On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:41:29 -0700, Mark & Juanita
wrote:

You really don't have a grasp on the amount of coal and shale reserves in
the US, do you?

Shale is far too expensive to process efficiently. It only makes
sense if gas is going for $7-10 a gallon.

While deliberate waste is never justified, the idea that having us all
drive Prius's will save the world is hardly a rational approach.

A Prius is a damn ugly car, actually. The fact is, a hybrid might
help slow the use of gasoline, when gas runs out entirely or gets too
expensive, a hybrid isn't going to do any good. The reality is that
we need to look for a way to rid ourselves of gasoline altoghether.