MarkS' ideas of conservation, while maybe tongue-in-cheek, would never reach the House or Senate floors. Unless, of course, they are already in their fail-safe bunker pulling the levers of government. We've made our bed, it's time to sleep. The only option from a realists' perspective is to go 'secure' more oil fields.

Congress barely abides Amtrak, threatening to privatize it (read: no subsidies) most every year.

I'd like to see people driving 45 mph on the interstate. That would be a hoot.

All those personal vehicles with 10 HP would, almost by definition, be two-stroke engines which emit LOTS of CO and unburned fuel.

Venezuela, state #51 established 2015. Can anyone come up with their state motto?