What the US's carbon fuel addiction is funding

[Dot Com]

every time you people top-off your f 350 super cabs:

 

[Zander]

Might want to do a quick fact check Dot-

As of 2012 - The US gets less than 12% of it's oil from the Mideast.....Between the US, Latin America and Canada we have about 75% covered.

Where Does America Get Oil? You May Be Surprised : NPR

 

[Dot Com]

why is the repubs tv channel co-owned by an arab?

 

[driveby]

Who did Al Gore sell his tv station to again? ....

 

[Mr. H.]

Well, Dottie, you're succeeding at something...
failing.

 

[tinydancer]

Apart from the fact that Canada is your numero uno supplier, who you really fund when you fill up your car is your government. Taxes.

True story.

 

[Dot Com]

12% of 18,000,000+ barrels/day adds up.

How much oil does the United States consume per year? - FAQ - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

The United States consumed a total of 6.87 billion barrels (18.83 million barrels per day) in 2011 and 7.0 billion barrels (19.18 million barrels per day) of refined petroleum products and biofuels in 2010. For both years, this was about 22% of total world petroleum consumption.

 

[tinydancer]

Here's your feds take. I'm sure it's higher now in 2014.

Federal tax revenues

The federal gasoline tax raised $25 billion on gasoline in 2006.The tax was last raised in 1993, and is not indexed to inflation.

Fuel taxes in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Dot Com]

The First Nations in Canada don't want pipelines tearing up & possibly polluting the Great Spirits unspoiled land either We both know thats true.

 

[tinydancer]

Taxes on gasoline and diesel for transportation by U.S. state in U.S. cents per gallon as of July 2013

Gasoline tax (includes federal tax of 18.4¢/gal) First figure shown

Diesel tax (includes federal tax of 24.4¢/gal) Second figure shown
US (Volume-Weighted) Average 49.5 54.8


Alabama 39.3 46.3
Alaska 26.4 32.4
Arizona 37.4 51.4
Arkansas 40.2 47.2
California 71.9 74.9
Colorado 40.4 44.9
Connecticut 67.7 79.3
Delaware 41.4 46.4
District of Columbia 41.9 47.9
Florida 53.8 54.9
Georgia 46.9 56.4
Hawaii 69.0 77.0
Idaho 43.4 49.4
Illinois 57.5 68.9
Indiana 57.3 74.2
Iowa 40.4 47.9
Kansas 43.4 51.4
Kentucky 50.7 53.7
Louisiana 38.4 44.4
Maine 49.9 57.1
Maryland 48.9 55.7
Massachusetts 41.9 47.9
Michigan 57.9 63.1
Minnesota 47.0 53.0
Mississippi 37.2 43.2
Missouri 35.7 41.7
Montana 46.2 53.0
Nebraska 45.6 51.0
Nevada 51.5 53.0
New Hampshire 38.0 44.0
New Jersey 32.9 41.9
New Mexico 37.3 47.2
New York 68.2 74.0
North Carolina 56.3 62.3
North Dakota 41.4 47.4
Ohio 46.4 52.4
Oklahoma 35.4 38.4
Oregon 49.5 54.7
Pennsylvania 50.7 63.6
Rhode Island 51.4 57.4
South Carolina 35.2 41.2
South Dakota 40.4 48.4
Tennessee 39.8 42.8
Texas 38.4 44.4
Utah 42.9 48.9
Vermont 50.6 55.4
Virginia 35.7 50.5
Washington 55.9 61.9
West Virginia 53.1 59.1
Wisconsin 51.3 57.3
Wyoming 42.4 48.4

Fuel taxes in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Dot Com]

what are you trying to imply tinyd?

 

[tinydancer]

The First Nations in Canada don't want pipelines tearing up & possibly polluting the Great Spirits unspoiled land either We both know thats true.

You must have missed this yesterday. There are only 40 bands involved. None of the other protestors count. It's not their band property.

Some have recognized that, and 15 of 18 aboriginal groups in Alberta and 11 of 22 in British Columbia have signed on.

The financial benefits are considerable. Considering there is really no other economic development available.

Enbridge will also be open-minded about benefits — even though it feels the $1-billion in long-term benefits, including 10% equity participation in the project, community investment and procurement opportunities offered to 40 First Nations along the pipeline route is already generous.

Enbridge reaches out to ?build trust? with First Nations after Northern Gateway pipeline endorsement | Financial Post

 

[tinydancer]

what are you trying to imply tinyd?

Not implying. Just simply stating that our governments make a fortune in taxes off our fuel consumption which is not an option in life. At least Washington does spend a higher percentage of the tax income on infrastructure as compared to Ottawa.

Pisses me clean off every time we gas up to see how much the government is taking. And the higher gas prices climb the more money they make don't they now?

They truly have no interest in seeing us get more affordable gas prices.

 

[Dot Com]

The First Nations in Canada don't want pipelines tearing up & possibly polluting the Great Spirits unspoiled land either We both know thats true.

You must have missed this yesterday. There are only 40 bands involved. None of the other protestors count. It's not their band property.

Some have recognized that, and 15 of 18 aboriginal groups in Alberta and 11 of 22 in British Columbia have signed on.

The financial benefits are considerable. Considering there is really no other economic development available.

Enbridge will also be open-minded about benefits — even though it feels the $1-billion in long-term benefits, including 10% equity participation in the project, community investment and procurement opportunities offered to 40 First Nations along the pipeline route is already generous.

Enbridge reaches out to ?build trust? with First Nations after Northern Gateway pipeline endorsement | Financial Post

Hope they see the long-term ill-effects to their people and the Great Spirits land and refuse the offers

 

[Dot Com]

what are you trying to imply tinyd?

Not implying. Just simply stating that our governments make a fortune in taxes off our fuel consumption which is not an option in life. At least Washington does spend a higher percentage of the tax income on infrastructure as compared to Ottawa.

Pisses me clean off every time we gas up to see how much the government is taking. And the higher gas prices climb the more money they make don't they now?

They truly have no interest in seeing us get more affordable gas prices.

I mean that carbon-based fuels aren't the only way to raise revenue.

 

[tinydancer]

The First Nations in Canada don't want pipelines tearing up & possibly polluting the Great Spirits unspoiled land either We both know thats true.

You must have missed this yesterday. There are only 40 bands involved. None of the other protestors count. It's not their band property.

Some have recognized that, and 15 of 18 aboriginal groups in Alberta and 11 of 22 in British Columbia have signed on.

The financial benefits are considerable. Considering there is really no other economic development available.

Enbridge will also be open-minded about benefits — even though it feels the $1-billion in long-term benefits, including 10% equity participation in the project, community investment and procurement opportunities offered to 40 First Nations along the pipeline route is already generous.

Enbridge reaches out to ?build trust? with First Nations after Northern Gateway pipeline endorsement | Financial Post

Hope they see the long-term ill-effects to their people and the Great Spirits land and refuse the offers

First Nations have greatly benefited from participation in developing their lands.

Great article here with an awesome title.




DAVE COLLYER
More oil-sands facts, less rock-star rhetoric

Dave Collyer

Contributed to The Globe and Mail

Published Thursday, Jan. 16 2014, 6:00 AM EST

Last updated Thursday, Jan. 16 2014, 6:00 AM EST


It's a good read.

Oil-sands companies currently contract with aboriginal-owned businesses for upward of $1.3-billion a year in goods and services. And more than 1,700 aboriginal employees have permanent operations jobs in the oil sands.

This is a significant benefit for First Nations in areas where economic development options may be limited.

More oil-sands facts, less rock-star rhetoric - The Globe and Mail

 

[elektra]

Everything in the world is Carbon Based, from the Green Energy Wind Turbines, to the Solar Panels, to the Prius or the Hybrid you buy. Even the pools in the Green Energy fanatics yard, destroyed Carbon in the manufacture, in the filling, in the maintenance. The Beer the Green Energy nut drinks, burned Carbon in the making, drink a Soda burn Carbon.

Buy something used like a 1957 Chevy and no Carbon will be released in the atmosphere, it was built a long time ago, kind of like the perfect Green Machine.

Yet, some believe that building new factories to build wild new hybrid batteries out of rare earth metals, has less impact that to keep using that old Chevy.

Some believe that great Prius or Chevy Volt magically appears. that there is no Oil burned in production and manufacture of their delusions.

Yes, for some the answer is to throw away everything that we ever produced, even while its still working, and to replace it with new manufactured stuff that the government laws has Dictated as Green.

The Government gives subsidies to General Electric so that General Electric can supply components and parts to Government stuff dictated as Green, in return General Electric "Launders" the money and gives it back to Politicians and Candidates.

And now soon, CFL's will be dictated obsolete and the new command will be onl LED lights manufactured by General Electric.

And all this consumes more Oil, all this is a new government dictated use of Oil.