| There was avery good TV programme on the other night re Global Warming, putting the same philosophy as Bantam has stated, part of the reason it argued that he Govt is putting up prices and claiming it to be for the benefit of the environment is that it is much the easiest way of conserving what fuel we have left. The belief being that the population will agree to using less fuel (of whatever kind) if it thinks it's helping the environment, BUT tell them we have to ration fuel (or anything) and panic buying/greed etc take over. Who here remembers when there was salt 'shortage', actually there wasnt but as soon as one paper reported there was consumer driven hysteria created one, as demand far outsripped the normal buying demands. Many people stocked up with years worth of salt, can you imagine the results of the Govt (any Govt) saying "Actually we are getting a bit short of Oil chaps, but dont worry if we are all sensible we have years of the stuff left" (Northern Rock anyone??)
We dont have years of the stuff left though so we had all better get used to high prices, a shortage (soon) and coming to terms with the fact that we will not be running our cars around as much as we do at present, depending on who you believe that situation is not very far away, not when people work out that its cheaper to transport 4 people (and their dive kit?) X miles in a fuel burner than ask someone to give them a ride in a rickshaw (sp?).
Sorry to be gloomy but planet Earth is running out of our consumables and someone better do something, sooner rather than later or we face extinction and it wont be when the big shiney thing turns an angry red and eats us.
Matt  |