HI Billy, On Mar 26, 2012, at 3:04 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Chris : > Yes, local gvt policy also effects the price at the pump. And while I cannot > say > for sure, since, as Ernie pointed out , SC has low gas prices now, as does NJ, > it may also be important for pricing if a state has a major oil port since we > do continue to import maybe a fourth of our oil, maybe a third. > Add in local factors like gvt policy, local demand based on > local mix of industry and demographics, and there is no simple > way to think about pricing. Still, the interior states, by and large, > are in far better shape in terms of pump price and > the commonality is access to Canadian oil.
Or maybe just that they are far more rural, more Republican, and lower taxed? I think you're really stretching your credibility with this line of argument... -- Ernie P. > > Billy > > > -------------------------------------------------------- > > 3/26/2012 2:43:38 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > I drove though Wyoming last week with lengthy coal trains passing by > occasionally. Trucks were carrying well casing headed for the oil fields. > Prices at the pump were about 3.29. It is over 3.50 in Montana, but not > much. It is good to live in a producer state. I think that the big > difference between, say, MT and WY is tax. > > > > Chris > > > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dr. Ernie Prabhakar > Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 3:36 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [RC] Despite GOP Claims, High Gas Prices Are Not Obama's Fault - > TIME > > > > Hi Billy, > > > On Mar 26, 2012, at 2:21 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > > Why the difference ? Supply. The states with the lowest gas prices have the > most access > to Canadian oil. > > > > I'm not seeing the data to support your claim: > > > > http://gasbuddy.com/gb_gastemperaturemap.aspx > > > > Why does South Carolina have lower prices than Nebraska, but higher than > Georgia? > > > > Can you cite a source for your claim: > > > > > Keystone would add to the supply nationally and, therefore, would lower > prices. > To repeat something said before, but I guess which went unread, approval of > Keystone > would have an immediate impact on the futures market. > > > > Yeah, I think I missed that. > > > > > As soon as it was signed, but > especially as soon as contracts for construction were let, gas prices would > start > to come down, and it has little to do with China or India, nations that get > almost > all their oil from the Mid East. > > > > That's certainly possible, but by no means obvious. > > > > • Why the Keystone Pipeline Won't Ease Pain at the Pump - Businessweek > • R-Squared: Gas Prices & Keystone Pipeline | Peak Oil News and > Message Boards > • Keystone Oil Pipeline Seen Raising Gas Prices in Midwest: Energy - > Bloomberg > • Oil Moves Lower as U.S. Rejects Permit for Keystone XL Pipeline - > Bloomberg > • Gas Prices | Keystone XL Pipeline | Iran Sanctions | Bernie Sanders | > The Daily Caller > > > Again, the actual facts may be moot, since we're talking about politics, but > I'd love to see your data... > > > > -- Ernie P. > > > > -- > Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community > <[email protected]> > Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism > Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org > > > -- > Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community > <[email protected]> > Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism > Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org > > > -- > Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community > <[email protected]> > Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism > Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
