Quote Originally Posted by ironchef
One of the biggest issues aside from the value of the dollar is the environmentalists =\. Because of them and their lobbying efforts, things like Nuclear power plants take a long time to start up. Theres a lot of government bs, paperwork, and time to go through before any progress can be made. Imagine how much better off this country would be if it was fully nuclear/hydroelectrically powered.
That was going to be the next part of my rant but I figured I took it too far as is.. I feel bad stating all of this and not doing anything about it cause honestly I'm tired of sitting on my ass posting about this crap.

Anyone have ideas what can be done on a local level? I thought about purchasing an old mercedes turbo diesel and converting it to use SVO (Straight Vegetable Oil, its the stuff restaurants throw out) start with that model and run with it as resources become more readily available.