Thinking about a few things

First the nonsensical one: Can a list have only one item? Or is that just a statement or inquiry?

Now something more substantial: With the gas prices falling a little bit every day (we're down to $3.59 a gallon from about $4.15 not that long ago) I am concerned that fuel economy will now not be the hot topic it was even 6 months ago. I am not a tree-hugging greenie, but I think that fuel economy and decreasing our reliance on oil is something that will increase our national security, drive our foreign policy in a new direction, and become a key differentiator for our economy over emerging markets like China and India. I think it is an effort that needs to be redoubled and something that we should have embraced after the first oil embargo in the 1970's. This is not something that I think we need to do to reverse the warming of the planet, but something that will serve us and the planet well.

I think it is a moral issue as well. I have to think that pursuing clearner energy sources like wind and solar energy will allow us to steward the planet we have been given in a more God-honoring way. This is something that we. as Christians, need to embrace more to put to rest the statements that we couldn't care less about the earth because it is all just going to burn anyway. We need to subdue and dominate the earth and we need to do it in a way that reflects the love we have for God and the respect we have for His creation.

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