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**giturbewan** · 06-09-2010, 02:06 AM

Well, you seem to miss the point that it's actually you that are the real culprit here - it's your demand of oil that are the reason for this disaster.

No, it's a point of which I'm all too aware - oil companies are, at present, a necessary evil. However the US' consumption of oil is out of all proportion to virtually the entire rest of the world - this is a wake up call...

People can moderate their oil consumption in many ways. I for example choose not to own a car because I don't need one - I don't even need to use public transport to get to work. So whatever my personal consumption is, I bet it's a fraction of yours - and I'll bet yours is a fraction of the average American...

06-09-2010, 02:06 AM	#20
giturbewan Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 569 Senior Member	Well, you seem to miss the point that it's actually you that are the real culprit here - it's your demand of oil that are the reason for this disaster. No, it's a point of which I'm all too aware - oil companies are, at present, a necessary evil. However the US' consumption of oil is out of all proportion to virtually the entire rest of the world - this is a wake up call... People can moderate their oil consumption in many ways. I for example choose not to own a car because I don't need one - I don't even need to use public transport to get to work. So whatever my personal consumption is, I bet it's a fraction of yours - and I'll bet yours is a fraction of the average American...
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