Full Wall Street Journal article here.

Green Air Filter:

One of the most stress-inducing things on people’s mind right now is gas prices. So when the possibility of cheap oil came to talks, it seems like everyone can finally rest easy. But before you decide that it is indeed the time to dust off the old gas guzzling SUV wasting away in the garage, think again.

The cheap oil is cheap for a reason. Instead of the light oil that we are used to, this oil will be heavy with sulfur and made up of a tar-like consistency. In fact, it will take a lot more money and effort just to refine this oil into the gas that we love and loathe. Not to mention, the excess greenhouse gas emissions that will occur due to the extra work at the oil refineries. So beware, this is nothing but a carbon emitting wolf in a frugal sheep’s clothing.

Photo by David Sommars.