Now...I realize that in the United States we are still paying less for gas then they are in Europe, but that being said I just spend almost $100 filling up my car. This got me thinking about how gas prices are creating a "ripple effect" throughout society. I read that air travel is down 65% this summer. This is when the air industry is already going to shit. Local summer car travel is also down (although I don't know the exact numbers). Hell...this summer my family and I canned both our air trip to Conn. and our driving trip to Canada because it would cost us a fortune in gas.
Now all this is impacting my life...ad my house-hold income is right around $95,000. Can you imagine what it is doing to house-holds that are making in the $50,000's.
Part of this I feel is good. The addiction to oil has got to stop. The problem is, we need a GOOD alternative and soon. The US either needs to invest in better public trans, get this electric cars going faster...figure out the hydro-car thing...and figure it out fast!
The video below is pretty funny...if you like the idea that this oil business is already too far gone to fix.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEXByTrXb6k&feature=related
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The federally set minimum mileage requirements for new cars are not adequate. Add to that a powerful combined oil and car industry who don't want to see hydrogen fuel cell cars on the road and you've got a problem unlikely to go away anytime soon. And while $100 is a hefty amount when you've got a family to feed, check out my blog to get a sense of perspective
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