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Originally Posted by MothBalls

I didn't. I don't think it's the correct answer. It's just an excuse to give big oil a firmer grip on us and ensure their profits for another 50 years. Alternative fuels, non-petroleum based energy resources are the long term answer.

It's not like we lack the intelligence or technology to come up with real solutions. There is no good excuse for not focusing efforts to a better solution.

Here's congress half-assed attempt at alternative solutions http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/06/feds-scrape-tog.html As if 30 million is going to accomplish anything at all.

Here's a concept - how about built the techology first, and then switch over to it. You describe a kind of Cart before the Horse concept.

One last thought - the oil companies power does not change regardless of where they are drilling.

-S