Wednesday, May 26, 2010

We Have Met The Enemy and He Is Us!


There's a boatload (Sorry. Couldn't resist it) of finger pointing going on regarding the ecological disaster unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico. Some say it's all because British Petroleum is like all the other oil companies-greedy pigs. Others say it's the government's fault because the various agencies that are supposed to be preventing these kinds of things has failed us-AGAIN. BP is blaming Transocean Co. Transocean is blaming BP.

But I would suggest you ask yourselves these questions:
1. Why do so many people drive their kids to school, only to sit there with their engines running waiting for the doors to open?
2. What's the gas mileage of the vehicle(s) you drive?
3. How often do you carpool with neighbors when transporting kids to the same place?
4. Is that errand you're about to run absolutely necessary?
5. What steps have you taken to conserve heating oil in your house?
6. Are you one of those many voices screaming at environmentalists who want to slow down or stop off-shore drilling?
7. Are you prepared to make the sacrifice that will be necessary to slow the consumption of petroleum fuels?

Walt Kelly's 'Pogo' has it right!

1 comment:

Tim said...

Nice piece George! Small steps must lead to big steps. I have a pellet fireplace which we use all winter. We save about 300-400 gallons each heating season using the fireplace. You are right. We need to have cars, trucks, and suv's, as well as home power equipment that is battery, solar, hydrogen, or electric powered. The problem right now is those technologies are scarce or so cost prohibitive that the average homeowner can't afford them.

Hope all is well with you. I'm going to try to get back to blogging.