There is a good debate to be had on conservation. There is no shortage of blame for past energy policy errors on many fronts.

The best way to encourage energy conservation is much more complex than industry increasing the price of gas. (On the Global front, there is certainly demand for oil created by changes in the industrial base (i.e. China).

A question today is who is filling their pockets when oil prices decline and fuel prices increase?

I doubt if is taxpayers, as is the case in much of Europe where gas taxes are very much higher.


There are also places in the world where gas is far under a dollar (ie. pennies per gallon in Venezuala amnd many Middle East countries)