Gas Prices are going down slowly- What Now?

Apparently gas prices in the US are going down slowly because of lack of demand and they will drop to $3.50 or so after Memorial Day.

This is good news. But if we are to get serious about keeping the oil industry from exploiting us for their own greed we need to continue to reduce the ways we use gasoline and oil products.

Most of us have only scratched the surface of what this looks like, even though we have been warned about this for 35 years (Thank you Jimmy Carter). Carpooling, reduction of use of plastics, walking, biking or other alternative transport when possible are good starts. But we must also continue to demand higher efficiency out of our American made automobiles. Government regulations will never go far enough, but corporations understand consumer demand.

I cannot afford one right now but if I could I would buy the Chevy Volt. The Leaf is another good choice (probably better for reduction of oil consumption) but Our economy needs us to buy American where ever and whenever possible.

The media- propped up by oil interests have been ringing the bell and warning us about $5/gallon gas in 2012. We need to demonstrate by our behavior as consumers that that is completely unacceptable.