]> http://www.shalomctr.org/taxonomy/term/124/0 en http://www.shalomctr.org/node/1185 <p>Beyond Oil:<br /> Helping America break the Oiloholic addiction</p> <p>The President of the United States has acknowledged that America is addicted to oil.</p> <p>His solution? More Oil – Drill offshore, drill in the Alaska reserve, -</p> <p>But that is a lethal solution. It's like saying, "Yes, I'm addicted to nicotine. Pack a day. Gives me the shakes. Sell me a couple more packs to get me through the night, will ya?"</p> <p>Like any addiction, oil is convenient. Comforting. Delicious. And it kills. It is choking children – in an epidemic of asthma. It is choking the planet -- through "global scorching."</p> Thu, 01 Feb 2007 16:26:21 -0500