Who the fuck cares how much money a company makes as long as they provide a good product?
What we need is to create policy that will effect demand. This is not a supply issue the world has plenty of oil. This is a demand issue. With China and India emerging and using more and more oil, the demand is growing faster than supply.
What can effect demand? We need a shift in the demand curve. How to do that. I have advocated a national 55 mph speed limit. Any state that doesn't go along with it loses their federal highway funds. Strictly enforced this would save about 12% per year from our current fuel consumption.
Open up every area of the USA, Anwar, National Parks, off shore in all areas to exploration and drilling.
Build new nuclear plants at least 4.
Increase the tax credits for compressed natual gas vehicle. Ford and Honda make cars and vans that run on CNG. There is currently 50 times the reserves of natural gas in the USA than oil and we don't look for it.
Increase the tax credit for hybred cars and all electric cars.
The speed limit would give us a head start and the other measures would take 4 or 5 yrs to have an effect.
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