I also mention it was easing if you will look back at my post.
I don’t think Thompson is pandering to the ecotards (like that) I just think he is answering the concerns many have, thanks to those same ecotards. As a matter of fact I think it would be bad form for any politician not to mention it, just to keep the same off his ass. There are enough real issues to deal with so fighting those idiots, it would just muddy the waters more. Toss ‘em a bone, doesn’t mean you will actually do a damn thing about it since it is not our fault.
If we can take advantage of that and get some research dollars into battery tech and better fuel efficiency to get our dependence on the Middle East down, hell I’ll do a smoke free BBQ for earth day. Doesn’t mean I bought the hype, just taken a little advantage. I have seen what advances in the past few years have brought (BMW M5) most of which came from efficiency research.