I recently purchased a hybrid vehicle and doubled my fuel mileage in an insant. Better than double in fact. I see a lot of things on television talking about how paralyzing the cost of renewable energy, hydrogen vehicles, electric vehicles, and all the rest can be. They use big numbers like 10 billion dollars, or 6 billion dollars for another thing. And then I read that this war in Iraq, (not arguing for or against here) is costing about 12,000,000,000 PER MONTH.

If we used one month in Iraq and bought as many hybrids as possible it would be around 545454 vehicles. For one year that's about 6.5 million. That's at the price we paid. Obviously not a practical answer but still food for thought.

Maybe it is time for another Apollo style initiative to kick oil, responsibly over time. Sort of a "New Deal" for the 21st century.