The Debate Continues
Speaking of gas prices, global warming, off shore drilling and all the other jazz that seems to set so many of you off, courtesy of The New York Times ...
An in-depth business story looks back at the federal government's failure to improve fuel efficiency since the last oil shock.
"Over the last 25 years, opportunities to head off the current crisis were ignored, missed or deliberately blocked, according to analysts, politicians and veterans of the oil and automobile industries. What’s more, for all the surprise at just how high oil prices have climbed, and fears for the future, this is one crisis we were warned about. Ever since the oil shortages of the 1970s, one report after another has cautioned against America’s oil addiction."
The Sunday Magazine interview this week was with Robert Reich, Big Dog's secretary of labor. Says he of 4 foot, 10 inches:
"When you consider that the oil we pump goes into a global oil market, offshore drilling makes no sense. We take the environmental risk, but we’d have to share the negligible price gains with Chinese consumers and every other user around the world."
Have at it, people.
