Sojourners reports on an ecumenical Christian community (including Lutherans, Catholics, and Mennonites) in Minneapolis who have covenanted to pay a voluntary "tax" on their gas purchases. They collectively decide where the money will be contributed.
The photo on the left, by Andreas Solberg, shows gas prices in Norway. Gas prices outside the United States are significantly higher.
The photo on the left, by Andreas Solberg, shows gas prices in Norway. Gas prices outside the United States are significantly higher.
Why intentionally pay more for gas than it costs? According to CSM members, this is precisely the point: The price of gas in the U.S. doesn’t reflect the actual costs that U.S. society and the global community incur as a result of the country’s dependence on oil. Those costs include fossil fuel’s contributions to air pollution and global warming. Also hidden at the pump are the costs of U.S. strategies to maintain an inexpensive supply of oil, often through political or military interventions in oil-producing regions—not to mention $4 billion a year in tax credits and subsidies to Big Oil.
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