[Ansteorra] Re: gas prices too high...sorry had to share this

Polydore polydore at ntbb.net
Fri Apr 21 13:06:44 PDT 2006


Holding events as near as practable to major SCA populatioins would 
help, too. Distance sould be a consideration when selecting sites.

>
> It's simple forces of supply and demand.
>
> In the "good old days", we produced (locally, on-shore or just off- 
> shore) almost all of the fuel that we consumed. Distribution costs  
> were minimal, and fuel costs at the pump were really, really low.  
> What a coincidence.
>
> Currently, we only produce 40-60% (depending on which numbers you  
> read, and what day of the week) of the fuel that we consume. Our  
> refineries are operating at 85% of capacity, or higher. And still it  
> doesn't keep up with our demand. Demand has exceeded supply, and fuel  
> costs are taking off like a race-horse. What a coincidence.
>
> If everyone could carpool (or work from home) just 1 day a week, we  
> could cut our nation's consumption of automotive fuel by 10-20%. That  
> doesn't touch fuel used for shipping (via air, rail or truck) or for  
> generating electricity. But it would be a *huge* start, and make more  
> of an impact than *any* other measure on the table -- including  
> making war in foreign oil-producing countries.
>
> But, to get back on topic: what can we do in the SCA to mitigate the  
> high fuel costs, so we can afford to travel to events and keep  
> playing our game?
>
> Simple: consume less fuel per person.
>
> There are two ways to do this: 1) travel less, but that would kill  
> our hobby over time. Or 2) increase our ratio of (people x miles  
> traveled) to (miles per gallon of fuel). In other words: carpool to  
> events. If one person drives to an event by themselves, their fuel  
> cost is $3/gal. If two people carpool, their fuel cost is $1.50/gal  
> each. *No* other single measure can or will have as dramatic a result  
> as the simple step of carpooling.
>
> It also has the added benefit, if enough people do it, of reducing  
> demand. If we get demand low enough, then once again we are less  
> critically dependent on foreign oil, and once again have really,  
> really low fuel costs.
>
> Michael
>
>
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