Addicted To Oil

Yes, the high cost of gasoline hurts Americans financially and the high cost of oil increases the price of anything that requires a petroleum product to produce. But the real problem here is oil dependence — not merely foreign oil, but domestic oil, too.

Granted, no alternative fuel exists in abundance to make any dent in the use of oil, but that doesn't mean the nation should just continue its oil habit unabated. And that is what opening up offshore drilling and ANWR to drilling would do — feed America's habit.

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The smart move must be a combination of two things — a push for quicker development of an alternative fuel source and an effort by Americans to lessen their use of anything based on a petroleum product.