[tolbiny]

Oil won't hit 300$ a barrel tomorrow- Market Prices don't simply increase 600% overnight- and if they did the market would react- if prices hit 20$ a gallon for gas tomorrow people would still have other options- biking, telecommuting, mass transit. The reason so many people have cars now is that oil prices have been very low for decades. In the last 5 years we have seen a rise, and surprise surprise new technology has hit the market with better feul economy. Relying on the Government to do the research for us is using an ill suited cruch. They have no real incentive to work efficiently, and they generally lack the true expertise.