That’s what we’re on track for. Total meltdown, in the truest sense of the phrase. THe scariest thing is how the oil and gas companies will leverage this new horrifying piece of climate terror to reap new fossil fuel profits.

I invite you all to help my girlfriend win an argument and prove me wrong.

I pose a few questions for discussion: How high do gas prices get before there’s a massive sell-off of SUVs and large cars? Will the American roads look more like European roads (lots and lots of compact cars, a few sedans, rarely anything larger) within our lifetimes? Will you be able to adjust to eating more seasonal foods (e.g., not getting tomatoes year-round)? If the answers are “something soon like $6 a gallon,” “yes,” and “sure,” respectively, is the rising cost in gasoline a good thing?