You make a great point about the pain of rising gas prices and the magical appearance of smaller cars. I agree with you that economic levers are the most effective tools to change behaviors. The opposition leader in Canada (Stephane Dion) is floating the idea of a carbon tax which is revenue neutral and punishes the polluters. The media says he will get killed at election time… One encouraging sign is that the Premier of B.C. already put a carbon tax in place and got praised for it widely. We need more courageous leaders who can see farther than their noses.

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Franke