As we do nothing to move from oil, we incur even greater costs
Dear Editor, W.R. Blakley's letter misses an important point most of us never consider. A 42-gallon of oil produces only 19 gallons of gasoline. The remaining portion is used for a partial listing of 6,000 other products from soft contact lenses to antihistamines (www.ranken-energy.com/Products%20from%20Petroleum.htm).
Let’s put the High Speed Rail project to bed for good
Dear Editor, there has been a huge amount of effort and argument both pro and con regarding the proposed and incredibly expensive high speed rail system. It is time to wrap it up.