America’s top export in 2011 was . . . fuel?

[There Is No Spoon]

Fuel is now the top U.S. export. The Associated Press reports that America is on pace to ship out more gasoline, diesel and jet fuel than anything else in 2011. (Aircraft, motor vehicles, vacuum tubes and telecom equipment were next on the list of top exports.) Granted, this is only for refined petroleum products — and those exports are still dwarfed by America’s much, much larger imports of crude oil. Still, it’s the first time fuel has been our top export in 21 years.
... http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra..._blog.html

Fascinating...

[OptimistesMaddie]

America creates enough fuel for it to be the number one export....You dumbass Republicans can't figure out why gas isn't cheaper in America and why all the drilling isn't enough......bwah...haw..haw.. you have been played by your Corporate masters....

by the way gas prices are dropping in the Seattle area..

[SeattleGirl]

(06-24-2012 11:13 PM)OptimistesMaddie Wrote:  by the way gas prices are dropping in the Seattle area..

Finally!! I've noticed quite a drop since two weeks ago when I got gas. Regular at one station near my house is $3.85 a gallon.

[pappy]

(06-24-2012 11:38 PM)SeattleGirl Wrote:  

(06-24-2012 11:13 PM)OptimistesMaddie Wrote:  by the way gas prices are dropping in the Seattle area..

Finally!! I've noticed quite a drop since two weeks ago when I got gas. Regular at one station near my house is $3.85 a gallon.

It is 3.35 just 1 mile from my house..WooHoo! If it drops as much in the next weeks as it has in the last 3 or 4 weeks we could be below 3.00.

[jaxx]

(06-24-2012 07:13 PM)There Is No Spoon Wrote:  Fuel is now the top U.S. export. The Associated Press reports that America is on pace to ship out more gasoline, diesel and jet fuel than anything else in 2011. (Aircraft, motor vehicles, vacuum tubes and telecom equipment were next on the list of top exports.) Granted, this is only for refined petroleum products — and those exports are still dwarfed by America’s much, much larger imports of crude oil. Still, it’s the first time fuel has been our top export in 21 years.
... http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra..._blog.html

Fascinating...

How will the repubs spin this one? All along PBO has said production was up in the US, while the pubs screamed he was cutting it.

[suzie]

It's $3.05 in my neighborhood.