A few days ago, I was flipping through the channels when i saw something that interested me a great deal. Who killed the Electric Car was on HBO. This was an interesting question for me. First of all, i had no idea that an electric car was ever produced…. second why had I never heard about it?

Bob Teixeira decided it was time to take a stand against U.S. dependence on foreign oil.

So last fall the Charlotte musician and guitar instructor spent $1,200 to convert his 1981 diesel Mercedes to run on vegetable oil. He bought soybean oil in 5-gallon jugs at Costco, spending about 30 percent more than diesel would cost.

His reward, from a state that heavily promotes alternative fuels: a $1,000 fine last month for not paying motor fuel taxes.

He's been told to expect another $1,000 fine from the federal government.

And to legally use veggie oil, state officials told him, he would have to first post a $2,500 bond.

This is horrible. It's stories like this that make me think…. damn…. maybe all the propaganda is real. Maybe the oil companies really are pulling strings to keep America on the Needle… AKA gasoline. Its sickening what money can do to people. 

Point is, The govbernment should be encouraging people like Bob Teixeira, not fining him Five grand…. In thwe words of GW Bush, America is addicted to oil…. and the government intends to keep it that way…

Watch "Who Killed The Electic Car"

at the very least, it raises some intresting questions

at the most, it will make you want to go cold turkey on oil companies…..

I'm Out

-Andrew "Aleon" Leon