Re: Gas Pices
Until such time as the big oil companies, the big oil providing countries, the political you scratch my back etc and the good ol' boy oil wealthy are at the end of their reig or supply there will be no change. Why? Because contrary to your hypothesis about restricting travel, it hasn't slowed travel down by very much.
The USA public just doesn't care. And please don't try to tell me they do. If they did they would not have been driving the gas hogs they did and still do. They would have more mass transportation like they do in other countries. There would be much more car pooling, where today is almost none. The requirements on automakers to produce higher mileage cars would be a reality and not the joke it has been for the last 30 years. The people by now would have insisted that energy self sufficiency be America's number one goal...it barely gets a read in the media....the people don't care.
Where are all the energy alternatives? How can a country that has accomplished so much technologically for the last 300 year be so incapable on an objective to be solved so simply?
The leading nuclear nation in the world and the only thing we use it for is a BOMB!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If the USA would have had an objective to have substantial increases in nuclear power generation as an objective we would have a very reliable, clean and safe system today with endless potential.
Wind farms?.....NIMBY!!!!!!
The people don't care!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just wait until Iran interupts the flow of oil one of these days coming through the Straights of Hormuz.....
We are the best at knee jerk reactions with no planning driven by crisis flailing (not management).
Don't mean to be so negative...but I am only presenting the status, so compared to what could have been done VS what has been done can only be a negative report.
Until the people care and en force demand something be done about energy dependance....tighten your seat belt because a quick look at history will show the trend....and don't think the trend will not continue....because IT IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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