At the rate Katrina is tearing through the gulf there may not be any gas 
to buy.

Darryl McMahon wrote:

>Keith, good idea.  I'll keep track here too.  It will give me an excuse to 
>update 
>my page at
>http://www.econogics.com/en/enenergy.htm#Transportation .  It needs some 
>tidying up 
>anyway.
>
>Darryl
>
>
>Date sent:             Tue, 30 Aug 2005 02:21:24 +0900
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>From:                  Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject:               Re: [Biofuel] Sept 1 declared no buy gas day
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>>Hi Darryl
>>
>>Very nice!
>>
>>    
>>
>>>I'm sure others can contribute more ideas beyond the list above.  My point 
>>>is,
>>>don't act for a day, act for a lifetime.
>>>      
>>>
>>I'm also sure, there've been some good contributions so far.
>>
>>If we can et some more I can compile them and make a page at Journey 
>>to Forever for it, might help.
>>
>>It would be nice to internationalise it a bit, but if it doesn't work 
>>out that way I don't mind.
>>
>>Best wishes
>>
>>Keith
>>
>>
>>
>>    
>>
>>>Well, then I guess we can expect to see BP putting all their 
>>>gasoline stations up
>>>for sale.  After all, the managers are required to maximize the 
>>>returns for their
>>>shareholders.  If the stations are losing money, they have to dump 
>>>them.  I won't
>>>be holding my breath.
>>>
>>>As for gas-outs - it's a sad joke, as has been pointed out here before.
>>>
>>>If you want to reduce gasoline (and diesel) consumption, for whatever reason,
>>>here's a start on what you can do to make a difference.
>>>
>>>1)  Walk somewhere.  Anywhere.  Just leave your guzzler parked.
>>>
>>>2)  Get a bicycle.  Preferably something used.  Try your local 
>>>FreeCycle, or bike
>>>repair co-op, or a used bike dealer.  Find something comfortable and 
>>>practical for
>>>your use.  Then use it.
>>>
>>>3)  Check the pressure on the tires on your vehicle.  Correct if 
>>>necessary.  Slight
>>>overinflation is better for fuel economy than slight underinflation.  Repeat
>>>monthly or more frequently if required.
>>>
>>>4)  Have your vehicle tuned up on a regular, appropriate schedule. 
>>>Check owner's
>>>manual for details.  Check for dragging brakes, emissions control 
>>>system problems,
>>>etc while you are at it.
>>>
>>>5)  Plan your trips to minimize distance travelled (trip chaining).
>>>
>>>6)  Use public transit when available and appropriate.  Or carpool.
>>>
>>>7)  Use biofuels, e.g. E100, E85, E10 as recommended for your 
>>>vehicle.  There are
>>>many flex-fuel vehicles on the road in the U.S. due to CAFE 
>>>dual-fuel incentive,
>>>where the owners don't even know the vehicle is flex-fuel capable.  Check 
>>>your
>>>vehicle manual.  Use biodiesel blend where available or appropriate (or make 
>>>your
>>>own, of course).
>>>
>>>8)  Take extra weight out of your vehicle, as accelerating extra 
>>>weight uses more
>>>energy, and de-accelerating extra weight increases brake wear. 
>>>(e.g. sand and salt
>>>mixture for winter use should not be in the trunk all sumer as well).
>>>
>>>9)  When shopping for tires, look for economizer / fuel miser / 
>>>energy wise labels.
>>>
>>>10)  When shopping for a replacement vehicle, look for something 
>>>that is as fuel-
>>>efficient as possible while meeting most of your needs - not 
>>>necessarily all of
>>>your needs.  You can rent a vehicle to meet occasional requirements.
>>>
>>>11)  If you want to make a political statement, pick an oil company 
>>>to boycott or
>>>support.  Personally, I try to buy from MacEwen's because they are 
>>>local and have
>>>been promoting ethanol blend here since before it was fashionable.  I boycott
>>>Exxon/Esso/Imperial Oil due to their horrendous environmental record 
>>>(and other
>>>undesirable practices).  Trust me, if we actually managed to drop 
>>>Exxon's gross
>>>revenue in a regional market by 10% for a quarter, that would 
>>>definitely get their
>>>attention.  Giving their station attendants and cashiers a quiet day won't.
>>>
>>>12)  Try to drive to avoid periods of traffic congestion.  You get 0 mpg when
>>>idling in stopped traffic.
>>>
>>>I'm sure others can contribute more ideas beyond the list above.  My point 
>>>is,
>>>don't act for a day, act for a lifetime.
>>>
>>>Darryl McMahon
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"mphee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>Station owners really don't make much money off of gas.  Their 
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>lucky to make a
>>>      
>>>
>>>>nickel a gallon.  They make their money on what's called C-Store sales.
>>>>
>>>>If more people could take public transportation it would help greatly.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Funny tidbit.  BP says they loose money on their gas stations, $100mil last
>>>>year.  You refine it, you transport it, you store it, you 
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>delivery it, and you
>>>      
>>>
>>>>sell it.  How do you loose money when you control all aspects of 
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>it.  Just by
>>>      
>>>
>>>>vertues of econmies of scale you have to make money.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 14:46:25 GMT, marilyn wrote
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>>>effort to take  public transportation for a whole month.
>>>>>
>>>>>Biofuel@sustainablelists.org wrote:
>>>>>"This is mostly an incorrect rumor.
>>>>>http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/nogas.asp - It'd better
>>>>>serve everyone to forward accurate information about
>>>>>alternatives to petroleum."
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks for the reply, and especially for the Snopes site. I hadn't
>>>>>heard if it. I will check it from now on.
>>>>>
>>>>>I was concerned about the cost to the station owners, but
>>>>>wondered it it was part of a larger plan to start with a one day
>>>>>boycott as a symbol of protest, then move from there to a longer
>>>>>period that would have a major impact. I figured if anyone knew
>>>>>this, it would be this group.
>>>>>Marilyn
>>>>>          
>>>>>
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