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.
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