Quote of the Day - Kicking the Oil Habit.

Robert Redford, Sundance, Utah. (CNN) on America's Kicking the oil habit.

Today the American people are way out in front of our leaders. … People are coming together and demanding new answers. A grassroots movement is gathering today to promote solutions, like renewable fuels, clean electricity, more efficient cars, and green buildings that use less energy.

W ell, apparently Congress is obviously not leading the country in this direction - especially when environmental solutions threaten their peaceful vacationing in Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard, the bucolic Massachusetts vacation areas frequented by many high-profile celebrities, business executives and politicians. (Chicago Tribune)