High Gas Prices are Good!
I hope the price of gasoline and oil doubles in the next year. Actually, I hope it increases 1000%. Why? Because super-inflated gas prices may be the only thing that wakes North America up to the need for change. Public awareness about global warming and climate change has been numbed by increasing media saturation of the issue. Sure we are all ‘aware’ of the problem, but aren’t we still just sitting around eating popcorn watching movies like An Inconvenient Truth and The 11th Hour. Is watching videos really a solution?
The majority of our population continues to drive around in SUVs and consume enormous yearly amounts of disposable products, even though catastrophes like species extinction, pollution and hurricanes like Katrina make clear the need for change. An extreme increase in the price of gas would raise inflation to the point of economic collapse and a resultant depression.
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Why Economic Collapse?
In the long run, it seems like a short-term economic collapse in the near future might be a better alternative to the complete and total destruction we face if we continue to ignore global warming with our unrestrained consumption and pollution. High gas prices will give all levels of our society and government the incentive to be pro-active and create change. It will require all available resources to re-design our economic, energy, industrial and transportation infrastructures in a more efficient and sustainable way.
So whenever I hear that the price of gas is rising again I feel happy, and hopeful for a clean energy future!
You make a really good point. Sad as it is, people may have to be forced into becoming more environmentally aware. Sure it’s a good thing, but it would be nice if people changed because of a choice made strictly in line with saving the planet rather than saving a few bucks.
I’ve been thinking that too. Then the free market could easily come up with a market solution.
The problem is - with economic global depression comes war - and that is exactly what they want.
When people stand up, because fuel prices rise or whatever situation occurs that will finally make the general public stand up, then that is their excuse to impose martial law which all governments have been paving the way with since 9/11. It is 5 minutes to midnight.
It would seem the net has been cast and instead of swimming away we will allow ourselves to be hauled in, perhaps we have waited too long to become indignant. Maybe nemo will come along and tell us all to swim down and we will be free.
Myself, I believe nemo will come, I believe we will be saved, but we might have to go through a nightmare before we are willing to be woken.
You make a very good point. It’s a good thing I already have a hybrid.
Yes I agree, raise the price. I don’t understand why people think they can go on living like nothing is changing. Everyone should do their part. I live in Montana where I see the ranchers and wifes going to the store leaving the gas hog Rams running. Many of them get a discount for dyed diesel, which is supposed to be used on the farm not to ride around town. John Deer what are they doing about the equipment they sell ?
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