OPEC Head: Cuts could be ‘severe’

Alfred De Montesquiou’s AP article entitled “OPEC Head: Cuts could be severe”, printed in Friday’s (12/7/08) Post and Courier was alarming. According to the article, OPEC has reached a consensus on oil production reductions. OPEC’s President Chakib Khelil is quoted as saying “The best way is to surprise them”, when suggesting reductions could be deeper than expected, even “severe”. The announcement is scheduled for December 17^th. (Happy holidays America…)

Carolina Commuters, lets get serious ourselves - serious about promoting conservation until we can retool our auto industry. Let's send our own surprise to the 14 members of OPEC, by showing them how capable we are of making smart choices. We can choose to not be held hostage by the petroleum industry, both here and abroad by taking simple steps to conserve fuel by carpooling and riding mass transit.