The thing is, we wouldn't even have to screw the penguins. They would be fine.
Energy independence or bust. We should be sinking more money into developing alternate fuels as the oil will run out sometime as it is a finite resource and ethanol is a band-aid at best (cannibalizing global food source for fuel = a very bad idea in the long run).
For now like it or not we live in a world fueled by oil. And no one and I mean no one is going to stop using oil anytime soon. So heres my long term plan.
1. Drill for our own oil to increase the supply thus reducing the demand, thus driving prices down, thus telling the oil rich countries that hate even though we pay for their lavish lifestyles to pound sand.
2. Phase out coal power plants in favor of clean renewable nuclear power like france has done thus MASSIVELY cutting down CO2 emmisions drastically.
3. Invest heavily in Hybrid, Hydrogen Fuel Cell and Solar transportation starting with public transportation and working our way down to private vehicles and commercial trucks and such.
Makes sense to me. I'm already drooling over the solar powered tesla roadster.
If all green vehicles eventually look this good, consider me a believer!
Sweet, instant, electric torque!
(drive2)