Another Domestic Source

The USGS has found about 3.65 billion barrels of oil under the northern plains, This is 25 times more than they had previously thought existed there. The cited news release was posted in April of this year. Drill here, drill now! Let's go get it. Seriously, I doubt the jack rabbits, pronghorn and sage brush will mind.

This blog is dedicated to reducing the cost of energy for all Americans. There are two ways to fight that fight. One is to confront the unfair pricing tactics of the oil companies, the fuel wholesalers and the retail outlets. The other is to drive the price of the raw constituents of fuels down by increasing the supply side of the equation.

Besides at a price of $100 per barrel, that 3.65 billion barrels of oil represents $365,000,000,000.00 not leaving our economy for the economies of nations that despise us.

And the Duo Becomes a Trio

No sooner do I welcome my friend DI as a contributor here before Heidianne Jackson accepts my invitation to become a contributor as well. Heidianne is another excellent blogger with acute logic and a razor sharp incisive pen. She hails from KC-Mo. That gives us one voice on the West Coast (myself) one voice on the East Coast (DI) and now a strong voice in the middle of the country. Welcome Heidianne!

A New Voice Joins the Fray

I'd like to take this opportunity to welcome a new blogger, Defiant_Infidel as a contributor to this blog. DI is located in Maine. He is a phenomenal blogger whose well considered, well constructed writing has often made me pause and reconsider my opinions. Again, welcome to the fray my friend. I'm excited to see you here and look forward to hearing your point of view.

Now, The Oregon State Department of Justice's Turn

A little research on the internet revealed that the department charged with administering and enforcing gasoline price gouging laws is the State Department of Justice. Perusing their web site, I found the e-mail address of Jan Margosian, a person responsible with reacting to requests from the media. Being a blogger, I consider myself media so therefore I penned Jan an e-mail. Here is that e-mail:

Allow me to introduce myself, I am a blogger and citizen of the state of Oregon who is concerned about inequitable predatory gasoline pricing policies.

Your department's web site contains a form (http://www.doj.state.or.us/hot_topics/gas.shtml) where citizens can report individual gas stations that they believe are engaging in unlawful gasoline price fixing. It is geared toward reporting a single gas station and therefore inadequate. I'd like to report price fixing and predatory pricing practices at every gas station across the state (and nation for that matter). The proof of this price fixing is simple and incontrovertible. The price of oil yesterday (10/15/2008) was about $73.00 per barrel and the average price of gasoline was well over $3.00 per gallon. The last time that oil was about $73.00 a barrel was back on September 7th of 2007. The average national price of gas at that time was $2.75.

As I've already said, I am a blogger and I am engaged in writing a series articles that cover this inequitable pricing practice and our state and federal government's reaction to it. With the fact that we a being gouged at the pumps so simply and incontrovertibly proven, could you tell me and my readers what your department is doing to prosecute those inflicting this predatory practice on the people of this state and therefore end it? Clearly with the economy in such wide-spread distress, the last thing the citizens of this state need is the inflationary effect that these inequitable gasoline prices cause. If your department is not engaged in moving against the perpetrators of this crime can you explain why not?

Thank you in advance for your time responding to my inquiry. I look forward to it.

So let's see what (if any) response I get.

Gas vs Oil Price Comparison

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