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Originally Posted by suspectnumber961
Oil is used to power over 90% of our transportation fleet from land, sea, to air.
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Why are we here, if not to discover how to reduce the amount of oil we use? So I drive an Insight: if I drive the same amount as the average person, I use anywhere from a third to a fifth as much oil as they do. Has my personal economy been adversely affected? Or do I in fact have more discretionary income?
Further, I now do basically all my work via telecommuting, which means I drive maybe half as much as the average person, cutting my oil use even further. Hasn't had an adverse effect on my personal economy, as I have more free time (time not spent commuting), and more money.
Now repeat that over several million people (and companies who e.g. optimize their shipping), and it seems perfectly possible to reduce US oil consumption while improving the economy.
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Without oil our present way of life would cease to exist.
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OK, but are you really all that fond of your present way of life?