We need to drill because oil will go back up as soon as more Americans get back to work and can afford to buy gas.

I would rather have an electric car or even an electric golf cart. I live close enough to work either would work for me. If I was in better health a bike would work. North Carolina could legalize electric golf carts.

If car prices and technology had improved as much as computers have well.. We all know about frogs and wings.

Think how much money could be diverted to R&D is all CEO's and executives were limited to $500,000 a year.

...but if we keep putting off the R&D because it isn't good enough for us right now, then we'll never get to the point where we'll be able to ween ourselves off oil.

I would rather pay more for gas right now if it were to mean that sometime in the future, even if its my kid's future, that we could be running a much cleaner fuel source than we are now. That might just be me. I think too many people only worry about the here and now (which is important) but forget to plan ahead.

People respond to prices. If we want to start weaning ourselves from foriegn oil as we are funding both sides of the war on terror, we probably need to artificially inflate the price of gasoline - set a floor price of $4.00 / gallon at the pump, and you would see people buying smaller cars, hybrids, and electric cars as well as seeing much more money spent on research on how to build more efficient cars. The idea is that we need to incorporate the true cost of oil into the price at the pump. This includes fighting to keep the oil supply going as well as the environmental damage done by burning the stuff.

Do you think our addiction to gasoline is too strong for us break free??

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LETS BEGIN IN 2010

My car doesn't get the greatest gas mileage, but then I only drive less than 5000 miles a year. The sun dries our clothes and fans cool the house alot cheaper, then an A/C would.
My HOA currently doesn't allow windmills, but given time, I might be able to change their minds.

Going green is finally catching on in California and I love it.

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Pluto will always be a planet to me.

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We need to drill because oil will go back up as soon as more Americans get back to work and can afford to buy gas.

I would rather have an electric car or even an electric golf cart. I live close enough to work either would work for me. If I was in better health a bike would work. North Carolina could legalize electric golf carts.

If car prices and technology had improved as much as computers have well.. We all know about frogs and wings.

Think how much money could be diverted to R&D is all CEO's and executives were limited to $500,000 a year.

...but if we keep putting off the R&D because it isn't good enough for us right now, then we'll never get to the point where we'll be able to ween ourselves off oil.

I would rather pay more for gas right now if it were to mean that sometime in the future, even if its my kid's future, that we could be running a much cleaner fuel source than we are now. That might just be me. I think too many people only worry about the here and now (which is important) but forget to plan ahead.

People respond to prices. If we want to start weaning ourselves from foriegn oil as we are funding both sides of the war on terror, we probably need to artificially inflate the price of gasoline - set a floor price of $4.00 / gallon at the pump, and you would see people buying smaller cars, hybrids, and electric cars as well as seeing much more money spent on research on how to build more efficient cars. The idea is that we need to incorporate the true cost of oil into the price at the pump. This includes fighting to keep the oil supply going as well as the environmental damage done by burning the stuff.

Do you think our addiction to gasoline is too strong for us break free??

We will break free of it eventually one way or another. I would prefer that we work at breaking free now rather than having to go cold turkey when the oil finally runs out.

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BOINC WIKI

It seems like it would be too much trouble and use too much energy to heat up oil to 650F. Besides, it would break into constituents or burn unless confined under pressure.

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