The Great Amnesia

Brasscheck TV

3/16/2011

How we became slaves to oil

Two facts:

1. The biggest threat to the water supply of the world comes from the petrochemical industry.
2. One way or another, oil (in the form of gasoline and diesel fuel) is involved in everything we do and as the price rises, our standard of living declines.

It just happened that way, right?

There was no alternative and we’re only just starting to get a glimmer of potential alternative fuels sometime way out in the future, right?

Baloney.

The first cars ran on a non-toxic, renewable substance that we can create in our own communities for about $1 a gallon.

So why aren’t we using it?

The surprising history …..

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