Why dont we as americans do some thing about oil prices?

after hearing about the car that runs on compressed air you would think that u.s goverment and car makers would go nuts about this new technology but no they love to pay high prices for oilWhy dont we as americans do some thing about oil prices?
Americans, and the American big business, especially the oil companies are the prime cause of the price hikes.





If Americans stopped buying ';gas-guzzling'; cars and SUVs then part of the problems would be solved.





If the US stopped using oil for their heating and started using other renewable energy sources for heating then more of the problem would be solved.





If the Oil Companies stopped buying the patents on researched other renewable energy sources and started to actually invest in the renewable resources, then even more of the problem would be solved.Why dont we as americans do some thing about oil prices?
We haven't built a new refinery in over thirty years in this country. One has been proposed in South Dakota but it will take 7 to 10 years before it can clear the environmental and regulatory hurdles to be built and operating. At the same time we have required the existing refineries to put together over 50 types of blended gasoline to meet various Federal, state and local environmental laws. During all this time we have filled our streets and highways with more and more gasoline-powered vehicles, including huge fleets of delivery vans because of e-commerce.


In short, to quote ';Pogo';, we have met the enemy and he is us.
As a people, we have the power. It takes enough people to vote for the candidates that will go against the big money and do the research. There should be boycotts of gas for one day to show that people will get together in numbers that can't be ignored.
What energy source do they use to compress the air? Oil?
We can do something. Get rid of the gas guzzlers. Who needs an SUV unless weather is a huge factor in your area? By lowering demand, the prices would naturally fall.
Unfortunately overthrowing our government is prohibited by Law!Until those Greedy Bastardss are taken out of office we are held by their lust for $$$$$$$$$.I think it would be appropriate to throw them all in a huge Oil Tank ,with Gold bricks tied to their feet as an anchor!!
No that is not true. It is the environmentalist's who feel that off shore drilling will endanger sea life. But don't take my word for it do your homework, there have been many more oil spills from oil barges than off shore drilling rigs. We are going to let China do this off the shore of Florida. Our government wants us dependent on them. That is the bottom line.
The big greedy oil companies prevent alternative technologies,by buying the patents for them and putting them under lock and key.This prevents other technologies from being developed and assures them that people will be held in bondage to oil thus increasing their profits.