Boycotting Gas Debate..

I agree with you wholeheartedly... Ever since oil and gas had been discovered, it has led to a lot of advantages, while polluting and harming our co-species on this planet and also damaging mother Nature beyond control. I would definitely go for alternative green oil like japanese sake, that's going to be the fuel of the future in japanese cars, or the toyota prius, that runs on liquid nitrogen and leaves pure water as a byproduct... I also agree and accept your proposal to boycott gas and oil. Here's 3 cheers to a greener and safer future for our children. yours friendly Heartwalker

Boycotting oil products may lower the prices in the short term (as it has in the past), but I seriously doubt there will be any long term effects in terms of price based on a boycott alone. Worldwide demand has and is going up at an astronomical rate, and I fear that the prices will continue to rise until well, a better fuel source comes along. Realistically we need to weene ourselves (worldwide) off of fossil fuels as there is only a finite supply available that we can draw from. The environmental impact of fossil fuels should be criminal. While there is profit to made from oil and gas, it will continue to be sold. By extension it will continue as one of the worlds primary energy sources because a lot of people are making huge sums of cash. The technology is out there (and getting better everyday) to replace fossil fuels, but sadly I don't think that people really want to change. Change will mean even higher prices at the pumps for alternate, cleaner, renewable energy and I don't think the public at large is willing to pay those prices until they have no other choice. When the cost of gas, rises higher than the cost of another form of fuel, that is when oil use will end. Sadly, our children will have to deal with the ecological devastation left in our wake... all for the sake of greed, and a cheap tank of gas.

U told the true fact man .But don't u think it would be very difficult to implement. One person cannot bring change to the situation it should have support of Others too in this case.I generally use bicycle wherever i go which help me remain fit and contribute some part to lessen the level of pollution but in this fast moving world would the voice of environment lover will be suppressed and fade off.

I hate to say it, but although a "boycott" is a good idea in theory, it would have to last much more than a few days to see any impact. Everyone wll just go fill up their tanks beforehand, giving the oil companies(the refineries actually) the same profits. There was a gas boycott years ago and the myth is that gas prices dropped afterwards because of it. Gas prices dropped aterwards, briefly, because of a fluctuation in the price of crude. We need to change our habits as a country, a world actually before we see any substantial change. Which would be extremely difficult since practically everything down to my computer keyboard is made from petroleum based plastics.