Americans acting like Swedes? What?

Interesting article about the likely coming of $200 a barrel oil...
"Suddenly, Americans are acting differently; if not exactly like Swedes, then not quite like themselves, either....
Now many (though not all) serious people take $200 oil—and the prospect of another '70s-style oil shock—seriously. Goldman Sachs warned that the $200 barrier could be hit within the next six to 24 months.
That's way too fast for comfort (or should be) even for those who welcome high gas prices as a way to induce energy conservation and fight global warming. Already skyrocketing oil prices are causing real pain for ordinary people, threatening global economic growth, and reviving the specter of inflation." LINK