With most people back to driving to work, demand is back up again, but the supply has been taking time to increase to meet this demand. Less supply + higher demand = higher prices. Oil companies like this arrangement.
The GOP has been stoking our fear and frustration at the higher price of fuel at the pump. They are trying to blame the president, because it suits their purposes, but they know better!
As the supply has been coming back up, oil companies have kept their prices high because many people are willing to pay these higher prices, and many others have no choice.
We can help by cutting our demand:
*Carpool and/or make fewer trips
*Use alternative transportation: bus, train, bicycle, walk
*Choose more efficient vehicles
*Turn off your engine when parked
The next book from #TheDollsStorybook is in the works! We expect it to be available in time for Christmas. What do you think it will be about? Stay tuned.
🧵For 4 years we had POTUS obsessed with optics.
Now Biden falls off his bike or fist-bumps a vile foreign leader, and people are horrified. I'm not. 1/
Back in 2012 VP Biden "accidentally" indicated support for LGBTQ rights. Journalists call it a gaffe, but maybe not. Pres Obama was trying to appease both sides. The "gaffe" by his VP gave him the nudge needed to come out in favor of marriage equality. 2/ newyorker.com/news/news-desk…
What if the Mohammed bin Salman fist bump (a Covid-safe handshake) was a careful diplomatic move after weighing all the alternatives and information he has access to. 3/
This week's story in #TheDollsStorybook is "Disappointment." Pippa notices that the other dolls don't give up when they fail at something they really want to do well. #ChildrensStories