Weather and the price of oil

Vermonters will be outside in full force today, since the forecast is for beautiful weather. This unseasonably warm weather, combined with the recent declines in the price of oil helps us momentarily forget the harsh realities: winter is fast approaching, and we are slaves to the ever increasing price of fossil fuel. A friend predicted yesterday that oil would be at $300 gallon in five years; true or not, the implications are staggering. Every step we take today as consumers to break our dependence on oil chips away at the long term problem.