Everyone is getting very tired of the politicians who use fruitless rhetoric in regards to the energy crunch. Every time this happens there are new investigations into price gouging, but everything remains the same. Why? Because this issue is based on simply supply and demand. With India, and China increasing their demand for oil there is no doubt, we will continue with high gas prices. The question is really, how do we conserve gas as a society?
When I was a youngster, I remember far less traffic on Sundays. Business were closed, commercial vehicles were off the road, only businesses of necessity, like drug stores were allowed to open. It’s true that the Sunday closing of businesses in the past had more to do with religion then conservation. However it is common sense that with less businesses open, we had less pollution and far less gas was being consumed. If the United States takes one day off per week, they would reduce their demand by 20 million barrels of oil per day (1 billion per year), which would be up to a 14% reduction in oil consumption. It is time we get serious about the gas prices and return to the wisdom of keeping our Sundays as a day of rest for us, our families and even the creation.
Everyone is getting very tired of the politicians who use fruitless rhetoric in regards to the energy crunch. Every time this happens there are new investigations into price gouging, but everything remains the same. Why? Because this issue is based on simply supply and demand. With India, and China increasing their demand for oil there is no doubt, we will continue with high gas prices. The question is really, how do we conserve gas as a society?When I was a youngster, I remember far less traffic on Sundays. Business were closed, commercial vehicles were off the road, only businesses of necessity, like drug stores were allowed to open. It’s true that the Sunday closing of businesses in the past had more to do with religion then conservation. However it is common sense that with less businesses open, we had less pollution and far less gas was being consumed. If the United States takes one day off per week, they would reduce their demand by 20 million barrels of oil per day (1 billion per year), which would be up to a 14% reduction in oil consumption. It is time we get serious about the gas prices and return to the wisdom of keeping our Sundays as a day of rest for us, our families and even the creation.
