How many oil crisises do we have to go through before people get it? Oil isn't the answer. We need to cut our dependence on oil and start using the natural resources we have readily available such as alternative fuel vehicles, clean coal, wind power, nuclear, etc. In Europe, do you think you see bumper to bumper SUV's driving to work in the morning? Hello, they're driving tiny 2 person micro mini cars and motor scooters that get about 60 mpg. We need to change our habits big time.

I read yesterday that the oil companies have only drilled a tiny portion of the oil reserves they now have access to, and even if they were given permission to drill "anywhere" it would be 10 years before Americans saw the results, i.e. too little, too late. 10 years would be 2 years past the end of Obama's 2 term presidency. We have the technology to lower our oil demand, we just need to pull up our socks and do it. I suspect if oil prices stay as they are, that will be the catalyst for change.