I say....drill in Anwar !!! They only want to open less than 2% of the entire state to oil drilling.....and the drilling they have up there now does in no way have any detrimental effects on the caribou population...in fact....they enjoy the heat generated by the pipelines and spend the hardest parts of the winter being warmed by them !
It's folks like the Sierra Club and others...who are keeping the oil companys from drilling more demestic oil or building anymore refineries...so we don't have to depend on nations like Saudi Arabia.....The gas prices we have today are a direct effect of supply and demand. Increase the supply and you take care of demand.
For those who say we're going to run out someday, what do we do then ? Yep, perhaps (but not according to Joe's article, if it can be believed).........but we need to use what we have now while we are exploring other options. By the way.........you need oil to produce hydrogen...and lots of it ! There is no such thing as naturally occuring hydrogen....you have to make it.........and it takes alot of energy to do so. So hydrogen itself is not the answer.....Nuclear is a good option...limitless amounts of energy, but you have to have some way of ditching the biproducts not to mention the hazards of something going wrong...by the way.....how many nuclear plants have had issues in our country since we began using it.....one ?
Sorry Joe, for hijacking your thread....but I'm sick and tired of the "blame the oil companys" mentality out there.........it's not thier fault that we're paying so much, it's the congress...because they refuse to allow them to do any drilling anywhere...or build any more refineries...or even explore for natural gas, which is incredibly plentiful ! That is incredibly irresponsible ! We are not safe here in this country while we are so dependant on nations in the middle east to supply our oil........what the heck good will it do us to protect the less than 2% of land up in Alaska for crying out loud.......if one day the radicals gain control of our suppliers and cut us off ! For our national security we need to have the ability to supply our own needs !
And those bozos in congress are wasting time shaking their fingers at the oil companies.....and spending two days debating the issue of Rush Limbaugh in the media ! Has anyone heard of that one ??? LOL ! How much do we pay these people anyway ???
I think we need to kick some congress butt !! If anyone is wasting our rescources it's THOSE people !!
Fire em all !
OK Joe....I'm done now.......:rant: :rant: :rant: I feel better now...