In case you didn't know the oil industry has been a solid backer of Republicans for many years, giving 80-90 percent of its campaign contributions to GOP candidates, particularly during the two Bush terms.
Many of us agree with John W.
Dean former Counsel to President Richard Nixon that this administration is truly scary and, given the times we live in, frighteningly dangerous.
Also you have to think about Dean's statement saying "Democrats really do care about people who most need help from government; Republicans care most about those who will only get richer because of government help.
The government is truly broken.
"Think about it, were we dealing with this gas crisis when the Democrats were in office? It doesn't take a genius to figure that one out.
If you're wondering why gallon prices have soared past $3.
00 per gallon nationwide, just check out the latest profit reports from the oil companies.
They are now at record levels.
Exxon earned 9.
5 cents on every $1 of gasoline and oil sold, cashing in on skyrocketing prices at every stage of the process.
They announced their profit in the first three months of 2007 was $8 billion.
"The big money for Exxon Mobil," says oil trader John Kilduff of Fimat USA, "is being made by taking crude oil out of the ground and refining it into gasoline and selling it on the street corner.
" Consumer groups argue that oil companies are profiting unfairly from their own failure to invest in refineries, which is now driving up gas prices.
Well, I don't know about you but this sounds like we are being robbed blind by the oil industry.
Sure, the oil companies, and their PR and lobbying agency, the American Petroleum Institute, will give you all kinds of reason for higher gasoline prices at a time of falling crude prices but who's fooling who? Let's be smarter in 2008.
Here are some tips I'm willing to share with you to help you save money at the gas pump.
This comes from a man that's been working in petroleum for over thirty years.
Several gas pumps across the nation such as in California, people are paying up to $3.
50 per gallon.
Now is the time we need all the information available to help us in this gas crisis.
At Kinder Morgan Pipeline in San Jose, CA gas delivery truck drivers deliver about 4 million gallons in a 24-hour period through the pipeline.
One day is diesel the next day is jet fuel, and gasoline, regular and premium grades.
They have 34-storage tanks there with a total capacity of 16,800,000 gallons.
Here are some suggestions from an Oil Industry Truck Driver with over thirty years experience...
"Only buy or fill up your car or truck in the early morning when the ground temperature is still cold.
Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground.
The colder the ground the more dense the gasoline, when it gets warmer gasoline expands, so buying in the afternoon or in the evening..
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your gallon is not exactly a gallon.
In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature of the gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products plays an important role.
A 1-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business.
But the service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps.
When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a fast mode.
If you look you will see that the trigger has three (3) stages: low, middle, and high.
In slow mode you should be pumping on low speed, thereby minimizing the vapors that are created while you are pumping.
All hoses at the pump have a vapor return.
If you are pumping on the fast rate, some of the liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapor.
Those vapors are being sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so you're getting less worth for your money.
One of the most important tips is to fill up when your gas tank is HALF FULL or HALF EMPTY.
The reason for this is, the more gas you have in your tank the less air occupying its empty space.
Gasoline evaporates faster than you can imagine.
Gasoline storage tanks have an internal floating roof.
This roof serves as zero clearance between the gas and the atmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation.
Unlike service stations, here where I work, every truck that we load is temperature compensated so that every gallon is actually the exact amount.
Another reminder, if there is a gasoline truck pumping into the storage tanks when you stop to buy gas, DO NOT Fill up--most likely the gasoline is being stirred up as the gas is being delivered, and you might pick up some of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom.
" Hope this will help you get the most value for your money.