Reply #7: Is the high price of oil/gasoline good for the environment though?

[suziedemocrat]

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/26/gas.driving/index.html?eref=rss_topstories

As gas goes up, driving goes down

* Story Highlights
* March figures show steepest decline in driving since 1942
* Compared with last year, drivers have logged 11 billion fewer miles, the DOT says
* Americans planned to drive less over Memorial Day weekend, AAA reports

Let's face it, most Americans won't consider cutting back on gasoline unless they are forced to by high prices. It hurts me too, but I still kind of think it might be a good thing that prices are so high.