transportfan

Watch for Yourself: 60 Minutes Oil Story Was Spot On

In 2005, I bought a hybrid vehicle...not because of the price of gas, not because I am an environmentalist consumed with the thought that I wanted to reduce my carbon footprint, and not because I feared there wouldn't be enough crude to last my lifetime...but because I hated the thought that we (the United States) don't have a sufficient supply under the ground and being pumped out, to take care of ourselves. I just hated the thought that we smile as we turn our money over to those who hate us, just so we can live the life we've become so used to living.

In the 1970's, when the gas supply issues resolved, we went right back to our comfort zone. We turned our back on alternative fuels, and saw no need to be concerned about miles per gallon if it meant being crammed into a car smaller than our comfort zone allowed. Part of our sense of affluence grew to be based on having a big....sometimes REALLY big....vehicle to ride around in.

I am now hopeful that we are serious about alternative fuels and cost effective renewable sources of energy. I suspect that my hybrid will be "old" technology within the next 2 years. I hope more people will see that it isn't really the cost or availability of the fuel we use, but who we have to buy it from, and what it costs apart from the money.