California Uses More Gas than China
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California Uses More Gas than China
Amazing... I found an article that states California uses more gasoline than China.
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2...g-stat-ca.html
This really makes me wonder if energy independence might be as simple as getting all the gas guzzlers off the road. No need to drill for oil off our coasts or destroy some of the most pristine, untouched areas of our country to achieve energy independence.
Thoughts?
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2...g-stat-ca.html
This really makes me wonder if energy independence might be as simple as getting all the gas guzzlers off the road. No need to drill for oil off our coasts or destroy some of the most pristine, untouched areas of our country to achieve energy independence.
Thoughts?
#2
Re: California Uses More Gas than China
Can you document energy indepence will occur with just the removal of gas guzzlers? As American Motors use to advertise "what is a gas guzzler?"
It is great to know that pristine China has 16 of the top 20 most polluted cities in the world. China has already surpassed the USA in greenhouse emissions and should surpass it by 20% within a few years! The inconvenient truth: http://futurist.typepad.com/my_weblo...onvenient.html
Less than 15% of China’s coal plants have desulphurization systems which contributes strongly to acid rain. http://www.wikinvest.com/concept/Chi...ower_Pollution
It is great to know that pristine China has 16 of the top 20 most polluted cities in the world. China has already surpassed the USA in greenhouse emissions and should surpass it by 20% within a few years! The inconvenient truth: http://futurist.typepad.com/my_weblo...onvenient.html
Less than 15% of China’s coal plants have desulphurization systems which contributes strongly to acid rain. http://www.wikinvest.com/concept/Chi...ower_Pollution
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Re: California Uses More Gas than China
I said that I wondered if we could achieve independence by removing the guzzlers, I never said that I had documented evidence. But, wouldn't you agree that having a more efficient fleet of cars nationwide would do great things towards achieving energy independence?
I define a gas guzzler as anything that gets less than 20MPG on the highway, and I'm not counting those that need a guzzler to get their job done - contractors, etc.
I define a gas guzzler as anything that gets less than 20MPG on the highway, and I'm not counting those that need a guzzler to get their job done - contractors, etc.
Last edited by pagemap; 07-17-2008 at 02:16 PM.
#4
Re: California Uses More Gas than China
I said that I wondered if we could achieve independence by removing the guzzlers, I never said that I had documented evidence. But, wouldn't you agree that having a more efficient fleet of cars nationwide would do great things towards achieving energy independence?
I define a gas guzzler as anything that gets less than 20MPG on the highway, and I'm not counting those that need a guzzler to get their job done - contractors, etc.
I define a gas guzzler as anything that gets less than 20MPG on the highway, and I'm not counting those that need a guzzler to get their job done - contractors, etc.
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Re: California Uses More Gas than China
Amazing... I found an article that states California uses more gasoline than China.
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2...g-stat-ca.html
...
Thoughts?
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2...g-stat-ca.html
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Thoughts?
- compare China's gas usage to Californias gas AND DIESEL usage?
- suggest that California has a 50% increase in gas consumption since 1988. from EIA: 1988=13.2B, 2007=14.9B or 13% not too bad since the population grew 24M to 37M in that time frame.
- they also forget to mention that China's consumption is expected to grow 8.4% this year and that California's consumption has declined to below 2004 levels and currently (2008) at 7% below the peak consumption in 2006.
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Re: California Uses More Gas than China
I said that I wondered if we could achieve independence by removing the guzzlers, I never said that I had documented evidence. But, wouldn't you agree that having a more efficient fleet of cars nationwide would do great things towards achieving energy independence?
I define a gas guzzler as anything that gets less than 20MPG on the highway, and I'm not counting those that need a guzzler to get their job done - contractors, etc.
I define a gas guzzler as anything that gets less than 20MPG on the highway, and I'm not counting those that need a guzzler to get their job done - contractors, etc.
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Re: California Uses More Gas than China
I'm glad that I'll be allowed to keep my 21 mpg hwy Dodge Ram according to this plan. Amazing how the price of oil dropped $18/barrel just after Pres Bush lifted all the off-shore drilling bans. Now if Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid and the rest of the Democrats did the same. I bet we'd see $70/barrel prices by the end of the year. That would boost the economy just in time for Barack to take over and claim all the credit.
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