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To me it would mean a slower paced life would have to come about...no more rushing around and such.
It would also mean a lot of havoc and chaos in the beginning that the author seems to gloss over.
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When gas hit $4 a gallon last summer -- it flipped a switch in American minds in a way that $3 gas or $2 gas never did.
Public transit use hit a five-decade high -- and didn't stop rising even after gas prices fell. Roads got a little less crowded. Fewer cars on the road helped drive down car accident deaths by 12 percent.
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Steiner's new book, $20 Per Gallon: How the Inevitable Rise in the Price of Gasoline Will Change Our Lives for the Better, is a surprisingly optimistic look at a world no longer ruled by petroleum.
"Weaning ourselves from gasoline isn't a scary thing, it's an exciting thing," said Steiner, 32, who writes about energy and technology for Forbes magazine. "We're talking about cleaner environments, more walkable lives, better public transportation and more vibrant cities."
Steiner argues that our current civilization is based to a surprising extent on petroleum. So much of our lifestyle -- from the plastic bags that hold our groceries to the asphalt roads that carry our cars -- is dependent on cheap oil. But with the Chinese buying more cars and slipping production in the world's oil fields -- oil prices will keep rising. What's keeping them down now is the bad world economy -- when things get better, gas prices will rise again, Steiner said.
Life at $20 a gallon :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Transportation (http://www.suntimes.com/news/transportation/1663092,CST-NWS-ride13.article - broken link)
Steiner argues that our current civilization is based to a surprising extent on petroleum. So much of our lifestyle -- from the plastic bags that hold our groceries to the asphalt roads that carry our cars -- is dependent on cheap oil. But with the Chinese buying more cars and slipping production in the world's oil fields -- oil prices will keep rising. What's keeping them down now is the bad world economy -- when things get better, gas prices will rise again, Steiner said.
It was promising there for a while,I was hoping my wife would have been able to do this to a degree and keep her well paying job here...of course that well paying job has vanished now as the business closed.
I am looking forward to not having to leave our farm except for the weekly trip to town to sell our produce....
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