10-06-2008, 05:13 AM
At least some of the reason is lack of demand. Between conservation from motorists new energy efficient cars and alternatives we have reduced our demand dramatically. Now if we encourage drilling, it could drop to the 2's. However I have not noticed any drop in electric bills. Those too should go down, as should shipping and all electric reliant business's who've used the raisees we incurred to jack their prices. If oil drops they should all drop (of course not immediately), and when they don't will we be on their cases to get with it to the same extent as we do the oil co's?
Matson Mafia(heco, meco, helco & young bros. should be immediate targets for forced lowering of prices. Or dump the Jones act and get some competition going.
Another major question is, with the newly introduced planting of biomaass for energy, what price guarantee (subsidys) are these companies getting who are just starting. It seems the state is building a biodeisel refinery, but the biggest player yet is a sugar company. My question is, will the state block a cheaper foreign import in favor of the local companies, again artifically raising our prices?
Matson Mafia(heco, meco, helco & young bros. should be immediate targets for forced lowering of prices. Or dump the Jones act and get some competition going.
Another major question is, with the newly introduced planting of biomaass for energy, what price guarantee (subsidys) are these companies getting who are just starting. It seems the state is building a biodeisel refinery, but the biggest player yet is a sugar company. My question is, will the state block a cheaper foreign import in favor of the local companies, again artifically raising our prices?
Gordon J Tilley