Dan M wrote: > With all due respect, so what? Most people prefer drilling > everywhere over $4.00 gasoline. And, the Republicans are > winning that argument...the polls show a massive preference > now to drill to bring down the prices.
Are high gas prices a necessary evil to force technological advancement? I do my share of complaining about gas prices, especially when I sit in almost daily traffic jams burning up that $4.00 a gallon fuel. However, In a debate with my daughter, I brought up the question of, without sufficient motivation, would anyone be aggressively looking for alternative fuel sources? Global Warming certainly would not cause sufficient motivation. Nothing motivates the masses more that money. If we're still buying $1.50 a gallon gas at the pumps, why would anyone be motivated to get rid of that Hummer getting 10 miles per gallon (on a good day!) and find more efficient and sustainable fuel sources? Why would car manufacturers do the research and development to create vehicles with higher fuel efficiency unless they have to? _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
