oops, there it is

While Republicans were busy blaming Obama's energy policy for the high cost of filling up their SUVs, an interesting article appeared in the KC Star last week. An AP study found no correlation between domestic drilling and the price of gas. Despite lagging demand and higher production than previous years in the U.S., the price of oil continues to rise. Pop!
That's the sound of delusions deflating.
Suddenly, all of those conversations about peak oil ring true. Global demand is what drives prices, and physics rule. Supply is only available at a premium price - it costs a lot of money to build pipelines to ship ecocidal tar sands to Asia. (oh, you thought that was OUR oil?)
Clearly, it's well past time to talk about alternatives to oil. And it's time to write a letter to our grandchildren. We can't undo the damage we've done. We can only start to do things the right way.

the downward slope

Here's the one thing you need to understand about gas prices. They will continue to rise because global supply has peaked. There's nothing we can do to change that. It's time to have serious discussions about how we use energy.

$5 gas

Gas prices continue to rise and we're hearing all the normal crazy talk about lowering prices. Of course, lower prices would be a boost the economy, but the dangerous thing with seeking lower priced oil is that solutions ignore the fundamental causes. Already, Republicans are blaming Obama's energy "attitude" for the price increase and people are fervently repeating calls to drill more, burn more, mine more, use more.
We can't grow our way out of a resource problem. The lack thereof is the problem.
The first step is to understand why gas is getting more expensive. Then get busy finding ways to use less.
Oh, and for all those who seem to think burning endless amounts of fossil fuels has no effect on the planet - everything has consequences.