Off-shore drilling won't cut gas prices

We all know America is addicted to oil.

This addiction plagues our health, our environment and our security.

Given that two thirds of our oil comes from foreign nations leaves us open to the whims of potentially hostile foreign governments and the combustion of oil in our vehicle chokes our skies with smog and contributes greatly to global warming.

It's not enough to get off of foreign oil.

We need to get off of oil altogether.

If we are to successfully accomplish this, we need better funding for public transportation, strong conservation measures, higher fuel efficiency standards and more funding for alternative energy sources.

Opening up Virginia and more of Alaska to oil drilling will not solve the problem.

These are common sense solutions and are well within our grasp. I only hope our elected officials have the wisdom to enact them.

Elena Garcia Ansani

Evanston