[Troyboy1208]

You know were in trouble when the head honchos start talking about conservation:

Oil Execs Encourage Conservation

OTTAWA -- When executives from the world's largest oil companies say we need to cut back on our consumption, it should serve as the ultimate wake-up call about a looming energy crunch.

Yesterday, the former chairman of Exxon Mobil Corp. and the current chairman of Chevron Corp. led an urgent call for dramatic increases in vehicle fuel mileage standards and the rapid adoption of ethanol and other biofuels.

Without those measures and a host of others, the U.S. could face a punishing energy crisis by 2030 that would spare no energy consuming nation.

[emersonbiggins]

Writing's on the wall, "don't say we didn't do sumthin'..."

[jdmartin]

I just have to chuckle when I read stuff like this, even though it's not really funny. This would be akin to McDonald's asking the government to come up with mandatory fitness standards for Americans, limits on the number of calories one could consume in a day, and encouraging customers to visit Nathan's and Taco Bell to reduce the strain on their business