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To: Road Walker who wrote (245694)	8/11/2005 2:16:36 PM
From: d[-_-]b	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573213

John, re:Well, right now the US uses about 4X the barrels a day that China uses. If we had an energy bill that actually did something about efficiency and conservation, the decrease in US usage could probably offset the growth from China and India (or at least mitigate it). But that's just a fantasy, now. With 25% of the world's oil consumption we are the problem. And the US becoming more efficient is likely the only solution. Hybrids if sold in China could moderate their growth, while we reduce our own in the USA and worldwide. However, not if we demand bigger less efficient Hybrids from the automakers - they need to focus on fuel consumption, not comfort for (bigger) Americans by making bigger hybrids. The best thing would be if the Chinese domestically produce Hybrids and start selling them to us. chinasite.com

To: Road Walker who wrote (245694)	8/11/2005 2:19:32 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Respond to of 1573213

JF, With 25% of the world's oil consumption we are the problem. And the US becoming more efficient is likely the only solution. Too hard to force Americans to be more efficient, at least from the point-of-view of politicians. Much easier to just preserve the status quo and wait for China and India to surpass America in oil consumption. The resulting $5/gallon at the pump will probably drive every politician out of office, but I guess later is better than now, especially for those entrenched politicians looking forward to retirement. They're all playing the game of chicken, you know. Tenchusatsu