Senator John Warner (R-Virginia)--not to be confused with his soon to be successor Mark Warner (D-Virginia)--is proposing a return to 55 MPH speed limits in order to reduce the demand for gasoline. I expect to see a number of proposals as the high price of gasoline continues that would slowly cut into "excessive" consumption of gasoline. Could government regulation of NASCAR be far behind?

Utah's shift to a four day work week for its government is another example of government action to try to cut down on oil consumption. Could a four day school week be far behind? Many public schools nationwide have already cut down to four days for summer school. Daylight savings was sold as a way to save energy resources, could the government of tomorrow require four day weeks?