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**ViagraFeller** · 06-03-2010, 03:20 PM

when folks are ready to give up their cars..... talk is cheap how many households have more than 1 car??????

No doubt that cars are a problem, but as already pointed out by another poster, oil is deeply ingrained in our lifestyles.

Is your home air conditioned? Do we need it in so many places? Wasn't too long ago that movie theaters advertised that they had air conditioning.

What about plastic water bottles? Found a few facts: In 1976, an American consumed 1.6 gallons of bottled water; in 2006, it was 28 gallons. Plastic is made from hydrocarbons, and it took 17 million barrels of oil just to make the bottles.

Go into a store and buy a bunch of small items. They are all wrapped in oversized plastic cases (antitheft). Not too long ago, a clerk put all the loose items in a paper bag.

How about all the electronic junk we use? Where does the power come from?

06-03-2010, 03:20 PM	#49
ViagraFeller Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 585 Senior Member	when folks are ready to give up their cars..... talk is cheap how many households have more than 1 car?????? No doubt that cars are a problem, but as already pointed out by another poster, oil is deeply ingrained in our lifestyles. Is your home air conditioned? Do we need it in so many places? Wasn't too long ago that movie theaters advertised that they had air conditioning. What about plastic water bottles? Found a few facts: In 1976, an American consumed 1.6 gallons of bottled water; in 2006, it was 28 gallons. Plastic is made from hydrocarbons, and it took 17 million barrels of oil just to make the bottles. Go into a store and buy a bunch of small items. They are all wrapped in oversized plastic cases (antitheft). Not too long ago, a clerk put all the loose items in a paper bag. How about all the electronic junk we use? Where does the power come from?
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