[MRSG] Sanders wants to know: Gas Prices - What Do You think?

[Mad River Sustainability Group]

Okay, gang, let him know what you think.....Note that I am not a fan of
surveys and comment forms but I do believe that this one is an important
and timely invitation from our state's highest elected official to weigh
in with whatever your thoughts are about the oil/gas price situation....

Dennis Derryberry
dennisd at madriver.com
496-7662

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Bernie wants to hear your story.  Please take a moment and click <a
href="http://aiss.enews.senate.gov/t/39205/2816412/1086/0/">here</a> to
watch a message from the senator about gas prices and you.  The comment
form appears below the brief video message from Senator Sanders.


(Note:  unfortunately for those of us still on dial-up, we can't easily
hear Bernie's video message; however, the form for emailing your "story"
is easily accessible to all.)


>From: "Senator Sanders"
>Subject: Gas Prices - What Do You think?
>Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 12:27:34 -0500
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>The Senate on Tuesday passed a measure cosponsored by Senator Bernie
Sanders to suspend oil deposits into the Strategic Petroleum
>Reserve. The measure would increase supplies and lower prices for
gasoline and other fuels. Sanders said the vote to suspend the
>shipments until the end of the year was a first step by Congress to
confront the gasoline price crisis. "The Senate voted to stop the Bush
administration from continuing the absurd policy of adding
>70,000 barrels of oil a day to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve,
>which already is 97 percent full," he said. "This is a small but
>important step forward in providing some relief to consumers who are
paying record prices at the gas pump."
>
>Sanders, a member of both the Senate energy and environment
>committees, added that a comprehensive approach is needed to resolve the
current energy crisis. "Long term, we must aggressively
>transform our energy system away from fossil fuels and foreign oil into
energy efficiency and sustainable energy.  Short term, we must take some
very immediate steps to protect the American people
>against the soaring prices of gas and oil."
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