re: #185 researchok

Oil shale is a real option.

My belief is that oil shale, coupled with increased fuel taxes (increased, but not crazy) might be the perfect balance. It worked for Canada- and we have an billion dollar a day plus trade exchange.

Done wisely, it can work.

My thing about fuel taxes, is we are capable of creating 100mpg cars even without expensive hybrid tech, people are doing it in their basements, we just need to sorta adjust how we drive, solutions abound, but all of them require adjustments and tradeoffs. We can’t have 4200 lb. sedans and 5000 lb SUVs getting 100mpg, for example :D But a commuter vehicle, absolutely.