Sunday, June 15, 2008
How to reduce fuel consumption
2. Try to car pool or take public transport to work, school or college if
possible. Do not travel out for lunch, have lunch in your office. Just
for one month.
3. Plan and do your marketing only once a week.
4. Do not switch on the air-conditioner or heater in your house, office or
car, if possible.
5. Walk or cycle for short distance travel.
6. Do not go out for evening dinners or night entertainment.
7. Postpone outstation meetings or overseas meetings if possible, for just
one month.
All it takes is a little commitment for a month to reduce your fuel consumption by a third. It is not all that difficult. You will not be able to do everything we have listed above, just as many as you can will do.
If you have any other good suggestions feel free to post it to us. Something many are able to do to reduce fuel consumption for just one month, in the month of September, 2008.
How to spread the message
1. Inform everyone you meet. Talk about it to your family members,
friends, acquaintances, fellow students, employers, employees,
business colleagues and customers.
2. SMS to all your contacts about reducing fuel in the month of
September. Use this site for reference.
3. E-mail to all your friends and colleagues.
4. Print copies of the home page. Paste one at home and one in the
office/workplace. Put it in the dashboard of your car.
5. Spend a little time discussing with members of your family on how to
reduce fuel consumption in September.
6. To be successful, this has to be a global phenomenon and it can
definitely be a global phenomenon. Spread the message to anyone you
know overseas.
7. To those who are multilingual and can spare a few moments of your
time, translate this message to other languages and post it to us. It is
essential that this message is posted in as many languages as possible.
8. Let this site be a reference point.
9. If you have any other ideas to spread this message, post it to us.Why fuel cost is escalating
The price of fuel is escalating possibly for 3 reasons.
• More demand
• Less supply
• Speculation
Ask yourselves which is playing the most important role. The price of a barrel of crude oil was US$ 33.00 in 2003. Today, it is US$ 130.00 and rising, a four fold increase in prices. Has the demand for oil, quadrupled?
It is speculation rather than more demand and less supply that is pushing the price of oil today.
Yes, it cannot be denied there is more demand. But, is there a four fold increase in demand in the last 5 years? Which country's Gross Domestic Product has increased by four folds in that time? China 's???
The supply of crude oil has been consistent. There has been new fields discovered everywhere. Perhaps, only the thought of less supply in the future is pushing the prices higher.
Speculation is the most important cause of spiraling fuel prices today. Don't listen to the oil barons who put it down to demand. It doesn't make sense. Reduce the demand in September and break this speculative chain. Reduce this demand by one third. See the fuel prices tumble down to more logical levels.Why millions are starving
1. The rise in fuel prices has resulted in escalating food prices.
2. Agricultural materials have become more expensive. Fertilizers,
animal feeds, pesticides and herbicides are dependent directly or
indirectly on fuel.
3. Grains are now converted to bio-fuel at the expense of food. Millions
of acres of wheat fields had been converted to corn fields and soya
bean fields for bio-fuel purposes. There is now less food for everyone.
4. With rising petrol and diesel prices transportation has become
expensive. Bringing food to your table cost a lot more.
5. With rising fuel prices countries have less reserves. They are facing
difficulty is feeding the poor.
Reduce Fuel in the Month of September, 2008
For the month of September
For just that one month
Reduce your fuel consumption by a third
To save millions from starvation (Why millions are starving)
If everyone
In every country
Makes this effort
For just that one month
The vicious cycle of spiraling fuel cost (Why fuel cost is escalating)
Will be broken
It will spiral downwards.
If you believe this is possible
Send this message to everyone you know (How to spread this message)
Spread this message across the globe
And make every effort in September
To reduce fuel consumption (How to reduce fuel consumption)
And save millions of lives