On the Eleventh Day of Christmas...

On the eleventh day of Christmas
Bluenecks gave to me
Petroleum independence

Strong labor unions,
Tom DeLay convicted,
Balance the budget,
Peace in Iraq,
Rove with a pink slip
No domestic spying,
better education,
An anti-torture law,
A budget with a heart,
And a rebuilt New Orleans.

I keep hearing great things about the movie "Syriana." Perhaps Bluenecks everywhere ought to get out to the theaters this holiday and check it out. This political thriller explores the vast cabal of secret government organizations and powerful corporations that work together to keep our petroleum-addicted economy hooked on oil. It's not just exciting fiction. Jeremy Rifkin's book, The Hydrogen Economy, highlights the many ways that governments and corporations have deliberately advanced our dependence on fossil fuels to the economic advantage of the rich and powerful. The results have been devastating to the environment, and have helped embroil us in the current mess in Iraq.

What Bluenecks Can Do: Besides seeing the move Syriana, check out the on-line action center "Oil Change," sponsored by the film's producers for a variety of steps each of us can take to break our dependence on oil.