Far be it from me to ever defend big oil (or big anyone), but on September 1, when last year’s gasoline prices had reached their peak, I was sent out for some milk. I was amazed to discover that it cost me $1.00 per liter (actually 3.99 for 4 liters) of milk – a renewable resource. It’s something to think about (while we sip on our bottled water at $1.50+ per liter). The oil companies and their oily political puppets still deserve a serious slap – but maybe their crime is not so much the price of gasoline as it is their collective efforts to avoid and/or suppress the development of alternatives.
Did You Know? Canada uses more energy per capita than any other G7 nation. The USA now burns less than half as much energy for every dollar of gross domestic product than it did 30 years ago.