[From a Thomas Friedman article in New York Times]
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How many times do we have to see this play before we admit that it always ends the same way?
Which play? The one where gasoline prices go up, pressure rises for more fuel-efficient cars, then gasoline prices fall and the pressure for low-mileage vehicles vanishes, consumers stop buying those cars, the oil producers celebrate, we remain addicted to oil and prices gradually go up again, petro-dictators get rich, we lose. I’ve already seen this play three times in my life. Trust me: It always ends the same way — badly.
So I could only cringe when reading this article from CNNMoney.com on Dec. 22: “After nearly a year of flagging sales, low gas prices and fat incentives are reigniting America’s taste for big vehicles. Trucks and S.U.V.’s will outsell cars in December ... something that hasn’t happened since February. Meanwhile, the forecast finds that sales of hybrid vehicles are expected to be way down.”*
2 comments:
Kinda shows you how much we GENUINELY care about the environment...
Human nature can always be counted on... but ultimately $ will motivate people. And there's only so much oil in the ground.
The discovery of which helped save the extinction of more whales to lubricate the industrial revolution... So, now what happens next? Run, whales! Run!!!
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