save the environment, write to congress

Here is one thing you can do for the environment. Write to your representatives and senators demanding that they keep gas prices high. High gas prices are the only known remedy to our key problems. Only high gas prices can fix our dependence on foreign oil. Only high gas prices can make Detroit look into alternative energy. Only high gas prices can cure global warming.

In case you wonder take a look at these numbers:

Since 1981, the number of cars and trucks on the road has increased 75% to 249 million.

Since 1981, the number of miles driven by Americans has doubled (no the country did not expand)

Since 1981, gasoline consumption has increased by 40%.

Since 1981, fuel efficiency has gone up by a whopping 60%, but clearly that has had no effect on conservation, quite to the contrary.

Pushing fuel economy to 35 mph will NOT achieve anything except lower out-of-pocket costs and more driving as a result. IT IS THE WRONG THING TO DO.

Abundant cheap oil in the 90s has fueled the popularity of the gas guzzlers and SUVs. It has enabled long haul commutes. It is responsible for the housing boom in far-out regions.

Do something good for America, write your representatives. Urge them to keep gas prices HIGH.