Re: [Biofuel] Who is setting oil prices?

2005-09-08 Thread capt3d
it is precisely this mechanism which allows the petrogiants to control prices while seemingly divorcing themselves from the process. -chris b. In a message dated 9/7/05 2:31:09 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >"In 1983, the New York Mercantile Exchange began to trade oil futures on >its commod

Re: [Biofuel] Who is setting oil prices?

2005-09-07 Thread Kirk McLoren
First the alternative has to be available. I have suggested journeytoforever.org to several farmers.   Eastern Oregon is promoting biofuels at a governmental level. Won't be long before some facilities are established. The port of Morrow on the Columbia is planned to be the site of a large installa

Re: [Biofuel] Who is setting oil prices?

2005-09-07 Thread Mike Weaver
Then let's buy less oil. Bud Eble wrote: > O'Reilly had a segment tonight (09/06/2005) about the oil companies > and OPEC being responsible for the high oil prices (gouging, etc). > From what I understand about the situation, the main driving force for > petro prices during the last decade or

[Biofuel] Who is setting oil prices?

2005-09-07 Thread Bud Eble
O'Reilly had a segment tonight (09/06/2005) about the oil companies and OPEC being responsible for the high oil prices (gouging, etc).  From what I understand about the situation, the main driving force for petro prices during the last decade or so has been our own market:   "In 1983, the N