while hammering away about raping the earth and abuse of oil, please note the path to energy independence, via 21st century technology would have us marching away from oil. The pursuit of oil is ONLY a transition to bridge to far better and cleaner forms of energy production.

The only reason oil is still in the equation at all is because the politicians, paid by oil lobbyists and oil producers and speculators want it to be there.

Don't you even wonder why we are not doing the simple low/no cost things like limiting horse power? Or you want a big V8 or high power V6, slap a big ANNUAL premium on them payable when the registration is renewed. Also On vehicles over a certain weight, ditto the annual premium on big motors.

My 2012 middle sized SUV with a 4 cylinder eco technology goes as fast, weighs 2000 pounds less and gets more than double the mileage of my past suburbans.

Check out the size of vehicles and engines in Europe...smaller and less horse power....been doing it for years.

We are not even trying!!!!!!!!!!

btk