There is a nearly limitless amount of energy, the planet has been collecting energy from the sun. Mother nature has figured out how to capture, store and use energy in a clean and fairly efficient way. I don't plan on stopping using energy, I just want to have a system that captures, stores and uses energy cleanly and more efficiently then we currently do.

This notion that energy is a limited commodity is a waste of my time, which is a limited commodity.

Now you want to have a nightly Barley Tax?

Reference please, or are you too busy being a non-religious "hate-monger" that is too busy pointing fingers of blame at every point of view that is not your own.

I am all for having a level of standards for safety and in the case of automobiles, at least here in the US there are minimal levels of safety mandated for most cars every year.

The issue here is that this municipal government is trying to solve a problem that is only a problem for a small group, in this case the bus companies, with out looking at how the solutions effect the society as a whole.

My concern with this issues is that an industry (the bus companies) are complaining about a solution to a social issue (easier car pool matching) because it makes it harder for them to their job. Running home to mommy (the government) because someone has a better idea is a poor use of government and is unfortunately the universal solution to those who lack ideas.

A child pornographers might be using the internet to spread their filth so let's monitor all traffic so that we can keep out children safe.

Come on people, if we regulated everything that some one could abuse then we would regulate everything. What about the people that looked at this unregulated mini bus with an amateur driver and said, "never mind, I will drive in on my own, there is no way I am getting in to that bus when I was expecting a car."

The governments job is to do things that I am unable to do on my own, like build a road or a bridge. It should not also do my thinking for me, of course there are many people who can't do that for them selves either.