Addicted to Oil

Thomas Friedman of the New York Times just wrote an opinion piece supporting an argument I've been making for years regarding the USA energy policy. People (and especially companies) are motivated primarily by money - so we won't try alternative energies, reduce pollution, or do anything else that's good for us unless it's cheaper than the alternative.

That's why Friedman wants to hear the president tell the public this:

Oil is poisoning our climate and our geopolitics, and here is how we’re going to break our addiction: We’re going to set a floor price of $4.50 a gallon for gasoline and $100 a barrel for oil. And that floor price is going to trigger massive investments in renewable energy — particularly wind, solar panels and solar thermal. And we’re also going to go on a crash program to dramatically increase energy efficiency, to drive conservation to a whole new level and to build more nuclear power. And I want every Democrat and every Republican to join me in this endeavor.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/22/opinion/22friedman.html?hp