Environmentalists are unimpressed by reports this week of a massive, new oil find in the Gulf of Mexico. "It would be bad public policy to continue to concentrate our nation's oil and energy supply in the Gulf of Mexico, which we know is a hurricane highway," Environment Florida's Farrulo said. "Every time a tropical wave forms thousands of miles away the price of oil skyrockets."
Farullo argues that requiring better gas mileage on cars and trucks would be a better way to drive down the price of gas. A recent report by the Union of Concerned Scientists found U.S. drivers would spend $50 million less each day on gasoline if fuel efficiency increased by only one mile per gallon.