Rising Gas Prices - The Optimists's Perspective

I met someone yesterday who is the most optimistic person about the US economy that I have met in well over a year since all the bubbles started bursting. He owns a print shop and has a masters degree in economic studies. And what he said did make sense to some degree. He says that the crash of the dollar means that the US can export goods again and be competitive and that this will usher in a new era of revitalized manufacturing in America and ultimately cause a financial boom. I don’t know if this is true. But it was nice to meet at least one sentient person who is also optimistic. If one steps back and takes a deep breath and looks at the shocking increase in gas prices then they can apply this same brand of optimism. .
There is one great benefit of the soaring price of oil that environmentalists should be celebrating: it is giving many people reason to look into renewable fuel sources, so much so that the high price may just be thing that the facilitates a tsunami of alternative energy projects that will, consequently, lead to greater scale economies and perhaps the mainstreaming of alternative energy. This would be a serious lemons to lemonade sort of scenario.
The present scenario is that the high price of energy is doing some pretty bad things -- but if a movement towards cleaner energy sources results, this silver lining may end up being an amazing turning point in history.
The longer fuel prices remain at prices most people consider unacceptable, the greater the potential consumer response. A 10% rise in gasoline prices lowers consumption by just 0.6% in the short term, but it reduces demand more significantly over a the long haul

As consumers decide on the important things for the future, such as where they want to reside and what kind of vehicle to drive, they are starting to consider the price of gas into the equation. Some are selecting smaller cars or are moving closer to their jobs to diminish driving.
The current situation concern has halted or slowed many new subdivisons, high gasoline prices have lowered consumption and restrained purchasing of gas-guzzlers, and soaring construction costs are restraining new coal and gasoline refineries.
At the same time, a shift in government subsidies from the oil industry to alternative energy sources are generating a frenzy of new clean energy construction.
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