With gas prices going up, and likely to stay up for some time there is now talk of rationing or work from home, like 3-4 day work weeks, or other people just staying home. This could have a big impact at LANL where there is such a large amount of the workforce especially the new PIT workers that commute over two hours are more every day. That has got hit the pocket book and the working from home is not an option.
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https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/covid-gave-us-hybrid-iran-101400689.html
COVID-19 gave us hybrid work. The Iran War might give us a three-day weekend. That’s because, as Sri Lanka, the Philippines, and Pakistan move to a 4-day work week because of the war in Iran, experts say we’re the closest we’ve ever been to a permanent shorter workweek.
It started in Asia, but now major governments around the world are once again mandating that workers stay home to save on fuel and survive an energy crisis as the war in the Middle East threatens vital oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.
The inflation adjusted gasoline prices are not yet that high in the US compared with previous years -- the nationwide average is around $4 now and there were times in the past it was over $5 per gallon.
You must live in NM because here CA, I have seen in $5.75 in Modesto and 6.99$ in San Diego. There are stations in Sa Francisco posting $7.99.
You are downplaying the crisis.
I think you're exaggerating, AAA is listing $5.82 per gallon for california:
https://gasprices.aaa.com/?state=CA
I guess, in any case, reduced fuel use will cut global warming, and we can save the trees, whales, owls, and polar bears, I would assume, so it is a small price to pay.
Averages are skewed. The price you pay for gas is the one at the pump. It is not the
CA, NM,or the national average.
“I guess, in any case, reduced fuel use will cut global warming, and we can save the trees, whales, owls, and polar bears, I would assume, so it is a small price to pay.”
According to a guest on “CA Insider” pounding in supports for off shore CA windmills create sound levels above 200db, a permanently deafening level for whales that results in whale death.
I guess that could be true, but some trees are above average as well. Anyways, aren't there Costco's out there, in Livermore or Tracy? They have cheaper prices.
This is an interesting whale video I found:
https://youtu.be/otivu6fmuHg?si=e8nLtHCbeBC0Ncya
It illustrates how whales could in principle, be blown up by a large explosion.
Ah yes, renewable energy for the masses but not for wealthy waterfront home owners on the coast. They are all for wind turbines, just not near them.
What next? Turbines can cause sudden whale implosion reaching critical mass and generating harmful neuron and gamma radiation that irradiates marine life?
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