[jpl]

Eventually our economy will start to transition away from oil, but it's not going to happen overnight, it will be a slow but steady gradual process, and we'll probably see it start within the next 10-15 years. And it won't happen because of government mandates either. There are options right now, such as fuel-efficient hybrid cars and diesel engine cars that run on vegetable oil, and I expect these options will naturally get cheaper over time.

[Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit]

Eventually our economy will start to transition away from oil, but it's not going to happen overnight, it will be a slow but steady gradual process, and we'll probably see it start within the next 10-15 years.

First, you are right.

Second, I would only argue to push things forward through subsidies to give America a competitive advantage. The country with the most advanced wind turbine production capacity is Denmark. They are that way because of subsidies and they are making a ton of money as a result.

If the US takes the lead on this, even if it takes some prodding, that is not a bad thing for Americas security, economy or image in the rest of the world (accept among W^s friends the Saudis).