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As far as I'm concerned "dependence on foreign oil" and "Climate Change" are interchangeable with "Peak Oil" if it gets the government and public to actually do something to reduce dependence on FF use. Most of us who think peak oil is a problem also think there are no silver bullets, so I liked the comment from Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) on government plans to reduce FF use:

"There's no silver bullet to lessening our dependence on foreign oil and lowering the cost of our operations -- but there may be silver buckshot,"

Obama ordered departments to develop "sustainability" plans last year and signed a directive to reduce energy use in January. Perhaps .gov can do a little good by example for once:

Many hope to reach their goals by reducing business travel and providing incentives for employees to carpool or take public transportation to work. The Defense Department, for example, plans to get 30 percent of eligible employees to telecommute once a week.

NYT

These are exactly the kind of Doable Today things I think of as realistic mitigation for PO.

What other essentially free or quick payback actions are doable today?

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The United States Government needs to release a realistic scenario for oil supply for the next 20 years.

People can temper their personal long term dependence and also invest their retirement funds in ways that make sense to their particular response to the trends.