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Originally Posted by MS Fowler
So, we need no new oil. Thats simply amazing. We actually can conserve our way out of the problem.
I am speechless.
Well, not quite.
I do know where the tire pressure information is located on my vehicles.
I also have a plethora of gauges; many give readings that differ from the others.
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More of the trademark Repo spin. Considering that we are the leader consumer of oil on the planet, imagine what would happen to prices if we suddenly cut our consumption in half. No matter how many new supplies we access, it's virtually past dispute that such oil will be more expensive than previous supplies, often much more expensive, and given exponentially increasing demand, it's going to be gone soon.
Reducing our usage is far more accessible than drilling for new oil, and will stretch FINITE supplies longer, giving us more time to come up with practical alternatives. And it's just a bid odd that given the Repos frequent spiel about personal responsibility trumping reliance on big Gubmint, we now see Repo standard bearer McCain sneering at increasing personal responsibility while calling on Congress to reconvine in order to solve the crisis.