Amazing that you would use the word "shortsighted" when talking about burning fukking gas. We should have pulled back on gas consumption 50 years ago, THAT was the shortsighted part.
* Our gas addiction is responsible for hundreds of thousands of premature deaths
Fossil fuel air pollution responsible for 1 in 5 deaths worldwide
New research finds that deaths from fossil fuel emissions are higher than previously thought—more than 8 million people per year, worldwide.
www.hsph.harvard.edu
* Our gas addiction leads to a constant stream of oil spills, many of which have had horrible consequences
Ten years later, BP oil spill continues to harm wildlife—especially dolphins
Some species, such as brown pelicans, have rebounded, while long-lived species have been hindered for generations. Still, data is scarce.
www.nationalgeographic.com
* Our gas addiction funds terrorism across the world
Explaining the connections between oil and terrorism
Our over-reliance on oil has dangerous consequences. When you pay at the pump, your money isn’t just going to oil companies—it's also going to terrorists.
www.fuelfreedom.org
* Our gas addiction forces us to look the other way on Saudi Arabian human rights abuses
Saudi Arabia's human rights record may be overlooked over need for cheap oil, groups say
A record 81 people were executed in Saudi Arabia on March 12.
abcnews.go.com
* Our gas addiction is literally the only reason that Putin is able to pay for aggressive wars
Our addiction to oil has paid for Putin’s war
High oil prices and the West's failure to diversify its energy mix have bankrolled a tyrannical regime.
www.newstatesman.com
* Notice that I haven't even mentioned climate change yet, literally the largest global threat modern humanity has ever faced, and one we're running out of time to address
Shortsighted? Are you fukking killing me? The USA has some of the lowest gas prices in the entire Western world, and those low prices are part of the reason that there's little impetus for change. We should have been building better public transportation networks 100 years ago. We should have been building better city planning 70 years ago. We should have been investing in electric cars 40 years ago. We are WAY fukking behind the eight ball on gas right now. But you care about (and understand) literally nothing other than the next political cycle, and there's always another political cycle coming, so you can't see with any long-term clarity at all.
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