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Alternative Energy Sources For Kids
America's Decoupling from Reality
What the US Right learned was that it could achieve political gain by circulating an endless supply of baseless or wildly exaggerated allegations. Many Americans would believe them just because of the repetition over right-wing talk radio.
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Solar Power Questions:
Do you think high gas prices can be a blessing in disguise?
Am I the only one that thinks high gas prices are truly a blessing in disguise? Sure we may be paying more but look at all the benefits. Consumers are now demanding fuel efficient cars, alternative energy sources are being seriously researched, people are driving less, the freeways are less crowded, etc.
We ARE going to run out of oil eventually so do we want to figure out a solution now or wait until it's too late. Every time I fill up my tank I consider it an investment toward the future and I don't mind sacrificing if it means a brighter future for my kids.
I do think in many ways it's a good thing because it causes people to think about the choices they are making since it's more so impacting their wallets now w/ gas prices continuing to rise. Additionally, it's great because it means that folks will be alot more interested in hybrid cars and alternative fuel vehicals which will drive the auto market to make more of these for the consumer - which means prices will go down and soon most of us will be able to afford hybrid or electric cars. However, it still sucks because oil companies are making record profits from raping the land and the people who have come to rely on this resource. And...you can only avoid using your car for so long so eventually you have to pay up...and the price of public transportation continues to rise so sometimes you wonder if you're saving any money at all since it takes longer to get to work and sometimes costs the same or more to get to work than if you were driving. So, that's the difficulty. I wish the government would give more incentives to those that are willing to ditch the car and take public trans - that would be nice and would help alot.
