Carter put solar panels on the top of the WH; Reagan’s first act was to take them down. If we’d gone green when Carter first wanted,if we had hi-speed rail &other forms of mass transit the way we should, none of this whoredom for oil & desecration of the planet would be happening

The oil trade is one of the lubricants that forces the US dollar to circulate around the globe. Our ability to remain perpetual importers is reliant upon it. Ending fossil fuel use would require a radical reorganization. This needs to be made explicit.