Steve Shaw I do not know where you get the idea of a blame game from. I said nothing about the uneven distribution of energy usage being fair or unfair. I was only dealing with the total. I think it would be a difficult argument to carry to suggest that the 3rd world lives in fuel poverty while the advanced nations are profligate. I believe it was George Bush said the American way of life was not up for negotiation. Maybe you should take your argument up with him.