Yeah....this is much foolishness to think that the general public can do anything to manipulate gas prices. Gas prices are going nowhere but up and this will continue until the supply of oil in the world is depleted, sometime in the next 25-75 years most likely depending on how much the demand grows. As we get closer and closer to that point, the price will continue to rise. If you are curious about this, look up the term "peak oil" on google and you will find many good books on the subject.

The oil companies are doing their best to make sure we do not go onto other alternative energy sources, so they can continue to rape us as the cost becomes insane over the next few years. That is the great "conspiracy" if there is one. The price increases are just natural laws of supply and demand.

If we want to save on energy costs, we need to presure our government to spend money on developing alternative energy sources. But so far I have seen nothing from the government but cheap talk. If a 3rd World country like Brazil can do it, so can we.