40 bucks for a fill up?

Interesting articles on the subject:
http://www.thenewamerican.com/tna/20...3-2004/gas.htm (history, price controls, OPEC)
http://www.yonip.com/main/articles/energy.html (stats from DoE site http://www.eia.doe.gov/)
http://www.federalreserve.gov/boardd...27/default.htm (4/04 Greenspan remarks)

All that and more is why we as consumers ought to be enthusiastically supporting research into thermal depolymerization as an alternative source for ready-to-use petroleum products.

Holy Cow Marla! I had no idea about that! Awesome link!!! I've been reading up on hybrids, hydrogen, solar, wind, etc but never even heard of this! Thank you for the info!

I've been very excited about the possibilities -- if a little skeptical of the claims -- of thermal depolymerization since the Discover article last year. It has the potentional to revolutionize everything from waste disposal to middle east policy, if the process is efficient enough and gets the support needed to get off the ground.

i walk. much cheaper.

$2.25 +- in Northern Cali

$2.09 Here in this little town....And we have a Marathon Refinery just 20 miles away....I have a 31 gallon tank on my truck so It would take around $65 dollars to fill from empty.

$2.33 for unleaded.....

I live in/near Seattle

It's 2.18 here in Ct (average for unleaded).
Luckily the new VW does very well on gas. Sadly I drive an average of 500 miles a week or so.
Rusty