It is bad to hurt birds with oil, yes, but the final lesson isn't “oil is bad because it hurts birds.” Oil is God's way of saying "your house should be warm in winter and fresh green produce should be available in February, and never mind the birds. Oh look! I just made another billion birds! Like that! Because I can! So shut up and go drive somewhere. Floor it! I command you!"

If there's one theory I hope comes true, it's the idea that petroleum is exuded by some ongoing process, and is actually a self-renewing resource. Don't give me this bunkum about solar power being safe - please. A nuclear reactor goes critical, the damage is relatively limited. The source of solar power goes nova, and everyone's toast. Curse the sun! When it's not giving you cancer, it's counting down to planetary destruction! Kill the sun now while there's time!