With regard to the diesel engines in the Jeeps, Chargers, etc. in Europe, that is partially my point. The same vehicle will be going a lot farther on a tank of fuel than here. So what is the REAL reason diesels are not offered here by the North American manufacturers? Back to my oil company/car company conspiracy...

If you think man has to be responsible for rapid desert growth read this.
http://www.livescience.com/4180-sahara-desert-lush-populated.html

b6....Gasland is a farce full of koolaid.

Yes I did see it. It was so blatantly slanted and ridiculous that I had to see the whole thing through to the end. Rather amusing to see how far he'd go to twist his fantasies and tug on the emotional heart strings of his target audience. The flaming tap water was just over the top! LOL. They had been doing that in water wells years before fracking was ever done, he even admits that he deceived with that stunt!

I see you still have faith in the debunked "gasland". You really should do some serious research into this Josh Fox character. He is allowing you to make a fool of yourself and many others. Fortunately there are those that have bothered to fact check and discovered his BS.

You might want to know that "gasland" which you refer to has been completely debunked. The producer is an admitted liar. The following is just one of many stories exposing Josh Fox as not only wrong but a liar. http://gomarcellusshale.com/profiles/blogs/debunking-gasland-the-movie