America's oil addiction

Capitol Hill addresses oil: Big oil execs testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee, with Sen. Ben Cardin, D-MD, commitee member and CNBC's Michelle Caruso Cabrera. Some say supply and demand has failed, and other dispute that argument. Do Americans really have an addiction to oil?

We are a wasteful society, and when I see someone like a Tiger Woods who has been reported to have recently purchased a $65 million dollar home in New York State, I think of the waste. That huge home has to be heated in the winter, and I am quite certain it is not solar powered. All of those rooms have to be heated, and other mini McMansions really help to drain oil resources. Everyone is trying to compete with each other from having the biggest lawnmower to the fanciest automobile.

I have changed my driving habits to try to do my part. Do you drive as much as you used to? I know people won't admit it, but have you ever purchased a bigger vehicle or home, because it had to look better or more expensive than so and so's? WATCH VIDEO