Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Salvation??
So, gas prices have dropped quite a bit. They aren't cheap by any means, but they are manageable, and much better than $4 a gallon. So we are saved right? There are no problems, I can manage to pay $2.50 a gallon, so we have no more problems right? But wait, wasn't it just a week ago that everyone was all for destroying our dependence on foreign oil by funding and researching alternative fuel and energy methods? I know its human nature to ignore a problem until it begins to affect us, which it did, but its also human nature to forget about a problem as soon as it ducks its head down again. This can be proven by the 17.5% drop in alternative energy stocks. Although gas prices may not be as high as they were a week ago, we shouldn't forget about what we went through, and how important it is for America to sever their dependence on foreign oil. It absolutely blows my mind how easy it is for us to forget about our problems as soon as we feel we can shove it back under the rug again. I only hope that we can take a step as a country to prevent future crises.
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You are absolutely right. I'd be willing to bet on SUV sales increasing if prices stay this low for a couple more months. Just like after the 1973 and 1979 crises, and the price collapse that followed them. The memory we have is very short term and will definitely get us into the exact same situation we were in this summer, if not worse.
This is precisely why we can not let up. We must finish the fight that Jimmy Carter started and start redirecting those oil subsidies to fund CNG converters, solar, wind, ethanol, whatever. Oil was the greatest mistake this country made in the Industrial Revolution. Now's the time to turn the tide.
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