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To: geode00 who wrote (169351)	8/19/2005 8:29:56 AM
From: Keith Feral	Read Replies (1) of 281500

Well, it will be easier for urban populations to make the adjustment. It will be more difficult for families with young children to react. Although people look to the government for change, it will take more technology from the private sector to generate more fuel efficient cars. Hybrid cars need to become a commercial emergency for every car company in the world. I am so sick of these companies saying the higher costs of production are a deterrent. I know this is the fadg where it's only cool to blame the President. Maybe he should be doing more. Read a great quote from "The Preservationist". "The problem with people who think that God will provide, is that they think God will provide." (pg.35) I think this is the paradox of faith. Just as people think God will provide, they think the government will provide. I guess that is why we have so many disillusioned liberals out there. People that rely on faith as a dependency are setting themselves up for a huge disappointment. The world will change when people make it happen. The transition from carbon to hydrogen fuels is too far into the future. The immediate solution for fuel efficiency is to develop hybrid engines. I would also like to see the government eliminate some of the ridiculous legislation about car seats for kids. 30 lbs should be the limit or 4 years old should be the limit. The inconvenience of these seats has encouraged more families to buy SUV's way beyond their usefulness. There is no reason to be putting 6 or 8 year olds into a car seat. I would trade in all of my Suvs if it weren't for the car seat restriction. It is too much of a pain in the ass to put kids in a car seat in a little 4 door camry with great gas mileage. Once people stop buying their gas guzzlers, these car companies will get the ball rolling. Simple makeshift batteries can increase mileage up to 250 mpg. That blows away the 17 mpg I'm getting in my suv.

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