Energy Cost
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I see on the news that El Paso has the highest gasoline prices in Texas at $2.55 per gallon.
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Here gasoline is about 10% cheaper in Germany than in The Nederland. Buying at the very cheapest place unleaded is EUR 1,20 per liter. This converts to $5.77 per gallon or about 2.26
times more expensive. So the cheapest place over here is much more expensive than the most expensive place in Texas. The higher price is all due to taxes.
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I just saw Bill Clinton on TV. He was suggesting that everyone change out their incandescent light bulbs for compact fluorescent bulbs. These last 10 times as long. Incandescent bulbs are only 10% efficient, the rest generating heat. Each house could lower their electric bill 40% if they did so. Great President Clinton; good advice.
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But then he bragged about the Mercury SUV he just got, which gets 32 miles per gallon. What a pig car. No way Billy boy, bad advice.
I see on the news that El Paso has the highest gasoline prices in Texas at $2.55 per gallon.
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Here gasoline is about 10% cheaper in Germany than in The Nederland. Buying at the very cheapest place unleaded is EUR 1,20 per liter. This converts to $5.77 per gallon or about 2.26
times more expensive. So the cheapest place over here is much more expensive than the most expensive place in Texas. The higher price is all due to taxes.-
I just saw Bill Clinton on TV. He was suggesting that everyone change out their incandescent light bulbs for compact fluorescent bulbs. These last 10 times as long. Incandescent bulbs are only 10% efficient, the rest generating heat. Each house could lower their electric bill 40% if they did so. Great President Clinton; good advice.
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But then he bragged about the Mercury SUV he just got, which gets 32 miles per gallon. What a pig car. No way Billy boy, bad advice.
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My Prius got 50 mpg and this 15 year old Fiat I am driving now gets over 40 mpg. For an ex-President who needs to haul around armour plating and a bunch of big Secret Service Dudes that is fine.
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But both for the environment and for our budgets, us normal folks need to go for good fuel economy. And that means hauling less mass around, i.e. small cars. Or small engine mototcycles or 4 cycle motorscooters (50 cc or 125 cc) or sometimes even riding a bicycle, which is both good for you and also the environment/budget.
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Not big Mercury SUVs. Give me a break Bill. You're a lot smarter than that.
