$100 oil celebration
I must admit, I wasn't entirely sad that oil broke $100...
http://www.time.com/time/business/ar...rss-topstories The next "milestone" so to speak is just shy of $103 - the highest inflation adjusted price for oil... Was anyone else quietly celebrating a victory for future efficiency? |
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This is one of those Good and Bad situations.
The Good: Higher price means greater research for new energy products. ...means people will get smaller cars and pollute less. ...means use of less energy and less dependence on foreign oil. ...means electric cars will become a realality. The Bad: Higher price means all prices will go up, thus inflation. ...means job losses as businesses cut back to stay competitive. ...means possible recession as businesses stop spending. ...means we further transfer wealth to the Middle East. So is it a celebration? I'ts more like getting a root canal. You don't want to go through it, but you know it has to be done. Because, The alternatives are not good. When it is all over it is great. But, nobody wants to through it. |
I figure the bad is mostly found in people's willingness to pay stay stuck on the oil economy rather than making a transition to something sustainable...If we could make that transition before we have some fool's crisis, then we'd prolly end up better off. Especially if we bring the industry into our own country rather than somewhere centered around pumping oil.
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I have to admit I was not sad. However...
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Hello -
I don't mind (yet, ;) ). I can't tell, are we paying a price at the pump that reflects $100/barrel? Anyway, it just makes this mainstream article all the more relevant : A Solar Grand Plan - Scientific American Magazine - January, 2008 http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=a-solar-grand-plan Quote:
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