Join me in the OIL BRIGADE!!!

[birdman]

There was a discussion on the main page a few days ago in response to Billie Joe Armstrongs feelings about this country being too dependant on oil.

Now anybody who knows me knows that I detest celebrity liberals who think they are moral authoritys on what is going on in the world. But the bottom line is, he was right. America is way too dependant on oil and it is crushing us as a nation.

A few months ago Anti-Flag organized the ill fated attempt at having people not buy gas for a day, I am sure Anti-Flag used that day to drive across the country in their monster tour buses counting their money and making sure every interviewer they talk to knows that they are vegan.

Anyways let me get back on track...quitting oil is like quitting smoking, it has to be done in steps. Lets start taking those steps.

I propose that for the month of January, for every wednesday of the month, you carpool...everywhere you can. Carpool to class, bring your lunch to work instead of driving to McDonalds on your break...carpool to the bar after work, and carpool home (or take a taxi if you are drunk). Then, in Febuary, you carpool on Wednesdays and Fridays.

You will save money, keep from putting miles on your car, and stick it to big oil all while getting where you need to go.

Whats everyone think?

[youcomebeforeyo]

The only way reduction in oil dependency will happen is when either

A) The oil runs out
B) Technology allows for us to find sustainable alternatives

Solutions like you suggested simply won't wash with the public, people expect and demand to keep their quality of life and standard. Until that becomes unattainable people will continue to keep their attitudes.

The major problem is, there is no viable alternative for oil. We have hybrid vehicles but the fact is more energy is put in to the production of the batteries for those vehicles than they ever return in a lifetime. Bio-Fuels require amounts of vegetation that simply could not be made to power the worlds demand and Solar panels also have more energy into them than they produce in output.

Personally I think we will crash and burn and run out of oil before technology catches us.

[Fedaykin]

A few months ago Anti-Flag organized the ill fated attempt at having people not buy gas for a day,

I propose that for the month of January, for every wednesday of the month, you carpool...everywhere you can.

Whats everyone think?

I think your solution will be even more ill fated than Anti-flag's

we went to Iraq to muder people and steal oil
oil is an industry trading in the hundreds of Billions of dollars
we will always be dependant on it until a more valuable and profitable commodity comes along

[TranscendTrends]

what we need in order to foster more change is increased government subsidies for alternative transportation. 95% of all transportation in the US is fueled by petroleum, and 67% of all our imported oil goes towards automobile gasoline. in order to compete in their initial start-up phases, biodeisel, ethanol, electric, and hydrogen-powered transportation need subsidies.