What really bugs me about this whole situations is that no one does anything about it. Yes, we can't just spontanesouly create more oil (well, yeah there is synthetic oil, but you need a power source to make that and I don't think you could really make it in the quantities we'd need, but I don't know all that much about it) but legislation could be implemented to try to lower petroleum use so that what's left will last longer. But instead of putting miles per gallon regulatoins on SUVs (if you buy one for your business, you actually get a tax break for it XD ) or putting more money into improving and expanding mass transportation congress just sort of sits around. There is some money put towards research of alternate fuels like hydrogen, but as the article said you need oil to make hydrogen cells, so really it isn't fixing the problem at all.
On a slightly different note, it's rediculus how much people waste electricty. At 2am, all the lights in the halls, common rooms and bathrooms are still on, even though no one is in them here. I especially like the building that have the big glass fronts, but in the middle of the day still have so many fluorescent lights on that everything is tented yellow. Maybe congress should start thinking about giving people tax cuts for conserving energy, like buying hybrid cars, or (I have no clue if this would be feasible at all) giving people tax breaks if they used below a certain amount of electricity in their homes. It wouldn't fix the problem, but if enough people did it it would atleast slow consumption and ease the transition.
On a slightly different note, it's rediculus how much people waste electricty. At 2am, all the lights in the halls, common rooms and bathrooms are still on, even though no one is in them here. I especially like the building that have the big glass fronts, but in the middle of the day still have so many fluorescent lights on that everything is tented yellow. Maybe congress should start thinking about giving people tax cuts for conserving energy, like buying hybrid cars, or (I have no clue if this would be feasible at all) giving people tax breaks if they used below a certain amount of electricity in their homes. It wouldn't fix the problem, but if enough people did it it would atleast slow consumption and ease the transition.
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