According to a CNN study 2 years ago, the price of oil in Denmark had reached a high of $9 a gallon for premium gas.
9 dollars. Think of that. It was a huge deal when we in the U.S. broke the $3 barrier, and that is generally where we are now, but try paying triple that per gallon. How do they do it? Denmark has almost completely switched to energy efficient ways of life, and doesn't rely on fossil fuels as a source of energy.
The craziest part of the whole situation is, the country has an unemployment rate of 1.8%, and it's economy is thriving.
Here in the United States, the 'most advanced country in the world,' we have fallen seriously behind. We are pushing towards impending doom with our reliance on fossil fuels, and if people will not change on their own, then the government needs to start initiating reforms, and putting taxes on oil, to give the nation the push it needs to move towards the energy efficient country we need to be.
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