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    • $200 Oil Is a Very Real Possibility [view article]
      It needs to be mentioned that none of this is news. I learned about the limits of fossil fuels in high school as part of the regular curriculum. That was almost three decades ago (and it was obviously not in a US school). The experts in the field have reasonable models for oil depletion for half a century.

      And it is really up to everyone to inform themselves and act properly. Reality happens to come with instructions and home economics is one of the more valuable lessons to be had. Buying a Prius (or just any other a smaller car) is an absolute no-brainer and currently accounts for an annual return on investment on the order of 5-10% over the average US model, depending on the cost of the car and driving habits. It is almost inevitable that replacing ones car with a newer and smaller model, will pay for itself within five to ten years. Those who want to hang on to their "big iron" will simply have to learn to see driving it as a luxury.

      Given that the technological solutions for the next decade of transportation are already out there and that no-cost solutions like ride sharing can be employed by a great many people, I wouldn't be too worried. Will it be painful? Sure! But so is a night of binge drinking. And in the end that is all that's happening here. A nation went on a binge and now it has a headache. Big deal. Not.
      Mar 14 04:43 PM
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