How to Reduce Gas Consumption
Conservation is our best option ... here's a graphic from this weekend's NY Times article about the future of oil, which is not looking very bright to say the least:
It can be done, if people decide we must change the way we live our lives. It's really only a matter of time. There is no way there is enough oil to support this:
Today's tensions are only likely to get worse in coming years. Consider a few numbers: The planet's population is expected to grow by 50 percent to nine billion by sometime in the middle of the century. The number of cars and trucks is projected to double in 30 years-- to more than two billion -- as developing nations rapidly modernize. And twice as many passenger jetliners, more than 36,000, will in all likelihood be crisscrossing the skies in 20 years.
