If Gasoline Is Bad Then Quit Using Gasoline!

Ha! That's funny. Those two or any of the other band wagon riders who say we're destroying the planet with global warming because of fossil fuels will never, and I mean never give up their way of life. Don't call them hypocrites because dumocrats are unblameable, if they try a program and it doesn't work its not their fault, its yours. See how that works. Al Bore and B.O. are above you, didn't you know? You're too stupid to think for yourself so they will do it for you. BTW, they buy carbon offsets to pay for the "supposed" damage they are doing to the environment, that's their way of saying they are doing their part, how about you, do you feel guilty enough to buy something to cover up something else? We can't destroy this planet, we didn't make it and its been here for billions of years. I hope you know I wrote this with a whole heaping of saracasm.

This is a case of do as I say and not as I do. You should look at the energy comparison of Gore and bush. http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/g/gore-bush-houses.htm

Same Ol, same Ol, if you know what that slang means.

Great question, Gewcew! Perhaps the reason is that Gore and BO fully recognize that the alternative technologies that they are pushing on us are woefully inadequate? So, perhaps this is simply one more, glaring example of ... "Do as I say, not as I do". Which, no matter how one looks at it would definitely fall into the category of glaring hypocrisy. Though, you're absolutely correct -- we're not supposed to highlight those kinds of examples of hypocrisy. To do so is "mean spirited".

I always hate it when the people who say you should not do this, go and use the do as I say and not as I do theory. It sounds like what I went through. I was told you should not learn to drive a car by the lady I was boarding with, an old maid. Well later on she got married and she learned to drive a car. I figured when someone told me not to do something when they did it themselves, I went and asked, "so everyone in the whole universe can do it, but not A?" So if they do not want Americans to use cars, let them buy the electric cars and use them, and if you cannot ride around in a jumbo jet, then walk.

Here here Gew, i couldnt agree with you more. Al Gore getting around in a vehicle that uses Gasoline, is like a cancer doc smoking and telling his patients not to. How do you "preach" to not do a certain act, when you are out doing it yourself. If that isnt the picture of hypocracy i dont know what is.

I am from India and am just surmising here : One of the biggest problems with electric cars is range limitation with a fully charged battery, and the battery requires quite some time to charge - 4-8 hours. The range per charge for a small car is limited to just 70 kms or so (about 40 miles). Security measures force political celebrities to move around in heavily protected cars which by themselves could weigh twice as much as a similar ordinary car of the same model, I don't think that technology has evolved to the extent that a heavily armored car can travel a long enough distance at sufficiently high speeds with an electric power train. Note assassins could chase a car for long distances with high powered vehicles, hence people like Al Gore and other potential assassination or kidnap targets have no option but to travel in the most powerful vehicles, irrespective of the pollution implications - imagine the amount of power, money that would be spent in rescue attempts just because Al Gore drove in a fuel efficient or non-carbon drive vehicles and was kidnaped or attacked. Then charging the battery with electricity that has been generated by burning carbon fuels does in no way help reduce pollution - ultimately the carbon (I think a major amount of power generated globally is by burning of carbon fuels - coal, oil, peat, wood, etc) is being burnt and pollution being generated. The best thing to do is to cut down use of gadgets, use of air conditioning etc, and do what people like Al Gore suggests for ordinary humans to help save the planet. No offense intended, just sharing my two bits.

Ok, I'm not going to get into a political debate here, but the reason that neither they (nor ANY politician) rides around in an electric limo is because of the automobile and oil lobbies. Many patents for electric and hydrogen-powered cars have been purchased and then buried by these powerful lobbies, and now that it's become a crisis, the automobile industry is trying to back pedal. Has ONE major car company come up with an affordable alternative-fuel vehicle? No. It has come out that many of the hybrids will take seven YEARS before the consumer breaks even. How many people even keep their cars that long? This is just an example of BOTH parties allowing two major industries protect their interests, instead of looking to the future. PUT THE BLAME ON THE INDUSTRIES, and not just on two politicians!

They probably can't or won't get an electric powered vehicle. The reason for gasoline is because gasoline powered cars are cheaper then nongasoline powered cars. They do need to travel to meet people and make press conference and do use those vehicles without realizing that it uses gasoline.

Oh, ok. You're a firebrand and you are trying to light the butts of people. I admire that. I would much better admire some positive action rather than some tirade which results in nothing. Lead the way friend, show us how to do things right and many will follow instead of the politicians you so despise. Cheers!!

That is very well said but I don't think they ever consider that themselves. I know that when prices started going up. Other alternatives should have been put into play more that what they have been. If anything gets worse with the prices then they will really be trying to work something out with the alternatives other than just an electric car.

I know you have heard the saying "Do as I say not as I do". Well that is a politician for you. They are not going to because they are invested in the oil industries and your taxed 18.6 cents for gas and the government does nothing. Can we really be stupid enough to think that they are going to do away with gas? I don't think. But EFFORTS to get rid of gas keep the consumers happy.

It is still much cheaper to have a gasoline car, because off mass production. If they would make billions off electric cars then they will become cheaper too.. And it is not easy to just stop using gasoline, we are so used to it.. Have a good day..

I agree fully with your views ... I once read that the PM of some European nation used to travel by a scooter ... thats wat one calls leading by example ... unfortuanely such leaders are rare ... the same cannot be an excuse for us to be irresponsible ... we need to kno the problems of our planet and take appropriate steps regardless of whether the leaders do it ot not ... God Bless !!