At work today someone used the phrase "an oldie but a goodie." I guess that sort of sums up the way I feel about the documentary "Who Killed the Electric Car." I saw it in 2007 when much of the information was still fresh, but it is still so very pertinent today.
The documentary discussed how lobbyists for oil companies in conjunction with car manufacturing companies suppressed the mass marketing of electric cars.
People wanted these cars. There were waiting lists and people ready to buy them.
But, if these cars would have became popular, the oil companies, the already ridiculously wealthy individuals that profit off of all the gasoline we are required to purchase while using conventional vehicles... you can imagine how this would impact their profits.
Basically, you do not have to be dependent on fossil fuels.
You do not have to pay four dollars a gallon for gasoline.
You do not have to inundate the atmosphere with pounds upon pounds of CO2 just to get from point A to point B.
The effects of CO2 (carbon dioxide) do not just harm our planet's ecosystem. Children growing up in these polluted environments are developing asthma and other breathing problems. Adults living in these polluted environments are more likely to develop lung cancer.
There are many reasons to consider kicking fossil fuels to the curb.
Sick of paying too much for gas?
Sick of breathing polluted air?
Sick of letting oil companies profit off of poisoning people?
"Who Killed the Electric Car" is an insightful documentary that addresses these concerns.
I will link the documentary here so you can watch it for free on youtube... but if the link ever stops working, I'm sure you can find it elsewhere.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62U9jLV867Y
More to come on alternatives to fossil fuels.
Take care.
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