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WHAT AMERICANS CAN DO ABOUT HIGH GAS PRICES.
by Anonymous
For immediate release
September 17, 2003
WHAT AMERICANS CAN DO ABOUT HIGH GAS PRICES
Like most Americans, I get upset when the already high price of gasoline increases due to "rumors" that a mid east country might not sell us their gas for a month or so. I also get upset when I feel like I am being gouged by big oil companies who are making the most profits they have ever made yet they contiuously increase the price of gasoline simply because they can. The oil companies know we (the people) will do nothing about it - just pay it.
Author Mel Leiding, has come up with solution. He wrote a book which shows us exactly how to use less gasoline titled "Easy ways to Save Gas and Save Money". (Avenir International Publishing, $9.95, call; (714)630-0141). See: http://www.automobile-gasoline-savings.com.
Leiding says "the price of gasoline is effected by the simple economic principles of supply and demand. High demand equals high price. Lower demand equals lower price. If we use less gasoline we decrease the demand which will lower the price."
If all americans made a small effort to use less gasoline, we would not need to import as much foreign oil.thereby strengthening our national economy. We would not need to drill for more oil in the arctic wildlife preserve in Alaska. Less gasoline means less air pollution making the air we all breath healthier for us and for our children.
Using the info in this book if everone saved just a few hundred gallons of gas per year we would save millions of gallons each year.
The average person drives about 12,000 miles per year and consumes approximately 800 gallons of gas each year. A minimum gas mileage increase would easily reduce that 800 gallons to 600 gallons. If each of the 100 million american drivers saved 200 gallons of gas we would save x amount which is twice the amount we import from Saddam in Iran.
When is "National Conserve Gasoline week".
If people did not use so much gasoline, we would not need to drill for more oil in the arctic wildlife preserve in Alaska.
If all Americans made a small effort to use less gasoline - we would not need to import as much oil from the mid east.
If everyone used less gasoline the air we all breath would be much healthier for us and for our children.
Everyone knows this but we all need to be reminded of it every once in a while.
At www.automobile-gasoline-savings.com there is a book by author Mel Leiding, in which you will find easy ways to use less gasoline and save money on gasoline without disrupting your personal lifestyle.
You will also find answers to some interesting questions. Did you know that "premium" gas does not mean better quality gas even though you pay an extra 20 cents a gallon for what most people think is better for their car engine. Words like "premium", "high performance" and "ultimate" only means a higher octane gasoline. If your car engine "knocks" or "Pings" you may need a higher octane gasoline. If not and your manual recommends normal gasoline then save your money because you don't need the more expensive higher octane gasoline which will do nothing for your engine.
Did you know that gas is sold by volume and that gas expands in warmer weather. Leiding says "The best time to buy gas is in cooler weather like the early morning or after the sun goes down."
Don't wait until the price of gas is so high you can't afford to drive whatever car or SUV you want to drive. Start using less gas now. It will reduce the price in the future.
You can make every week "National Conserve Gasoline Week"
/NOTE TO EDITORS: Mr. Leiding is available for interviews, review copies upon request.
/CONTACT: Mike Sinclair, 714-630-0141/
/ Web site: http://www.automobile-gasoline-savings.com/
AMPLE US OIL SUPPLY AS DRIVING SEASON BEGINS
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American Petroleum Institute officials said the U.S. should have
enough gasoline and other oil products as the peak-demand
summer driving season begins.
Despite retail gasoline prices have risen almost 30 cents a
gallon in the past two months to nearly $1.40 a gallon, they're
still 10 cents less than a year ago and 31 cents below last year's
peak reached in May, API President Red Cavaney said at a
press conference.
"Our refineries are running at record levels for this time of
year," Cavaney said. "There's ample fuel, including gasoline,
for consumers, and there's ample crude oil available for our
refiners."
API member companies haven't indicated supply disruptions
from Venezuela 's oil-industry strike and political upheaval,
he said. Last year, Venezuela was the third-largest foreign
oil supplier to the U.S. , providing 1.28 million b/d of crude
and 257,000 b/d of refined products.
Cavaney praised Saudi Arabia , the top foreign supplier of
U.S. crude oil last year, for having "acted very responsibly" at
a time when other members of the Organization of Petroleum
Countries were suggesting supply curtailments to protest
Israeli maneuvers in Palestinian territories. Saudi Arabia 's
stance that OPEC should remain a reliable supplier had "a
very calming influence on the market," he said.
In global terms, the U.S. gasoline market is relatively sensitive
to crude oil prices because crude accounts for 43.3% of retail
gasoline prices. By comparison, crude accounts for only 18.0%
of the retail price in Japan and 16.5% in European countries
because of their much-higher fuel taxes.
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