Posted by Brian (IP: 38.31.110.137) on February 25, 2000 at 20:51:26:
In Reply to: Now for the conspiracy theory posted by Sparks on February 25, 2000 at 12:26:42:
Spoke with an owner of a BP station and an owner of a Marathon station in
my neck of the woods. They both said that the three largest oil companies
in the states struck some kind of a deal with certain divisions of the gov't.
In return for $$$ the government (meaning the Democratic party) would turn
their collective heads on the gas price issues until closer to the election.
At which time, Big Willie will rattle the "American Freedom" sword and step
in to make the demos look like they actually do care about the American
people. Sounds almost like a damn movie script to me....
: We (the US) pay less for gas than anyone else.
: I doubt the govenless is going to control gradual price increases that
: will bring us into the same as the rest of the world.
: Dahmler and Ford have both publicly announced the launch of fuel cell
: technology in 2001.(wall st journal)
: There is no incentive for the public to buy into fuel cell technology if
: it is more than petrol.
: The goal for the EPA is to foster '0' emission vehicles.
: Therefore it is in the interest of the government to allow the price to
: rise, spurring an interest in alternative fuel vehicles.
: It is easier to allow this to occur during the summer months of this hemisphere,
: as it reduces the cry of the high cost of heating oil.
: OPEC does not care. They are selling every drop they pump out of the ground.
: Bye Bye miss American pie. The levy is going dry.