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Is the Energy Crisis Over?
By Solar energy | January 12, 2009
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Is the Energy Crisis Over?
In desperate times, we do what we can to address the immediate crisis. This past summer the high cost of energy initiated a crisis mode. Americans drove less, spent less, and elected a new president with lofty energy promises.
Today, gasoline prices are down under $2 a gallon and the analysts say we consumers are going back to our trucks and sport-utility vehicles.
Maybe somewhere folks are buying trucks and SUVs. But I think most of us recognize that this time of low gasoline prices is only buying us time.
If this time is not used to create a more energy conservative and energy efficient lifestyle, we only postpone even greater energy crises.
While we may appreciate the new administration’s efforts, in our heart-of-hearts we know governments alone cannot fix our energy predicament.
Even Mr. Chu, who will lead the Energy Department in the new administration, finds himself between a rock and a hard place. It’s one thing to dream the dream (i.e. lofty political promises) but it’s another thing entirely to reconcile policy with daily realities.
Creating a more energy efficient world really begins with us. You and me. The people who do the living and buying and driving on this planet.
We’ve been given a breather. Fuel prices are down. Will we use our time wisely?
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