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...fossil fuels? High gas (and diesel) prices are the only thing that gets most Americans to stop wasting fossil fuels. This has been shown time and again in buying surveys, with V8 SUV sales picking up after a temporary lull in gas prices. Voluntary conservation seems to be perceived as a sign of economic weakness by the average bling-chaser.
There seems to be little serious awareness among Americans of Peak Oil concepts, or that oil peaked in the U.S. back around 1970 (including Alaska as a subset of total reserves).
Most people just seem to fixate on current pump prices, as if no other factors are in play except the moment. They get indignant when asked to conserve voluntarily, as if some birthright is being challenged. Is this a true assessment?
There seems to be little serious awareness among Americans of Peak Oil concepts, or that oil peaked in the U.S. back around 1970 (including Alaska as a subset of total reserves).
Most people just seem to fixate on current pump prices, as if no other factors are in play except the moment. They get indignant when asked to conserve voluntarily, as if some birthright is being challenged. Is this a true assessment?