NozzleRage
Filed under: Green Culture, Transportation Alternatives, USA
Who's to blame for the current spike in oil prices and who exactly is benefiting? It seems everyone has an answer to these questions lately. Regardless of whether one believes that we should drill the ANWR region, end oil speculation, boost refinery capability, or pressure automakers to deliver fuel-efficient or electric vehicles, it still doesn't take away the current sting of paying more for gas than we've ever experienced.
That sting has been aptly called "nozzlerage." Some creative filmmakers decided to channel their nozzlerage into an entertaining video on youtube.
Many in the green transportation field see high gas prices as the ultimate motivator to shift the transportation paradigm on a mass scale. Not only are Americans starting to think differently about fossil fuel usage, but they are also acting differently. Current prices have led to the greatest change in driving behavior since the 1970s. While this change is still only a 1% drop in average miles driven over a six month period, it is considered a "historic" phenomenon.
Perhaps nozzlerage can be good thing?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
7-17-2008 @ 9:59PM
Mike!!ekiM said...
Crybabies.
Buying 50 gallons of gas a month at $4.11 a gallon will be nothing this winter when Home Heating Oil at 150 gallons a pop bills come in the mail.
Gas bill: $205.50 a month
Heating Oil bill: $616.50 a month except for the COLD months when the bill will be double.
September starts the Second Great Depression.
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7-17-2008 @ 11:25PM
Ignatius said...
I'm going to enjoy my blankets a heck of a lot more during the winter this year.
7-18-2008 @ 1:00PM
JustZisGuy said...
Wow. Do Americans really think this way? It's all about OPEC and terrorists? Hamas is an oil-funded terrorist group?!?
Reality check: until recently the top two countries providing crude oil to the United States were Canada and Mexico. With Mexican production falling, Mexico is now #3, with Canada #1. Combined, they provide 3 million barrels per day, roughly double what Saudi Arabia provides.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/company_level_imports/current/import.html
Further, U.S. domestic production is 5 million barrels per day. You could just as easily blame Texas and Alaska as blame Saudi Arabia; Texas and Alaska provide more crude oil than Saudi Arabia does. Is the oil extracted from Texas and Alaska sold at a preferential rate to U.S. consumers? Duh... no.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/basics/quickoil.html
So, do we see nozzles outfitted with cowboy hats, gun holsters, the "Lone Star" and "Don't mess with Texas"? No, we have a stereotypical "Arab", who is out to kill innocent US citizens.
As I said, wow. Such a breathtaking display of ignorance and
blame-the-other. Here's a clue: oil is a finite resource. You
simply cannot use it as if it is an infinite resource. The only way a finite resource is rationed in a capitalist economy is through price - you want it, you pay for it.
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