...$16 over and above the market price... or higher....depends on which study you use. There are plenty of them and they vary, depending on methodology and contingent valuation placed on the "services" the environment provides. Where is the $16 number from?
Ed B. www.biofuels.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2001 12:50 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Re: Oil subsidies, (was Ethanol/Big Time Loser) > The real price with subsidies and tax write offs is around $16/gal. > > Tee > > At 12:28 PM 8/11/01 -0700, you wrote: > >Hanns: you presented a great reminder for me that we really need to focus on > >getting the point across to consumers that we do not pay the real price of > >oil... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >You said: > > > > So the industry is subsidised. What would we rather do? Spend the tax > > > > > dollar > > > > > > on something that is good for the rural GDP and good for the planet, > > > or > > > > > make > > > > > > OPEC wealthier, spew more CO2 into the atmosphere and have our > > > economies > > > > > run > > > > > > down a path of ever increasing environmental cost and diminishing > > > > > resources. > > > >-------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > >And here is one link I just found on the cost of subsidies in the USA, for > >fossil oil. > > > >http://www.icta.org/projects/trans/rlprexsm.htm > > > > > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. > >To unsubscribe, send an email to: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
