Isn't 20% a little modest. How about 80%.

[DaveJ]

"Bush to envision 20 percent reduction in gasoline consumption over the next Decade"?

Come on. Since I started taking the train to work I went from driving around 200 miles a week to maybe 2 miles a week.

I know not everyone has public transportation, but a lot do who never use it, and still, people do a LOT of unnecessary driving (people who drive every day for lunch come to mind), and combined with more fuel efficient cars, 20% is pathetic. If we really tried we could get an 80% reduction over a few years.

We might even be forced into a 100% reduction at any surprise moment the way things are going.

[jilln]

1. I think it's optimistic

We're talking about changing people's mindsets and habits, and to do that in 10 years would be something.

[enki23]

2. an actual 20% reduction?

not just a decline in the rate of increase?

that sounds sorta like a moon base to me. sure, we could do it. but we won't. and we sure as *hell* won't do it with bush baby wielding a veto pen.