The Price Of Going Green
With the price of food and the pain at the pump, many people are looking at going green not only as a solution, but a necessity. On television and in the newspapers, we see people taking “staycations”, using public transportation, and eating locally grown produce. Now, going green becomes a means of survival more than just a thing the activists and tree huggers do.
One of the largest automobile dealerships in the nation has declared that the rising cost of gasoline is a good thing. I wish I had written down the dealership and CEO so that I could pass this information on. The CEO stated that the high cost of fuel is a good thing because it makes people drive less, unload their gas guzzling SUV’s, reduce greenhouse gases and promotes public transportation.
The sad thing is this - public transportation cannot meet he demand of a nation becoming more dependent on it. Cuts have been made in destinations, bus stops and all the other advantages of public transportation that makes it good to use. People are finding that it is very hard to find reliable public transportation to get to their destinations, and public utilities are cutting back on routes due to the high cost of fuel. Elderly people wishing to use public transportation find themselves going out less because of the oft-times need to walk greater distances to access public transportation.
There is no easy solution. As long as we are so dependent on foreign oil to meet our needs, we cannot focus on what is needed to be done here at home. It is not a case of wanting to cure dependence on foreign oil, it is the actual NEED for this country to do so. Until we accept that fact, the economy and everything it pertains to will suffer. Wake up, America!
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