Letter: Voters can make an issue of alternative fuel

Regarding Daniel Olivier's Nov. 7 letter, "The inevitability of a mass transit era":

Other countries have mass transit. A lot of the systems do not rely on "polluting" fuels ; they are much faster than our poor old rail transportation ; they are in good condition and maintained ; and they provide reliable transportation for millions in Europe and Japan.

Other countries have alternative fuels - some of them use sugar cane and some corn. We have all these alternatives available but seem unable or unwilling to convert or to provide these alternative fuels to the public.

We have the technology but lack the political will to make the transition, mostly because of lobbying groups that woo our lawmakers and lawmakers who do not have the public's best interest at heart, even though we are the ones who elect them. Meanwhile, they line their pockets and set up their consulting connections for retirement.

With gas prices going through the roof and adding to the price of everything we purchase, these same officials may no longer be able to ignore the voting public. I am an optimist, and I believe the sleeping giant (voting public) is about to wake up and clean house.

Deanna Dally, Henderson

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