A couple of thoughts on the thread:
First, doing gasoline boycotts is a throwaway gesture that means nothing. People will just buy gas the day before or after...other posters have done a better job of talking about the whole reasons behind price flucuations and the lack of refining capacity.
As far as a longterm way of reducing oil consumption...it's not easy but there are ways to reduce your personal usage. Obviously the easiest is to not drive a big SVU by yourself for 50 km a day to commute. I live close to where I work, and part of that decision was looking at the cost of commuting as opposed to paying a higher rent/mortgage (I live in Bankview). Given I only live a few km from work, I also bike a couple times a week from April to October. I buy gas maybe twice a month. If more people took the approach to live closer to where they work, not just here in Calgary but elsewhere, it would do a whole lot more good than a one day protest.
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