I think this sums up a lot of what's wrong with this country. People simply aren't willing to put their actions where their mouths are. It's really not that hard to save gas/energy/help the envirnoment. Too many people think that they would need to give up creature comforts to make a difference.
If you have to drive an SUV, drive a smaller one. The difference in fuel consumption is huge. We get about %25 of our oil from the Persian Gulf (http://www.eia.doe.gov/neic/rankings/crudebycountry.htm)...A)... 2006 suburban gets 17 MPG, the 2006 Ford Escape gets 22 MPG, the Escape Hybrid gets 31 MPG. Other than the fashion statement of having a large SUV, there's very little additional "utility" in the large version. If everyone were willing to make a shift to smaller vehicles, walk a bit more, insulate their homes and take actions beyond adding a bumper sticker...we could easily eliminate oil imports from the Middle East...and keep Tahoe blue.
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