But the new story about oil is the government doesn't have to force us to do painful things to get off oil -- not just incrementally, but completely -- quite the contrary. The United States, for example, can completely eliminate its use of oil and rejuvenate the economy at the same time, led by business for profit, because it's so much cheaper to save and substitute for the oil than to keep on buying it.
但是现在对石油有个新看法 政府不用再强迫我们来痛苦地戒掉石油 这里说的不仅是逐步减少使用，而是彻底地 在全国范围内停止使用石油。比如说，在美国 能够做到完全不用石油 还能同时促进经济发展， 创造商业利润， 因为比起继续买石油，节约和寻找替代燃料 要便宜得多。