Like it or Not, $100 Oil Forces New Energy Policy on U.S.
November 10th, 2007“The reality is that the oil companies are going to lift our wallets and then flip us upside down to shake loose any change that may have remained in our pockets.”
—From an upcoming Cryptogon essay
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. BP solar panels, Chevron wave power, etc… Who knows? Cheney’s Own Organic Organs and Entrails?
The usual suspects are going to be powering clean green fascism, alright, but there’s still a lot of oil to be sold at $100 or more per barrel.
Via: USA Today:
The reality is that $96 oil will accomplish more than all of the energy bills passed in the last generation combined. Painful, yes. Troubling, absolutely. But perhaps the only force powerful enough to alter the way America fuels its economy.
