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Undertoad · 11-18-2004, 10:13 AM

Mar, as much as you would like to think so, the US government does not control whether shale oil is used. Simple economics does. If the price of oil remains high, your burning carcinogenic rocks will be used, as well as the burning corn they grow in the next state over, and the turkey guts processor, and all the other $50/barrel "alternatives". It would cost much more than $200B to demand the economy run on it when it is a more expensive approach.

Lastly, The Simpsons is a fictional cartoon, and should not be used to advocate public policy or determine the nature of our world. HTH.

11-18-2004, 10:13 AM	#29
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Mar, as much as you would like to think so, the US government does not control whether shale oil is used. Simple economics does. If the price of oil remains high, your burning carcinogenic rocks will be used, as well as the burning corn they grow in the next state over, and the turkey guts processor, and all the other $50/barrel "alternatives". It would cost much more than $200B to demand the economy run on it when it is a more expensive approach. Lastly, The Simpsons is a fictional cartoon, and should not be used to advocate public policy or determine the nature of our world. HTH.