At current prices, Saudi Arabia doesn't have the biggest reserves. Our good pal in Venezuela does ;)
You know, I love to drive a big, roomy gas guzzler as much as the next person, but thinking about what sort of stuff my gas dollars are funding makes me want to break down and get a hybrid :P
I think this is one of the few places I can find common ground with the left. They want to reduce/replace oil consumption in order to to stop the global warming boogeyman and save a few reindeer from having to walk around a pipe. I don't want to be lining the pockets of those who want to murder us all. Different motives, same goal.
Perhaps once oil shale production becomes economical (I'm sure it will happen eventually -- it just needs time), things will change. Until then, I'll be a fan of ethanol and biodiesel.
Me either. But can't the ethanol blended fuel run in todays car? I remember it being available and I used it in my 79 Caprice when I was in college many, many moons ago.. (the 80's)