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These anti-car rants get tiresome tech_smythe Feb 2012 #1
Really, maybe you should ask for your refund. FarLeftFist Feb 2012 #2
Funny, so you think peak oil is fantasy nadinbrzezinski Feb 2012 #4
you clearly didn't even bother to read my reply tech_smythe Feb 2012 #20
Yes I read it nadinbrzezinski Feb 2012 #24
we shouldnt wait for peak oil... tech_smythe Feb 2012 #29
It applies to urban areas nadinbrzezinski Feb 2012 #34
I posted REAL solutions at the end.. did you not read that far? Zalatix Feb 2012 #41
Once things change, once more people hear the message in the OP and recognize JDPriestly Feb 2012 #56
I like my jeep. I do not want to live in a Tree and Eat Grass. End of story. CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #17
Alas this is not about you living in a tree and eating grass nadinbrzezinski Feb 2012 #25
In my OP I described SOLUTIONS. They did not include eating grass or living in a tree. Zalatix Feb 2012 #40
As long as the national budget for this nation spends 49 cents out truedelphi Feb 2012 #87
49 cents? Cite, please? Zalatix Feb 2012 #90
Notmypriorities.org is a good place to start. truedelphi Feb 2012 #93
Jeep-lovers can keep their jeeps, but they will probably have to pay a lot more for gas. JDPriestly Feb 2012 #60
Exactly how many "anti-car" screeds have you had the opportunity to read here? TalkingDog Feb 2012 #35
You must have never seen some of my earlier posts taterguy Feb 2012 #74
LOL yes you did tkmorris Feb 2012 #79
Trek commuter bike taterguy Feb 2012 #80
And when we run out of oil or your farmland dries up due to drought, then what? Zalatix Feb 2012 #37
you really don't like to read replies do you tech_smythe Feb 2012 #53
Well do tell me this one nadinbrzezinski Feb 2012 #58
Comments like that tend to make you sound like an angry troll... rfranklin Feb 2012 #59
Those measures, although important, wont have much impact on current prices. DCBob Feb 2012 #3
Short term yes... but peak oil is real nadinbrzezinski Feb 2012 #6
No doubt peak oil is real. Its just a matter of time. DCBob Feb 2012 #8
Why we need to invest in the techology to replace oil nadinbrzezinski Feb 2012 #10
There is a relatively simple answer to this.. natural gas. DCBob Feb 2012 #12
I love the idea of CNG as a replacement for gasoline but cherokeeprogressive Feb 2012 #16
Im not sure what you mean "idiot proof transfer system".. is it a safety thing? DCBob Feb 2012 #19
I don't think it's feasible to allow every Tom, Dick, or Harriet to fuel their own car with CNG. cherokeeprogressive Feb 2012 #28
Maybe we need to bring back the job of service attendant. DCBob Feb 2012 #30
I could get behind that idea tech_smythe Feb 2012 #32
In NJ customerserviceguy Feb 2012 #57
So would I actually. At a decent wage of course. n/t cherokeeprogressive Feb 2012 #55
if you read RIGHT BELOW you'll see a reliable system has been in place for decades tech_smythe Feb 2012 #31
But every Tom, Dick and Harriet pumps gasoline. Zalatix Feb 2012 #52
In The Netherlands it's normal to have LPG conversions tech_smythe Feb 2012 #22
Natural gas is only a solution if you ignore climate change NickB79 Feb 2012 #70
I think we have the technology to deal with "leaks". DCBob Feb 2012 #73
The question is, does the technology make fracking too expensive to continue? NickB79 Feb 2012 #76
As the price of oil goes up and up that question will be answered. DCBob Feb 2012 #82
Nadine, you hit it right on the head. We need more food AND energy decentralization. Zalatix Feb 2012 #43
Not only that, it is VERY CAPITALIST. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2012 #44
And we can't wait for the "invisible hand" to handle this. Zalatix Feb 2012 #47
That is the other thing nadinbrzezinski Feb 2012 #49
Yep, and many people only think in the short-term. GoCubsGo Feb 2012 #11
Measures are more intended to render the current prices irrelevant, rather than reduce them bhikkhu Feb 2012 #48
Good point. DCBob Feb 2012 #50
I don't know why you bothered with a reasoned, intelligent post..."Drill baby Drill" rustydog Feb 2012 #5
It was not foreign fuel. former9thward Feb 2012 #61
"You cannot teach a man anything.." Fumesucker Feb 2012 #7
We are using less gasoline than we have BlueCaliDem Feb 2012 #9
perhaps we should make exporting of american fuel illegal tech_smythe Feb 2012 #33
That might get tricky, as much "American fuel" comes from foreign oil imports bhikkhu Feb 2012 #45
You left out a few VERY important facts Mikeystyle Feb 2012 #13
The price of oil is set by speculators. DefenseLawyer Feb 2012 #14
Exactly - there's no such thing as supply and demand anymore. Initech Feb 2012 #18
It has much more to do with production costs bhikkhu Feb 2012 #27
Oh well that clears that up. DefenseLawyer Feb 2012 #38
Are you arguing that production costs haven't gone up to the levels shown? bhikkhu Feb 2012 #42
I'm just a caveman DefenseLawyer Feb 2012 #67
Profit is definitely a factor as well, and they've generally increased with prices bhikkhu Feb 2012 #68
Almost all new oil coming online is either tarsands, shale, or offshore NickB79 Feb 2012 #71
I don't think you'll ever get Americans to live in hives. cherokeeprogressive Feb 2012 #15
I already addressed this point: I said in the OP that "hives" can in fact be disastrous. Zalatix Feb 2012 #39
In your conclusion you state "We can de-suburbanize the populace, moving them..." cherokeeprogressive Feb 2012 #54
Urban sprawl is bad, overcrowding is bad. The term of the day is 'happy medium'. Zalatix Feb 2012 #62
Thank you for a very well reasoned response. Gotta respect that. Tip o' my hat to ya. cherokeeprogressive Feb 2012 #65
Honestly, zoning law changes like that would be damned hard. Zalatix Feb 2012 #66
I don't think Eminent Domain works here... cherokeeprogressive Feb 2012 #69
The illegal we do right now; the unconstitutional, takes a while. Zalatix Feb 2012 #72
Until the fact that forty five percent of all oil available goes to our military truedelphi Feb 2012 #21
I have no idea where you got that figure, but you're totally wrong Spider Jerusalem Feb 2012 #36
Check out this website: truedelphi Feb 2012 #81
A bit of basic math can easily be used to unravel that graph NickB79 Feb 2012 #83
I meant to post the following two links, and not the link I posted. truedelphi Feb 2012 #89
That website says the same thing Spider Jerusalem Feb 2012 #92
Nope, not only do they NOT take 45% percent of gas nadinbrzezinski Feb 2012 #46
Just one of oodles of articles one can find on googling "military going green" Zalatix Feb 2012 #51
Oh, and we need to ENCOURAGE rather than keeping outlawed, the use of HEMP truedelphi Feb 2012 #23
add to that, hemp can be grown TWICE in a season tech_smythe Feb 2012 #26
+1000000000! SammyWinstonJack Feb 2012 #75
Lalalalalalalalala! I can't hear you. ....... Hotler Feb 2012 #63
LOL, well said. Thanks for the chuckles! Zalatix Feb 2012 #64
"Do you want fries with your SUV?" HopeHoops Feb 2012 #77
What about all the NONSTOP wars in the Middle East and Asia? They figure in there, somewhere... nt Romulox Feb 2012 #78
Right, we have military bases all over the world. truedelphi Feb 2012 #86
K&R varelse Feb 2012 #84
Legalize marijuana! wildbilln864 Feb 2012 #85
Now...now. You know the objective TheKentuckian Feb 2012 #91
and jobs also! nt wildbilln864 Mar 2012 #94
The price is not going down any time soon Taverner Feb 2012 #88
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