High oil prices might be good for us!
Posted by: Your EcoKids Program Manager in EcoKids, tags: alternative fuels, greenhouse gasI’m sure you’ve heard people complaining about the high price of gas these days. There’s no doubt this has made life more complicated for people trying to make ends meet and cover their travel costs. But did you know that the high cost of oil and gas is actually causing some good things to happen for the environment?
Since it costs so much now to fill up those large SUV’s , trucks and vans, a lot of people across North America are trading them in for small fuel-efficient cars or hybrids (which are half electric, half gas powered). And many others are saving money by leaving the car at home altogether and walking, biking or taking public transport to get around. That means a lot less greenhouse gas and other pollutants going into the air.
Not only that, but when oil and gas costs more, it makes more sense for our society to develop alternative, eco-friendly sources of power to fuel our cars and homes, like wind, solar and biodiesel (a fuel that can be made from used restaurant grease!).
So when you see a news story about the soaring cost of gas, just think, this could be nudging our society to make better environmental choices!
June 2nd, 2008 at 4:27 pm - Edit
Why did they make oil prices so high
July 21st, 2008 at 12:02 pm - Edit
this is interesting
August 8th, 2008 at 10:16 pm - Edit
When oil prices were peaking I was just starting to actually bike more and drive less. The recent quick drive up of oil prices has created a panic that has turned into action among drivers. However, the recent decline in the cost of a barrel of oil and the inevitable further decline in pump prices may quickly reverse this trend. Or will it. My driving habits will likely stay in ‘expensive gas’ mode until, well, probably forever. I do have one QUESTION though. The price for a barrel of crude oil a few years ago was in the $30 – $50 dollar range. That equaled a price here in Canada of somewhere around $0.80 – $1.20 per litre. If you figure $50 crude oil translates into $1.20 per litre, then $100 crude should translate into $2.40 per litre. And $150 crude should translate into $3.60 at the pumps. However, when crude reached it’s peak at almost $150, the price at the pumps did not follow this same ratio it did previously. Why is that??
September 9th, 2009 at 11:42 am - Edit
Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog.
Cheers! Sandra. R.
May 1st, 2010 at 1:37 pm - Edit
i always use Biodiesel on my car to help the environment. Biodiesel is cleaner and is reneweable.*`:
May 11th, 2010 at 7:20 pm - Edit
Gas prices these days are just getting higher, i think the government should focus more on alternative energy.;-: