[BJungNan]

what do you think are the "better ways?"

First, we can tap into our own oil reserves. Second, we could make cars much more efficient without compromise to occupant comfort and safety. Third, we could make homes much more efficient without significant added expense.

Are these things enough. I'm not sure. I do know that at our home our electric bill averages $48.00 a month while my neighbors are paying $180 a month average. That's a pretty big difference and if everyone did that, certainly it would make an impact.

[from occupied ga]

First, we can tap into our own oil reserves.

Here we agree - long overdue

Second, we could make cars much more efficient without compromise to occupant comfort and safety.

How? Only way is to decrease power or decrease weight or both. Decreasing power makes them unsafe, and decreasing weight beyond where we are now is either unsafe (really small car) or incredibly expensive (carbon fiber body)

Third, we could make homes much more efficient without significant added expense.

Again How? Insulation costs money. Newer air and heat units aren't cheap either.

[hopespringseternal]

I do know that at our home our electric bill averages $48.00 a month while my neighbors are paying $180 a month average.

OK, what did you do differently from your neighbors?