TOO BAD WE DIDN'T LISTEN

When Jimmy Carter said "put on a sweater, turn down the thermostat," people were ticked off. Oh, my...keep your house at 68 degrees...why should we sacrifice? When that same President suggested that we consider taking a bus or walking he was scoffed and the country went on with their same consumption. Had we listened back then we could have avoided the BP spill because we would have already been significantly weened off the dependency on fossil fuels...and probably been significantly less obese, since we'd have walked the three blocks to the grocery story rather than driving. Just Saying.