Grr, oil and gas prices

[Catlady711]

Wind farms have the smallest eco-footprint and energy potential, but "spoil the pristine landscape". Well, I'll take some towers on a ridgeline any day.

I think wind farms are very photogenic myself. I'd take one of them in my view anyday over a neuclear power plant.

[cassiesmom]

I heard on news radio over the weekend about an Illinois school district that's looking into using wind power for its school expansion. The school needs more space and they think it would be good for teaching about natural resources and also forward-thinking as far as energy consumption. I think that would be very cool. Other parts of the world can do it, why should they not do it here.

The state of Illinois bailed out the Chicago Transit Authority again. I wish they would come up with more public transportation between suburbs because I am pretty tired of paying $3.19 a gallon for gasoline and sitting in rush hour traffic. It would be helpful for getting the 2016 Olympics if we had good public transportation.

[smokey the elder]

If the world (read: US) weren't so worried about proliferation, there are loads of good isotopes in spent nuclear fuel. These can be used in nuclear medicine or radiation cancer treatment. Spent fuel is (relatively) chock-full of iodine-131 (thyroid), radioactive gold (used in PET scan, I think) and cobalt-60 (cancer treatment.) I think there are bright people out there working out the engineering of all sorts of alternative energy sources, and it may end up being like the computer age meets Manhattan Project.

[Randi]

These are the prices in Europe: http://www.aaroadwatch.ie/eupetrolprices/

Currency conversion: http://www.xe.com/ucc/

[Hellow]

I heard on the morning news this morning that the price of oil is $98. All because of problems with the oil pipelines in the east. Gas prices here for 1 gallon of regular are almost at $3.00, my dad said.

[critter crazy]

This morning, I had to pay 3.18 a gallon!!! I just about passed out!!

[RedHedd]

I almost wish I were paying only $3.18 per gallon. Self-serve unleaded is up to $3.55 in San Francisco You should have heard my language when I filled up the other evening. I think I upset a woman filling up in the lane next to me. I wonder what she paid - she was driving a high-octane SUV!

[CathyBogart]

I heard on the morning news this morning that the price of oil is $98.

$98 per what?

[critter crazy]

$98 per what?

I Would Imagine he means Per Barrel.