It is exasperating to hear or read about someone (particularly from the political right—who have made this an issue) who is pushing to drill for more oil, offshore and otherwise. It’s a fallacy to claim that this will make any difference to our current energy situation. And this has been shown, time and time again, by many different experts (including those at the EPA); it’s just unbelievable that this issue is getting any traction. This is a huge politically driven distraction, and an insult to the American people. We deserve better than this. The rest of the world will be moving on to the next great economic boom—renewable energy, while the US will still be captive to an absurd energy policy that only serves to enrich corporations. The US can no longer depend on the interests of US corporations being the same as those of the country or it’s people.
Regarding John McCain, he has never cared about energy policy, he only cares about winning this election. We are reminded of this fact by the New York Times.
Our country needs to come to terms with the fact that things have fundamentally changed and cheap fossil-fuels are no longer a reality. To the ignorant folk who fear a ‘diminished quality of life like the Europeans have,’ here’s some news for you, Europeans have a great lifestyle! Since coming to Europe, Nerak and I have experienced absolutely no decrease in our quality of life, only change and some minor adjustment. Which will be necessary for all Americans in order to live a sustainable lifestyle.
That’s enough venting for today.
The Future of Suburbia
On a related subject, there was also a recent discussion on the Freakonomics blog about the future of suburbia, love it or hate it. Some of the predictions are undoubtedly a bit radical, but very interesting to consider in the context of our current economic woes.
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