Live like nomads

It seems like the people that are looked down upon most in our society are the ones who are actually using less resources than the rest of us. Think about a homeless person. They have no home, they use no electricity, and usually they aren't driving around a big car from point A to point B. Yet someone driving by them in their car or truck might look down upon them and say "What is this person doing for society?"
On the road bikers are looked at as outcasts or outcast wannabes. Once again, who is the more responsible one? The one driving by him/herself in a car, or the one driving by him/herself on a motorcycle. Its called being efficient. And us first world countries don't like doing it. We have rail systems, though not as good as Europe, but do we use them? Maybe, sometimes. The car companies know this, the oil companies know this. They know that we are going to keep driving the cars we want to drive instead of the cars we need to drive. Most of the time we are also living beyond our means as well. Driving an Escalade to work with those 24" rims. I know for a fact if you bought it new you would be paying at least $800 per month on just the car payment. All for a status symbol. Then if you only make 35k year, that doesn't leave that much for a house payment or other things.
Its not like anyone is going to listen, we had problems like this back in the late 70's. They just adjusted the price of oil again, and everyone was back in their gas guzzlers.
I want an electric car, but I can't afford one. Because none of the big auto companies have any reason to build them YET. So the prices will remain high, people will make fun of them because they are slow compared to gas cars. Maybe I will eventually be able to build my own, or buy one of my liking. The bottom line is: Sooner rather than later, people are going to have to buy things based on need of the environment if we want to stay alive, rather than 'want' of us humans to have material things. (Hey I like being different too, you can always keep that 67 vette as your weekend car.)

The Enertia Electric Bike

This is a good example of "responsible" hipsterness. I am of course answering back at that 1903 Harley Replica road bicycle with the 2 stroke engine I talked about last week.
http://www.enertiabike.com/
The specs for this electric motorbike are better than the 1903, that does come at a higher cost however. Who can put a cost on our environment though? Ok don't answer that.
Price: 12k USD
Top speed only 50mph
Range is 45 miles @ 25mph
0-30mph in 3.8 seconds!
Lithium Phosphate batteries power it. And as always, range, and speed will increase as battery technology gets better.
Its got about the same specs as my 1982 Honda Passport, but mine uses dirty dirty gasoline. I got mine for a 6 pack of wine though, not 12k. I have to say that THIS is a step in the right direction. YAY technology. BOOO big oil!