When Kennedy said we're going to land a man on the moon by the end of the decade, what was the response?
Yes, I know...Gore is no Jack Kennedy
I think "oil-free" by 2018 isn't possible. But what would happen if we could reduce our current oil consumption by 50%?
fwiw I agree with this sentiment:
"Mr. Gore called for the kind of concerted national effort that enabled Americans to walk on the moon 39 years ago this month, just eight years after President John F. Kennedy famously embraced that goal. He said the goal of producing all of the nation’s electricity from “renewable energy and truly clean, carbon-free sources” within 10 years is not some farfetched vision, although he said it would require fundamental changes in political thinking and personal expectations."