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Yahoo -- What a terrible mess we're in. Gasoline is averaging four dollars a gal. The price increases week after week, and there's no end in sight. Worse, we are at the mercy of the world's most unstable region, a group of countries that just happen to despise us. And to top it all off, we are guaranteed to run out of oil within the next fifty years, twenty if China and India continue to increase consumption at current rates.
As the noose continues to tighten, the typical conservation pleas abound - calls for carpooling, mass transit, walking and biking wherever possible. Good ideas, all, but a mere drop in the ocean of fuel conservation that is needed. As it turns out, tremendous amounts of gasoline could be saved, with a resulting drop in prices, if our federal, state, and local governments

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Submitted Aug 08, 2012 By: 1brendle

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fracknsave Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:1,666 Points:58,000 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 10:57:52 PM Ignore fracknsave Report Abuse government conservation in any form is a paradox
carranco Champion Author Georgia Posts:1,027 Points:268,265 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 9:28:16 PM Ignore carranco Report Abuse We are guaranteed to run out of oil in the next 50 years! Hardly.
Gmsclecarparts All-Star Author Oklahoma City Posts:707 Points:123,195 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 1:17:48 PM Ignore Gmsclecarparts Report Abuse Agree with wamster. Many of the author's "brilliant ideas" are far from brilliant. Cutting back on days of postal delivery is coming very soon. Putting postal carriers in very expensive hybrid delivery vehicles makes little sense, not very cost effective. Locally, many trash trucks, buses & delivery vehicles (UPS, etc) run on CNG. More CNG powered urban delivery vehicles makes sense. Getting rid of street sweepers, can't see that. Eliminating residential trash pick-up in favor of "community drop off approach", not happening.
crep1291 Champion Author Ottawa Posts:2,576 Points:480,635 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 11:11:07 AM Ignore crep1291 Report Abuse How about using hybrid or full EV for buses and garbage trucks. Hybrids greatly improve fuel efficiency of this sort of stop-and-go traffic.
Norm10 Champion Author British Columbia Posts:3,337 Points:162,700 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 9:13:55 AM Ignore Norm10 Report Abuse Interesting article - a pleasant surprise!
alex395 Champion Author Louisville Posts:2,043 Points:276,270 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 8:45:06 AM Ignore alex395 Report Abuse High gas prices equal Obama can return to being a community organizer. Bring'em on small price to pay.
wamster Champion Author Houston Posts:4,243 Points:693,855 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 8:03:18 AM Ignore wamster Report Abuse I don't agree with some points of the article. I think the government needs to stop wasting money in other areas. 1. If the highway grass gets two or more feet in height and it catches fire, I think it could pose a problem. 2.Anyone who has ever lived in a cul de sac depends on the street sweeper. It isn't just trash and cigarette butts which can be manually picked up. Dirt and mud pile up and it needs the power sweeper. A manual broom won't do the job. 3. I'm agreeable to no mail delivery on Saturday, but don't like the idea of three days a week delivery.
rcornero Sophomore Author Toms River Posts:225 Points:367,560 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 6:34:08 AM Ignore rcornero Report Abuse I've been hearing "we will run out of oil in the next 20 years" for forty years, yet proven reserves keep growing. Maybe we'll never run out of oil.
ClarkSC Champion Author South Carolina Posts:3,073 Points:1,010,430 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 5:10:12 AM Ignore ClarkSC Report Abuse There is no fuel conservation.
BIGOILEATURCRUD Champion Author North Carolina Posts:5,756 Points:1,376,695 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 4:40:07 AM Ignore BIGOILEATURCRUD Report Abuse Obama's fault, even in August of 2008.
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,147 Points:2,369,420 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 4:22:39 AM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse "CHANGE WE CAN BEREAVE IN"
10k Champion Author North Carolina Posts:21,240 Points:2,253,045 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 12:36:20 AM Ignore 10k Report Abuse if our government abided by the will of the people, 99% of the trash in washington would resign, with no benefits.. btw-check the date on this article: august 13, 2008..wth ??.. [Edited by: 10k at 8/8/2012 12:39:21 AM EST]
jtfftj Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:2,176 Points:1,247,305 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 12:35:57 AM Ignore jtfftj Report Abuse Government does not conserve taxpayer dollars, it spends them.
CritterNanny Veteran Author Washington Posts:298 Points:1,342,695 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 12:34:39 AM Ignore CritterNanny Report Abuse No doubt, government could do a better job of managing taxpayer dollars and there are some feasible ideas here to work with. Regarding highway mowing, I think this is mandatory for the overall traffic safety of motorists. Be it urban or rural if the grass is allowed to grow and the weather is dry the potential for out of control grass/brush fires is increased which can cause hazard and disruption of traffic flow. Not to mention, we may save on the mowing but now we have to spend the money on firefighting.
HYEgasCA Champion Author Fresno Posts:2,111 Points:909,250 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 12:33:53 AM Ignore HYEgasCA Report Abuse What if the government conserves tax dollars. Its not the governments job to tell us to conserve.
gaspumpin Champion Author Indiana Posts:1,663 Points:387,465 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 12:32:55 AM Ignore gaspumpin Report Abuse Obama at work........LOL!
eblair54 Sophomore Author Missouri Posts:143 Points:436,250 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 12:29:25 AM Ignore eblair54 Report Abuse While all of these ideas may seem simple, their implementation would be hugely difficult and complicated. Our government, unlike others around the world, has to abide by the will of the people, and there would be a lot of protest from the people about most of those ideas.
dky63 Veteran Author Illinois Posts:417 Points:166,965 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 12:28:34 AM Ignore dky63 Report Abuse yea
GAS1251 Champion Author Texas Posts:5,143 Points:1,625,255 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 12:26:00 AM Ignore GAS1251 Report Abuse That's an oxy-moron.
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mpg611 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,328 Points:568,120 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 12:23:20 AM Ignore mpg611 Report Abuse So now the government is going to tell us how to conserve fuel? Comon now.
arb0526 Champion Author Greensboro Posts:1,971 Points:408,895 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 12:22:39 AM Ignore arb0526 Report Abuse Obama will save us all.LOL
Glock26 Champion Author Dayton Posts:1,519 Points:631,410 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 12:22:03 AM Ignore Glock26 Report Abuse You have Obamaie to thank for this mess!!!
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SteelPenny Champion Author Dallas Posts:30,943 Points:2,605,765 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 12:20:22 AM Ignore SteelPenny Report Abuse Pardon me while I barf.
tedjm1 Champion Author New York Posts:5,609 Points:800,300 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 12:20:22 AM Ignore tedjm1 Report Abuse Some of his suggestions are totally nuts. Cut school down to 3 days. Our kids are not learning with 5 days. What would they do in three? His garbage idea is the pits. Many of us could not deliver garbage to a given site for a number of reasons. One example....disabled. The writer is out of his gourd.
VetteFan Champion Author Indiana Posts:9,734 Points:2,027,505 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 12:20:06 AM Ignore VetteFan Report Abuse The problem is the U.S. ISN'T the leading consumer. Our conservation efforts, while laudable, are ineffective.
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joel27nc Champion Author Raleigh Posts:10,527 Points:1,856,420 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 12:19:15 AM Ignore joel27nc Report Abuse Regulate Oil Speculation!
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souly Champion Author Montreal Posts:1,755 Points:430,420 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 12:16:06 AM Ignore souly Report Abuse thanks for the post [Edited by: souly at 8/8/2012 12:17:29 AM EST]
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cheapchickKY Champion Author Lexington Posts:4,012 Points:795,315 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 12:10:36 AM Ignore cheapchickKY Report Abuse School buses...do kids really need door-to-door service?
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1brendle Champion Author Winston-Salem Posts:1,789 Points:133,675 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 12:10:23 AM Ignore 1brendle Report Abuse Notice that this article was written on ((August 13, 2008)). It could very well have been written today. Hope we can all learn from our mistakes ;~0
rawdog1313 Champion Author Lexington Posts:3,294 Points:1,641,830 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 12:09:43 AM Ignore rawdog1313 Report Abuse Regulate Oil Speculation!
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