Lyle how can you saying renewable energy doesn't work? Wind power doesn't work? That would certainly lighten the load on oil if it's true that we can get wind to power 25% of our stuff. Besides there are plenty of examples of other countries who are operating on things other then oil and doing fine. It's not as if ethanol is the end all as far as alternative fuels and renewable energy goes. It's pretty sad that developing countries like India are way ahead of us on the curve on this as well as practically every other country simply because we've fallen in love with oil.