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Originally Posted by Indy Coug
There are two separate issues at play here. One is how do we respond to the inescapable fact that we are so dependent on a finite resource. Second is how do we respond to being so dependent on our energy needs from international sources which are often hostile to the US.
The second problem needs to be resolved independent of the first.
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high oil prices are our escape to both of these. Without the high prices, we will never develop new sources and conserve. Look at the dramatic shift away from SUVs and trucks. Americans are responding, and this will have effects for decades, what is going on right now.