parts of Houston will change, barring a global economic collapse. In twenty years, admittedly a fairly long time, but not long as major projects go,...
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Patrick Kennedy
patrickken11...
May 20, 2004 2:44 pm
the reason gas prices are rising are pure politics. the us government has joined in the competition with gas/oil companies purchasing oil from those who...
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Colin Leath
colinleath
May 21, 2004 3:52 am
http://www.onelesscar.org Below is the text of the pdf file, and their responses to some of the questions I had. Alas I don't have the kind of experience...
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Steve Geller
stgeller@...
May 21, 2004 9:37 pm
Some of us eco-whackos out here in Berkeley think that US gas prices have been going up because the Feds have been feeding the Strategic Oil Reserve. We're...
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dubluth
May 23, 2004 2:52 am
I don't doubt that the Bush administration would attempt this BUT see this from <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34512-2004May17.html> "John...
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Colin Leath
colinleath
May 23, 2004 7:07 pm
In looking further into the apollo alliance, http://www.apolloalliance.org/ It looks less likely they would work with us in promoting carfree cities... From ...
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Steve Geller
stgeller@...
May 23, 2004 11:51 pm
The Ten-Point Plan for Good Jobs and Energy Independence 1. Promote Advanced Technology & Hybrid Cars: Begin today to provide incentives for converting...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
May 24, 2004 4:50 am
San Diego County, CA, has ordered DMU railcars for its new "Sprinter"; line, and will apparently be the first to use them in the US. Link: ...
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Jym Dyer
jymdyer
May 24, 2004 12:25 pm
=v= Here's an article in _E_ about hybrid buses: http://www.emagazine.com/view/?1728 At last, a use for hybrid technology that's not just putting a fig leaf on...
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william stewart
skyemoor
May 25, 2004 1:46 am
... Only if CAFE is bumped up appreciably. ... Overall reduced transportation expenses would be the motivation, along with reduced; - pollution - resource...
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J.H. Crawford
carfreecrawford
May 25, 2004 11:35 am
continuing, ... I believe that Ford has just licensed Toyota's hybrid technology. I have direct experience with a Prius and can say that it drives pretty much...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
May 25, 2004 2:23 pm
... Be careful what you wish for...in the old days it was called "coal gas," because that's what it was made from. And the preferred mining technology these...
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J.H. Crawford
carfreecrawford
May 25, 2004 4:28 pm
... What I'm wishing for is energy derived entirely from sustainable sources. Coal gas was one of the filthiest fuels ever, and was most certainly not...
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Alex Farran
apfarran
May 25, 2004 5:01 pm
One argument I've heard against hydrogen power is that if you have a certain amount of renewable energy you will see a greater reduction in CO2 levels if you...
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dubluth
May 25, 2004 7:44 pm
The overall policy thrust of the Apollo Alliance fails some basic tests. As I indicate below, there is a better way to address transportation and other...
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Doug Salzmann
c1ttad1no
May 25, 2004 11:01 pm
... Indeed. Coal, regardless of the form it is found in or converted to, is an ugly mess at every step of the way. ... This is, quite simply, an "or else"...
