You bet they are and the local gov and fed are in on it to an extent. The big power players own the oil co globally in stocks bonds except. It is in there best interest to get the price as high as they can. That is there personal gain. On the other side of the fence is those same people as a government and there is a big problem they are or were all broke now the taxes coming in are fixing some of there screwed up values and I don't think there going to look very hard at fuel prices since it is lining there pockets very well. I only wish they would have to do a budget as we all do. No more cash no more spending. Thank for listening. Derick
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alt.EnergyNetwork Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 2:28 AM To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: [Biofuel] oil price gouging poll Hmmmm, so in light of this poll, does anyone believe that the oil co's, auto co's and politicos are going to actually do anything about it, besides some feeble, feel good conservation PR?? regards tallex Most Americans say oil companies are price gouging Four out of five Americans would support "a tax on the windfall profits of oil companies" if the resulting revenues were devoted to alternative energy research, according to an Opinion Research Corp. (ORC) poll conducted for 40mpg.org and the Boston-based nonprofit and nonpartisan Civil Society Institute (CSI). CSI is a think tank and the 40mpg.org campaign is a project of CSI. Other key survey findings include: 87 percent of Americans think that oil companies are gouging gasoline consumers today; 81 percent say the federal government is not doing enough about high energy prices and America's overreliance on Middle Eastern oil; 73 percent believe that recent gasoline price hikes now make it more important that the federal government impose higher fuel-efficiency standards; and four out of five adults say that U.S. automakers should follow the same path as Toyota, which intends that "all of its new cars going forward will use fuel-saving hybrid technology." In response to the poll, 40mpg.org has launched an online petition at www.40mpg.org allowing Americans to tell their members of Congress and the White House that they want major steps taken in terms of a windfall profits tax on oil companies and tougher fuel-efficiency standards on vehicles. CSI president Pam Solo said: "Americans have seen too much price gouging and too little action from Washington on energy prices, fuel-efficient vehicles and our dangerous reliance on foreign oil. The benefits of making 40 miles per gallon the standard for all autos in the United States are obvious to Americans: consumers save money; we reduce our dangerous reliance on Middle Eastern oil, making us more secure in the world; air pollution is reduced; and we can cut the U.S. contribution to global warming by nearly a third. Greater fuel efficiency makes sense, it is technologically possible, the benefits are real and the challenges can be overcome." Some key highlights of the poll are: + Price gouging. Some 87 percent think "big oil companies are currently gouging consumers at the gas pump," with 57 percent saying there is a "great deal" of such price gouging going on. Fewer than 4 percent say "no price gouging is going on." Political affiliation makes almost no difference in how Americans respond to this question with 87 percent of independents, 82 percent of Republicans and 91 percent of Democrats saying there is a "great deal" or "some" price gouging going on. + Windfall profits tax on oil companies. Seventy-nine percent would "support a tax on the windfall profits of oil companies" if the resulting revenues were spent on "research on alternative energy." Support for targeting windfall profits tax revenues to underwrite alternative energy research was higher than two other listed alternatives: "wetlands restoration in Gulf Coast states to minimize the impact of future hurricanes" (70 percent); and "a direct rebate to each consumer with a driver's license" (53 percent). + Federal inaction. Four out of five think "the federal government is not doing enough about high energy prices and the U.S. dependence on Middle Eastern energy sources." Political affiliation was somewhat more evident as a factor in the responses to this question, with 83 percent of independents, 74 percent of Republicans and 90 percent of Democrats expressing dissatisfaction with current federal policies + Higher fuel-efficiency standards. Seventy-three percent think that recent gasoline price hikes now make it "much more" or "somewhat more" important "that the federal government takes new steps to require higher fuel-efficiency standards for cars and other vehicles." + Hybrid technology. Four out of five Americans think that "U.S. automakers should follow the same path" as Toyota, which "has announced that all of its new cars going forward will use fuel-saving hybrid technology." Survey results are based on telephone interviews conducted among a sample of 1,019 adults age 18 and up living in private households in the continental United States. Interviewing was completed by Opinion Research Corp. during the period of Sept. 15-19. The margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points for the complete sample of 1,019 adults. 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