How to deal with $4-a-gallon gas

With gas prices continuing to rise, and no relief in sight, it was refreshing to see the general public rebutting a Sander Levin editorial in the Detroit Free Press about what Congress is doing to help with high gas prices.  I could continue on here with more of my own perspective, but I’ll let some of Levin’s constituents do that for me…

Ethanol is no solution

Will someone tell U.S. Rep. Sander Levin about the world problems that ethanol has caused — such as food shortages (”Congress battles gas prices,” May 26). Also, E-85 costs more to produce and is more expensive at the pump. The Democratic Party has strangled the oil supply to the United States by not allowing exploration and drilling in the Alaska and offshore.

Tom Miller

Davison

Animals get green benefits

Once again, U.S. Senate Democrats have rejected any oil drilling in the east-west coastal area, Gulf of Mexico, federal property and Alaska. Who is going to enjoy the environment? Certainly not the average American with the gasoline prices at record highs. That only leaves the polar bears, wolves and moose to enjoy the flora and fauna. It’s too bad these animals don’t vote.

L. Curley

Dearborn

Try miles per bottle

If the price of gas rises any further, it may become cheaper to start filling my tank with Jack Daniels. As an ethanol-based product, this 80 proof elixir should approach the energy-efficiency of E-85 based fuels. Instead of calculating miles per gallon, I will start determining miles per bottle. At any rate, I know my engine will be happier than it is now.

J. A. McErlean, M.D.

Farmington Hills

Congress is the problem

Gasoline prices are high and are going higher. The reason we have a supply problem is due to Congress, not the oil companies. Congress has blocked every effort to increase our supply.

If you think gasoline is expensive now, wait until China and India have as many cars as Americans do. Alcohol, solar, wind, etc. all sound good but they all cost more than gasoline. Congress is forcing taxpayers to subsidize these alternatives to make it look as if they are doing something besides robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Albert Foster

Dearborn

Ignore false fears

U.S. Rep. Sander Levin and his ilk have fought the drilling for oil in or near (offshore) the United States. There is a false fear that doing so will harm the environment. So Americans will continue to pay high prices for their fuel and will continue to hear the Levins of the country have investigations of the “evil” oil companies.

Frank Mannino

Warren

The answer to our problem is not going to be found in corn.  In fact, we’re seeing more problems across the globe because we have put too much faith in corn for a fuel replacement.

We need to drill for oil here in America.  And we should have started years ago.  We must begin drilling for oil, we must begin nuclear power plant developments, we must aggressivelyencourage the private sector to develop and use green energy sources that have been proved to work (such as wind, solar, and hydro power), and we must lead the world in finding alternative energy options.  More importantly, we need to stop talking about it and start doing it, if not for our generation, for the next.

My name is Bert Copple, and I’m ready to be your next Congressman.

HOPE.  FAITH.  CHANGE.

www.bertcopple.com