How can we overcome our addiction to oil? Should it be outlawed and labeled a controlled substance?

Answer 1

One way to reduce dependency is to give Public Transportation a kick up the backside. Basically any program that can take cars off the road is a step forward.

I want to advocate electric cars, but they are just so damn ugly, expensive, hard to find and hard to juice up.

Oh... legalize hemp... you can make plastics and other materials from it. Materials that would otherwise require oil to make.

Answer 2

Well, since the envinonmental front outlaws any other source of energy, thats a little hard. Can't have dams because of fish mating paterns, cant have wind power because the windmills kill birds, can't have nuclear because of a small amount of waste even though nuclear is clean as far as the environment and global warming. Even these battery cells for hybred cars are considered toxic.

Answer 3

First you come up with a plentiful replacement that is better for the environment.

Vet-USAF

A thumbs down for the truth, the ONLY way to over come our dependency for oil is to come up with an alternative source of power/fuel, think about it people we can not live in this modern world with out the benefit of oil or a similar substance or fuel.

Answer 4

We won't overcome it. We're spoiled brats, using up the resources of the world while the poor in third world countries die of starvation and unemployment. As long as we have the money to buy it, some one will sell it to us.

Answer 5

That sounds wonderful then we can use horse carts to deliver food around the country. Sail ships to send it to other countries. Horse plows to grow it?
NO more electricity. Hope it does nto get hot or cold where you live. And then you won't be able to ask questions on yahoo.

Answer 6

Vote out the GOP.

Answer 7

Now there's a suggestion that'll really get us somewhere. Geez.

Answer 8

yeh that approach is working so well with marijuana!!!