The oil we recieve from the Alaskan oil reserves is only supposed to fuel all the cars in DC and Philly for one day. Hardly significant if you ask me.

I'm surprised they're making such a huge fuss about drilling in Alaska instead of encouraging the American people to carpool, use public transportation or save fuel by avoiding total dependancy on their personal vehicle.

But a I guess the Administration would rather do their buddies in the oil industry a favor and boost our economic power rather than give people information about how to conserve.

This is another thing that pisses me off about Americans, we seem to forget the past very quickly and we only think ahead about two or three years. Gives a whole new meaning to "living for today".

But if people could only live for today in regards to the future, we might not have a crisis on our hands.

Here's an excersize: Ride your bike to work on Mondays and Wednesdays, carpool on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Since most people do their grocery shopping on weekends anyways, it all works out! This can be configured to fit any anverage Joe's schedule (unless you drive 10 miles to work everyday).

Hell, I'm 17 and I ride my bike 3 miles to school every day--AND I'm vegetarian (vegan on Wednesdays and Fridays)! If I can do this, any American can.