oil prices hike

Sir,
The resource of hydro-carbons is going to last for a few hundred years. Already alarm-bells started ringing in developed countries for economic use and research in finding alternative source of energy.Use of gasoline, ethanol as fuels are started picking up in some countries in the American Continent.

Fancy buying of vehicles, frantic effort of Corporates in introducing new brands without fuel efficiency, hire-purchase, easy instalment schemes are also driving people to go in for more vehicles.Even in a family, possession of two or more vehicles have often become showy rather than necessity.This attitude goes against the national interest.

People should be educated and sensitised on the effects of global warming and the scant resource at the disposal of humanity.Some regulations at the executive level, like closing the petrol bunks at 10 P.M. every day and declaring weekly off, would certainly pay results, apart from encouraging the public to large scale use of public transport systems regularly for national and individual good.Use of cycles and walking are to be encouraged for healthy living. In this regard China and U.S.A. show us the way for emulation.Let us not only blame the Government for the change in life style,It is our own responsibility to adopt alternatives.Let us come together; keep together; work together.
'Drops in co-operation will make an ocean'
Faithfully yours
M.Muthukannu.
24,May, 2008

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