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Oil hysteria, part 2
Are low gas prices an inalienable right? |
Jon Rynn |
02 May 2008 |
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| I'm listening to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) talk to Thom Hartmann on Air America. Sanders is arguably the best senator in decades, and understands, as he just explained, that we need to transform our energy system toward renewables. But he also said something to the effect that 'we have to get gas prices back down.' I can't blame him -- particularly in his state of Vermont, rural people are getting slammed by high gas prices, because they have to drive long distances. ... |
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| Topics: energy, oil, placemaking, politics, public transportation, renewable energy, sprawl, Vermont (all these topics) |
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