WWO?
World Without Oil :: Document Your Life In The New Reality
I think this is a really interesting project. I believe that most Americans take our low low gas prices for granted and could really benefit from a shift in perception that something like this might bring. I think it's wonderful that something like this has been set up and I think it's even better that they seem to have a lot of participation... including some of my friends! Woo!
Now, I know that in the course of this project the 'price' of oil will rise. This is like, what, week 1? Week 2?
But.
I can't help it. I haven't driven at all since we moved here, so I'm still calibrated to UK gas prices. And I look at $4.25 per gallon and I think: Shit that's cheap!! :>
For comparison, because I haven't done this in a while and just to continue the raising awareness thing:
0.942 pounds/litre * 3.785 litres/gallon * 2.0046 dollars/pound (sweet JESUS when did that happen???) = $7.15 per gallon
Here's a list of what we're all paying (on average) around the United States
So for all of you taking part in this WWO project, I ask you to pause when the price gets up near $7.00. These oil crisis prices are what some people pay everyday. Just a thought.
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I wholeheartedly agree.
They tax the shit out of the stuff in Europe so day to day volatility isn't felt quite so much as it is here.
I honestly think the US ought to tax the shit out of gas, it would make the US population think twice about buying Hummers (the CAR, you pervs!)
FWIW, this is DAY 2 of the fake crisis.
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Beth Ballingall
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Yes, but we've been living with the reality of $2.50 a gallon and jumping to $4 or $5 per is quite a shock to the system, which is, I think, the point of the project. Most of the American economy is based on oil (for transport of goods, at a minimum), and an oil shock like the one they're modeling on that website would significantly impact the nation's businesses.
In addition, if an oil shock like this happened, Europeans would be paying $10/gallon or more, so it would affect them just as much.