Which reminds me, anybody know how are we doing at producing an engine that
can be fueled by hydrogen (i.e., water)?  Isn't that in serious research
and development?

John Lee


At 03:19 PM 8/31/05 -0500, Kim Borgman wrote:
>  on the flip side, people will pay $1 for a bottle of water.  I see it every
>nite at ballgames.  Say it's liter in size.  Aprox 5 liters to gallon.  $5
>for 'gallon' of water.
>
>Which is easier to produce ?
>
>Yes, you can buy it by the gallon much cheaper or go to Walmart and get
>better prices.
>
>Just a thought......
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Wirt Atmar [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 3:04 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: The big oil companies - shame on you!
>
>Ray asks:
>
> > Gas went up .22 cents a gallon yesterday (it's now 2.89 here in
> > Appleton, WI), and I can't help but wonder - are there any decent
> > people left at the oil companies?
>
>It's actually working the way that it's supposed to in a free market
>economy, with the price of the commodity reflecting the balance between
>supply and demand. At the core underlying this rise, it's very important to
>remember that an oil production and refining capability larger than that of
>Saudi Arabia has temporarily gone offline. If consumption were to stay at
>"normal" levels, significant shortages would have developed.
>
>If our domestic capacity is crippled for any period of time, especially if
>the strategic petroleum oil reserves are exhausted, the price of gas at the
>pump will quite easily exceed four dollars, and perhaps approach five
>dollars, in the coming weeks.
>
>Rising prices are the natural -- and desired -- result of any commodity
>shortage. They automatically ration the commodity to its most important
>uses.
>
>Wirt Atmar
>
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