A couple of points. In this country petrol (gas) is around $7 a gallon, of which 80% is tax.Our government were committed to raising the price each year to discourage use, and thus protect the environment. It has done no such thing.Pollution from vehicles is a very small percentage of the total pollutants pumped into the atmosphere.I have a background in Nuclear energy, and firmly think nuclear power is the way forward. Unfortunately, environmentalists have put the fear into everyone about nuclear power. The nuclear industry is far safer than conventional plants,but to the general public nuclear energy is the same as building atomic bombs.You are right,byte, when you touch on the economies. Too many jobs, and too much tax revenue is dependant on the oil industry - it is this which is stifling the adoption of alternative energy sources.
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