Comments on: Alternative Fuel Price Increases http://trai.name/environment/alternative-fuel-price-increases/ What's blogging all about? Wed, 11 Aug 2010 02:46:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Will http://trai.name/environment/alternative-fuel-price-increases/comment-page-1/#comment-691 Will Wed, 18 Mar 2009 03:49:08 +0000 http://trai.name/environment/alternative-fuel-price-increases/#comment-691 I think you hit the nail on the head about who owns what and with the comparison to Microsoft. How long was that lawsuit by the justice department, 4 years? Over Internet Explorer? Seriously? Can someone explain why spending 4 years suing Microsoft over a free browser is more justified than making sure there's true competition for fuel? This message was approved by the committee to elect Will as Secretary of Perspective. I think you hit the nail on the head about who owns what and with the comparison to Microsoft.

How long was that lawsuit by the justice department, 4 years? Over Internet Explorer? Seriously? Can someone explain why spending 4 years suing Microsoft over a free browser is more justified than making sure there’s true competition for fuel?

This message was approved by the committee to elect Will as Secretary of Perspective.

]]> By: Trai Davenport http://trai.name/environment/alternative-fuel-price-increases/comment-page-1/#comment-650 Trai Davenport Sat, 10 Jan 2009 09:28:29 +0000 http://trai.name/environment/alternative-fuel-price-increases/#comment-650 Like I said, I am not an economist. I am just making observations. Whether they are educated or not, I'll leave that up to the reader :). However, I do know that the Oil Companies own most of the places that E85 is purchased from. I haven't done enough research to give a written opinion of these other fuels that you have mentioned but I am aware of them. The point I was making in the post above was that you have Oil Companies in control of the Oil and the distribution of it. There's no way they would shoot themselves in the foot and make alternative fuels that they sell cheaper than gas. So, in my opinion, until the Oil Companies are removed from the distribution of these fuels the marketplace will never see true competition. Case in point. Many of us have read about Internet providers (Comcast, etc..) setting download limits. Do you think they do this because they are concerned about the users internet quality being disrupted by other users taking more than their share? That is what they would have you believe, but the real reason is because they don't want another company using their "supply line" to sell their own services (TV over Internet, Movie Downloading Services, etc..). It's no different with the Oil Companies. As long as they own and operate the distribution of fuel they are not going to allow their competitors to use that to put them out of business. That's my .02. Like I said, I am not an economist. I am just making observations. Whether they are educated or not, I’ll leave that up to the reader :) .

However, I do know that the Oil Companies own most of the places that E85 is purchased from. I haven’t done enough research to give a written opinion of these other fuels that you have mentioned but I am aware of them. The point I was making in the post above was that you have Oil Companies in control of the Oil and the distribution of it. There’s no way they would shoot themselves in the foot and make alternative fuels that they sell cheaper than gas. So, in my opinion, until the Oil Companies are removed from the distribution of these fuels the marketplace will never see true competition.

Case in point. Many of us have read about Internet providers (Comcast, etc..) setting download limits. Do you think they do this because they are concerned about the users internet quality being disrupted by other users taking more than their share? That is what they would have you believe, but the real reason is because they don’t want another company using their “supply line” to sell their own services (TV over Internet, Movie Downloading Services, etc..). It’s no different with the Oil Companies. As long as they own and operate the distribution of fuel they are not going to allow their competitors to use that to put them out of business. That’s my .02.

]]> By: Drew Wegert http://trai.name/environment/alternative-fuel-price-increases/comment-page-1/#comment-641 Drew Wegert Sat, 03 Jan 2009 06:07:49 +0000 http://trai.name/environment/alternative-fuel-price-increases/#comment-641 You talk about ethanol prices and how they are increasing due to the price of oil going up but have you done any research on other alternatives? For example: Methanol/M85, compressed natural gas, or biodiesel. The oil company may be increasing the price on ethanol "in some locations" but ethanol isn't the only alternative the U.S. is thinking of converting to. How can you assume the oil company will increase these prices? You talk about ethanol prices and how they are increasing due to the price of oil going up but have you done any research on other alternatives? For example: Methanol/M85, compressed natural gas, or biodiesel. The oil company may be increasing the price on ethanol “in some locations” but ethanol isn’t the only alternative the U.S. is thinking of converting to. How can you assume the oil company will increase these prices?

]]> By: Trai Davenport http://trai.name/environment/alternative-fuel-price-increases/comment-page-1/#comment-568 Trai Davenport Mon, 08 Dec 2008 07:02:32 +0000 http://trai.name/environment/alternative-fuel-price-increases/#comment-568 Nah, never found out. My conclusion was oil companies are greedy :). Nah, never found out. My conclusion was oil companies are greedy :) .

]]> By: Matt Reeves http://trai.name/environment/alternative-fuel-price-increases/comment-page-1/#comment-557 Matt Reeves Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:00:35 +0000 http://trai.name/environment/alternative-fuel-price-increases/#comment-557 In your research did you find a reason why ethanol prices are increasing so much with gasoline. Like you said they shouldn't be increasing as much as they are since E85 is only 15% gas. In your research did you find a reason why ethanol prices are increasing so much with gasoline. Like you said they shouldn’t be increasing as much as they are since E85 is only 15% gas.

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