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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 736258" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>I'm seeing a lot of finger-pointing and playing the "blame game" concerning what has turned into the worst enviormental disaster since the Exxon Valdez incident.</p><p> </p><p>When are we as a society going to look in the mirror and accept the fact that <em>we all</em> bear some level of responsibility for this?</p><p> </p><p>BP was drilling for oil in 5,000 feet of water in order to meet a demand for a product. Instead of pointing fingers, perhaps we should be asking "why in the hell should <em>anyone</em> be drilling that deep in the first place?"</p><p> </p><p>If everyone in our society commuted in a vehicle that got 50 or 60+ MPG, or that used biodiesel, or hydrogen, or batteries...or if they used mass transit, or rode bikes...would we even <em>need</em> to drill for oil that deep?</p><p> </p><p>I'm not trying to sound self-righteous, but I commute to work in a 2006 VW Jetta turbo diesel that gets almost 40MPG on biodiesel, which is made right here in Oregon from recycled cooking oil and locally grown canola. Biodiesel can be made from any variety of crops including hemp, canola, rapeseed or even algae. And the cars that use it can be fast, comfortable and powerful. Its not science fiction, or unproven technology...its real.</p><p> </p><p>And yes, I also own a gas hog. I have a '76 Chevy 4x4 pickup with a V-8 that gets about 8MPG....<em>on the rare occasions wehn I actually need to use it. </em>I drove it less than 500 miles last year, and the rest of the time it sat.</p><p> </p><p>I see too many people commuting to work by themselves in SUV's. Newsflash, people; <em>you dont need a 250 horsepower V-8 to get to work or take 3 kids to a soccer game.</em></p><p> </p><p>I agree that BP needs to step up and fix this....and I accept that for the very near future we are still going to be a fossil-fuel driven society. But I hope this serves as a wakeup call to people that <strong>we all share the blame for what happened in the Gulf</strong>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 736258, member: 14668"] I'm seeing a lot of finger-pointing and playing the "blame game" concerning what has turned into the worst enviormental disaster since the Exxon Valdez incident. When are we as a society going to look in the mirror and accept the fact that [I]we all[/I] bear some level of responsibility for this? BP was drilling for oil in 5,000 feet of water in order to meet a demand for a product. Instead of pointing fingers, perhaps we should be asking "why in the hell should [I]anyone[/I] be drilling that deep in the first place?" If everyone in our society commuted in a vehicle that got 50 or 60+ MPG, or that used biodiesel, or hydrogen, or batteries...or if they used mass transit, or rode bikes...would we even [I]need[/I] to drill for oil that deep? I'm not trying to sound self-righteous, but I commute to work in a 2006 VW Jetta turbo diesel that gets almost 40MPG on biodiesel, which is made right here in Oregon from recycled cooking oil and locally grown canola. Biodiesel can be made from any variety of crops including hemp, canola, rapeseed or even algae. And the cars that use it can be fast, comfortable and powerful. Its not science fiction, or unproven technology...its real. And yes, I also own a gas hog. I have a '76 Chevy 4x4 pickup with a V-8 that gets about 8MPG....[I]on the rare occasions wehn I actually need to use it. [/I]I drove it less than 500 miles last year, and the rest of the time it sat. I see too many people commuting to work by themselves in SUV's. Newsflash, people; [I]you dont need a 250 horsepower V-8 to get to work or take 3 kids to a soccer game.[/I] I agree that BP needs to step up and fix this....and I accept that for the very near future we are still going to be a fossil-fuel driven society. But I hope this serves as a wakeup call to people that [B]we all share the blame for what happened in the Gulf[/B]. [/QUOTE]
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