Comments on: We need less oil, not just less domestic oil

By: admin

admin — Fri, 18 Jun 2026 21:51:37 +0000

Plus, John Douche should be free to drive his big stupid Hummer. We just need to make the green lifestyle appealing to people. I am a huge skeptic of “being green” but when it doesn’t cost me wads of money or isn’t terribly inconvenient then I’m be happy to be “green”. I don’t think anyone actually hates the environment. People just hate to be told what to do. People should be able to freely choose to do the right thing when it comes to “being green” but individuals should also be allowed to be jerks. It’s a free country after all. I don’t think most people will go the Hummer route haha.

By: admin

admin — Fri, 18 Jun 2026 19:31:20 +0000

Absolutely. All I’m saying is that we can’t throw people who can’t afford expensive alternatives under the bus during a recession. That’s why I’m sort of weary of cap and trade. It won’t just punish the allegedly evil, soul-sucking, capitalist pig, corporations *sarcasm* but plenty of poor people will suffer if we tax energy too heavily. It’s a transgression of basic social justice to sacrifice blue collar people and average energy consumers to “Gaia”. You’re right though, there is a concerted effort to keep oil the main fuel forever and that does need to end.

By: Janeé

Janeé — Fri, 18 Jun 2026 19:18:27 +0000

Hopefully not for too long. The technology Is there it’s just kept down by the Oil Man. Power to the solar powered people.

By: admin

admin — Fri, 18 Jun 2026 17:57:21 +0000

Yeah we do need to cut the cord. We’ll have to remain on oil until we can find a satisfactory solution but lets try to find that solution instead of fussing about no drilling when no drilling by itself will just result in more oil importation. I’m not one of those naive people who thinks alternative energy solutions are right around the corner but I just don’t hear enough of an emphasis in news and science to make me think that people really are looking hard right now. Oil might be a necessary evil for a long time but we still need to keep looking for alternatives.

By: Janeé

Janeé — Fri, 18 Jun 2026 14:57:34 +0000

I agree with this. I don’t understand why americans can’t cut the oil cord. I’ve been told Obama should spearhead the way, take charge, ban oil outright. But there’s not enough of a market for alternative energy because the oily snakes of the industry lobbyists are running the show. There aren’t really any good immediate solutions. Government subsidized converter kits? Too expensive, we’ve already got deficit up the ass (these kits run on waste vegetable oil http://www.greasecar.com/ but only for diesel cars and trucks) Cash for clunkers program as incentive to trade to a hybrid? I doubt John Douche will relinquish his hummer. Not to mention electricity and all other energy uses suckling at the oil industry’s teat. So long as alternative energy isn’t seen as viable commodity to the masses, I don’t see any way out

By: geoff

geoff — Fri, 18 Jun 2026 04:14:24 +0000

Amen. I’ve been saying this same stuff for a while now…