Comments on: The Chavez Revolution Comes To New Hampshire http://blogs.oilandgasinvestor.com/stephen/2008/07/18/the-chavez-revolution-comes-to-new-hampshire/ Stephen Payne discusses political influences on the energy industry, and more. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:41:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: iknowenergy http://blogs.oilandgasinvestor.com/stephen/2008/07/18/the-chavez-revolution-comes-to-new-hampshire/#comment-729 iknowenergy Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:09:51 +0000 http://blogs.oilandgasinvestor.com/stephen/2008/07/18/the-chavez-revolution-comes-to-new-hampshire/#comment-729 I agree that Americans should do something about this problem. But they should fix it themselves and not rely on a snake oil salesman like Chavez who's only showing charity because he thinks America will eventually repay him by becoming a socialist country just like Venezuela. I agree that Americans should do something about this problem. But they should fix it themselves and not rely on a snake oil salesman like Chavez who’s only showing charity because he thinks America will eventually repay him by becoming a socialist country just like Venezuela.

]]> By: Cheshirecat http://blogs.oilandgasinvestor.com/stephen/2008/07/18/the-chavez-revolution-comes-to-new-hampshire/#comment-728 Cheshirecat Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:37:51 +0000 http://blogs.oilandgasinvestor.com/stephen/2008/07/18/the-chavez-revolution-comes-to-new-hampshire/#comment-728 It's time for the American Oil Companies to help the poor and seniors on fixed incomes. What are they to do if the cost of heating their homes doubles or triples? Even though you don't like Chavez at least he is willing to do something.I believe this is an expanded program f that has been going on in New York as well for the past 2-3 years. Let's hope ExxonMobil will step up next, but I wouldn't sell my wood stove anytime soon. It’s time for the American Oil Companies to help the poor and seniors on fixed incomes. What are they to do if the cost of heating their homes doubles or triples? Even though you don’t like Chavez at least he is willing to do something.I believe this is an expanded program f that has been going on in New York as well for the past 2-3 years. Let’s hope ExxonMobil will step up next, but I wouldn’t sell my wood stove anytime soon.

]]> By: spayne http://blogs.oilandgasinvestor.com/stephen/2008/07/18/the-chavez-revolution-comes-to-new-hampshire/#comment-641 spayne Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:16:45 +0000 http://blogs.oilandgasinvestor.com/stephen/2008/07/18/the-chavez-revolution-comes-to-new-hampshire/#comment-641 Interesting. Hope the wood pellet thing catches on. Although I'm curious, do oil heaters work better than gas heaters up there, or are the oil heaters used by people who are just set in their ways and don't want to (or can't afford to) convert over to natural gas? Or was this just never an issue until oil prices skyrocketed? Interesting. Hope the wood pellet thing catches on. Although I’m curious, do oil heaters work better than gas heaters up there, or are the oil heaters used by people who are just set in their ways and don’t want to (or can’t afford to) convert over to natural gas? Or was this just never an issue until oil prices skyrocketed?

]]> By: lhaines http://blogs.oilandgasinvestor.com/stephen/2008/07/18/the-chavez-revolution-comes-to-new-hampshire/#comment-639 lhaines Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:58:34 +0000 http://blogs.oilandgasinvestor.com/stephen/2008/07/18/the-chavez-revolution-comes-to-new-hampshire/#comment-639 As a native of New Hampshire, but who has lived in the oil patch for 25 years, I must respond. Unfortunately in life, for most Americans, pocket book issues always end up trumping moral ones, and I guess this is true even for New Englanders and New Hampshirites, who are so practical. The average wage scale in NH is not as high as in the high-tech Boston or New York areas, much less than in Houston's oil patch. Home heating oil costs have gone up significantly in the past two years. Under stress themselves, many of the fuel providers no longer give discounts to seniors, nor to home owners who prepay and take delivery of their first tank of heating oil in the summer. Now I am told that special pellet heaters are all the rage and stores cannot keep them in stock. My brother just bought one for $1,800 and my nephew bought one for $3,000. --NH editor in chief As a native of New Hampshire, but who has lived in the oil patch for 25 years, I must respond.
Unfortunately in life, for most Americans, pocket book issues always end up trumping moral ones, and I guess this is true even for New Englanders and New Hampshirites, who are so practical.
The average wage scale in NH is not as high as in the high-tech Boston or New York areas, much less than in Houston’s oil patch.
Home heating oil costs have gone up significantly in the past two years. Under stress themselves, many of the fuel providers no longer give discounts to seniors, nor to home owners who prepay and take delivery of their first tank of heating oil in the summer.

Now I am told that special pellet heaters are all the rage and stores cannot keep them in stock. My brother just bought one for $1,800 and my nephew bought one for $3,000.

–NH editor in chief

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