SOME ARE CALLING THIS THE GREATEST ENERGY CRISIS OF THE 21ST CENTURY<\/p>\n
LETS DO SOME MATH. <\/p>\n
USING AVERAGE GAS PRICES IN SEVERAL COUNTRIES . NOTE OF COURSE GAS PRICES VARY BY REGION WITHIN COUNTRIES BUT LETS KEEP THIS SIMPLE<\/p>\n
CANADA<\/strong><\/p>\n CANADIAN GAS PRICES ARE PRICED IN LITERS AND OF COURSE CANADIAN DOLLARS<\/p>\n 1 YEAR AGO ….$1.56 \/L SO …10% HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR UNITED STATES<\/strong><\/p>\n IN GALLONS AND US DOLLARS<\/p>\n 1 YEAR AGO…..$3.12 \/G SO….27% HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR ……NOW FOR INTEREST SAKE LETS COMPARE TODAYS PRICE OF A US GALLON OF GAS IN US DOLLARS TO THE SAME WHEN WE CONVERT CANADIAN PRICES IN LITERS TO US GALLONS AND CORRECT FOR THE CURRENCY SO WE COMPARE APPLES TO APPLES…<\/p>\n I US GALLON = 3.785 LITERS … SO CANADIANS PAY 69 CENTS MORE THAN AMERICANS ON AVERAGE (17% )….THATS THE CARBON TAX LIKELY<\/p>\n SO WHAT HAVE WE LEARNEWD SO FAR ?<\/p>\n IN NORTH AMERICA THE GAS PRICE INCREASES SO FAR ARE FAR FROM APOCALYPTIC <\/p>\n HOW ABOUT THE UK<\/strong> ?<\/p>\n 5.46 POUNDS PER GALLON = 7.20 US DOLLARS<\/p>\n A BRITISH ( IMPERIAL ) GALLON IS 20% MORE THAN A US GALLON SO REDUCE BY 20% = $5.76 A GALLON WHICH IS 45% HIGHER THAN THE THE US AVERAGE<\/p>\n THESE MEASUREMENT UNITS ARE ALL SO DIFFERENT …WTF ? EVEN A GALLON ISN’T A GALLON<\/p>\n SHEESH…<\/p>\n NOW HAVE A LOOK AT THIS ITERACTIVE MAP FOR GAS PRICES IN THE USA…LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCES<\/p>\n HIGHEST PRICE IS CALIFORNIA $5.98 ( MORE THAN THE UK ! ) THANKS NEWSCUM<\/p>\n LOWEST PRICE IS OKLAHOMA $3.25<\/p>\n TEXAS IS $3.61<\/p>\n https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" SOME ARE CALLING THIS THE GREATEST ENERGY CRISIS OF THE 21ST CENTURY LETS DO SOME MATH. USING AVERAGE GAS PRICES IN SEVERAL COUNTRIES . NOTE OF COURSE GAS PRICES VARY BY REGION WITHIN COUNTRIES BUT LETS KEEP THIS SIMPLE CANADA … Continue reading
\nPRIOR TO IRAN…$1.32 \/L
\nTODAY ……….$1.72 \/L<\/p>\n
\nAND….30% HIGHER THAN LAST MONTH<\/p>\n
\nPRIOR TO IRAN..$2.98 \/G
\nTODAY……….$3.98 \/G<\/p>\n
\nAND…33% HIGHER THAN LAST MONTH<\/p>\n
\nSO $1.72 x 3.785 = $6.50 ( DO A US GALLON COSTS $6.50 CANADIAN DOLLARS)
\n1 CANADIAN DOLLAR = .72 US DOLLARS
\n$6.50 C = $4.67 US <\/p>\n