Never happen. The Republicans will decline - look at the Energy Bill - and we'll forget all about it. You guys are making me feel old: Look at: http://www.techcentralstation.com/the70smedia.html
Alt.EnergyNetwork wrote: >Hmmmm, so in light of this poll, does anyone believe that the >oil co's, auto co's and politicos are going to >actually do anything about it, besides some feeble, feel good >conservation PR?? > >regards >tallex > > >Most Americans say oil companies are price gouging > >Four out of five Americans would support "a tax on >the windfall profits of oil companies" if the resulting > revenues were devoted to alternative energy research, > according to an Opinion Research Corp. (ORC) poll >conducted for 40mpg.org and the Boston-based nonprofit > and nonpartisan Civil Society Institute (CSI). > >CSI is a think tank and the 40mpg.org campaign is a >project of CSI. > >Other key survey findings include: 87 percent of Americans > think that oil companies are gouging gasoline consumers >today; 81 percent say the federal government is not doing > enough about high energy prices and America's overreliance > on Middle Eastern oil; 73 percent believe that recent >gasoline price hikes now make it more important that the > federal government impose higher fuel-efficiency standards; > and four out of five adults say that U.S. automakers should > follow the same path as Toyota, which intends that "all of > its new cars going forward will use fuel-saving hybrid >technology." > >In response to the poll, 40mpg.org has launched an online > petition at www.40mpg.org allowing Americans to tell their > members of Congress and the White House that they want >major steps taken in terms of a windfall profits tax on > oil companies and tougher fuel-efficiency standards on > vehicles. > >CSI president Pam Solo said: "Americans have seen too much > price gouging and too little action from Washington on >energy prices, fuel-efficient vehicles and our dangerous > reliance on foreign oil. The benefits of making 40 miles > per gallon the standard for all autos in the United States > are obvious to Americans: consumers save money; we reduce > our dangerous reliance on Middle Eastern oil, making us >more secure in the world; air pollution is reduced; and >we can cut the U.S. contribution to global warming by nearly > a third. Greater fuel efficiency makes sense, it is >technologically possible, the benefits are real and the > challenges can be overcome." > >Some key highlights of the poll are: > >+ Price gouging. Some 87 percent think "big oil companies > are currently gouging consumers at the gas pump," with 57 > percent saying there is a "great deal" of such price gouging > going on. Fewer than 4 percent say "no price gouging is >going on." Political affiliation makes almost no difference > in how Americans respond to this question with 87 percent > of independents, 82 percent of Republicans and 91 percent > of Democrats saying there is a "great deal" or "some" price > gouging going on. > >+ Windfall profits tax on oil companies. Seventy-nine percent > would "support a tax on the windfall profits of oil companies" > if the resulting revenues were spent on "research on alternative > energy." Support for targeting windfall profits tax revenues > to underwrite alternative energy research was higher than two > other listed alternatives: "wetlands restoration in Gulf Coast > states to minimize the impact of future hurricanes" (70 percent); > and "a direct rebate to each consumer with a driver's license" > (53 percent). > >+ Federal inaction. Four out of five think "the federal government > is not doing enough about high energy prices and the U.S. >dependence on Middle Eastern energy sources." Political >affiliation was somewhat more evident as a factor in the > responses to this question, with 83 percent of independents, > 74 percent of Republicans and 90 percent of Democrats expressing > dissatisfaction with current federal policies > >+ Higher fuel-efficiency standards. Seventy-three percent >think that recent gasoline price hikes now make it "much more" > or "somewhat more" important "that the federal government takes > new steps to require higher fuel-efficiency standards for cars > and other vehicles." > >+ Hybrid technology. Four out of five Americans think that >"U.S. automakers should follow the same path" as Toyota, >which "has announced that all of its new cars going forward > will use fuel-saving hybrid technology." > >Survey results are based on telephone interviews conducted > among a sample of 1,019 adults age 18 and up living in >private households in the continental United States. >Interviewing was completed by Opinion Research Corp. during > the period of Sept. 15-19. The margin of error is plus or > minus 3 percentage points for the complete sample of 1,019 >adults. 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