This idea was started by Jessi at Wake Up America. It will appear here every Tuesday (whether I’m here or not; the only difference is I won’t be able to update the current gas price while on vacation) until Congress wakes up and allows a lot more domestic drilling (I’m not talking about just ANWR, or just off the Florida coast where Cuba, Red China and Brazil are preparing to drink our milkshake, or just the shale fields in the Rockies).
My Gas Price (south suburban Milwaukee County, Wisconsin): $3.539/gallon
This one is going up a bit late today, but we are within a few hours of seeing the Congressional ban on offshore drilling expire. I’ll be blunt; I want next week’s update to include news that offshore drilling leases are being negotiated and signed.
Offshore drilling is now in the hands of the oil companies and the Bush administration. I don’t want excuses; I want action, especially since this window of opportunity may be very short.
This, however, is only the beginning. There’s the matter of ANWR and oil shale out West that’s been locked up. While it’s not specifically oil-related, there’s also a lot of clean coal that’s been locked up. That needs to be opened up as well. The clock is ticking, and this has to happen.
When’s the changeover to winter blend around here? I’m trying to figure out how much of the change in gas price is the annual fall drop, and how much is due to the price of crude going down.
I couldn’t tell you exactly, but we’re at least pretty close to it. I should’ve checked the logs, especially since I found a station at $3.399 in Hales Corners on my way out to Blog ‘n Grog.
Unrelated: Go here for your request: http://dad29.blogspot.com/2008/10/bank-problem-bailout-and-you.html