TSD has had an epiphany and although I wish I were wrong, you be the judge. In my humble opinion, the flames that burn in the pits of hell are fueled by big oil. It has become obvious that big oil runs the world. There was a time when big oil and the automobile industry were hand in hand and seemed to conspire to keep modern advances in fuel economy, carburetor improvements and electric car equipment in the dark ages. I have heard stories for years about people that figured out ways to make cars run on water, trash, vegetable oil and all sorts of common items. I personally knew a man that figured out a way to increase fuel economy in large cars to an estimated 70 mpg with items that he purchased at a grocery store. Big oil made this guy an offer of $500,000 to start. The guy got nervous about it and eventually was made an offer that he could not refuse and he moved away. These stories are made out to be fantastical and are treated as make believe which is exactly what the big oil folks want. We learned who the boss was between big oil and the car companies when the economy began to tank. Big oil did not save the car industry but let the Government step in and keep them from the final curtain call. You would think that the car makers would have learned their lesson and would push forward with technology to end their reliance and dependence on big oil but the solution may not be that simple. I firmly believe that big oil has established ownership of the Government to the highest level and that they control the energy policy for the Country and they use the car makers and congress to do their bidding. We as progressives often think of ourselves as fighting the man and the large corporations that run the world. It is a noble cause however, it is a loosing battle as we do not have the numbers and influence and all the kings horses and all the kings gold can not match the billions and billions that big oil has. Take a look as the little slice of heaven called the Gulf of Mexico is being bombed with a lethal dose of oil with no end in sight. The ugly truth is that we have the technology to stop the well but we are witnessing another example of big oil exerting it's dominance over us and the environment. The worse the spill, the more the profits will be for big oil. The prices for fuel will begin to creep up because big oil will never pay their profits for the clean ups and recovery, they will simple increase prices to cover any clean up and recovery required. Why do the other big oil brothers not come to help BP? They have many ships and much technology to offer. They know that they stand to profit as standing in opposition to BP. We boycott BP and we use Exxon and big oil gets bigger and richer. I have said that the quickest way to stop the oil well from leaking would be to take BP executives from the top down and shove them in the hole and if it does not stop, then shove their money, cars, etc. in the hole. Funny thing is, I figure that after you shove the first one in, the leak would magically get fixed. Of course, when big oil is pulling the puppet strings, this would never be an option. Maybe it is time to realize that big oil is too big to fight. It is a global monster and lives on the souls and dollars of hard working people. The minions that have profited from big oil, have sold their souls for profit and you can not bargain with someone or something that has no soul. Perhaps we should allow big oil to profit from clean energy for the sake of future generations and for the sake of the environment. Big oil could be allowed to distribute solar power and wind turbines and all the technology to reduce the earth's carbon footprint. A handsome profit could be made by the over lords and we could begin to heal the planet. If it sounds like I have given into the corporate evil, you may be correct but at the moment of truth, I am not sure that we have any other options. We can continue to fight a loosing battle or when can perhaps make an effort to change the world for the better. Please offer your thoughts and opinions in the comments below and feel free to share any stories that you know about the technologies that exist that would allow us to live in a better and less petroleum based world.
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