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I wish I had the time to go through all the blatant distortions contained in the article. For just one example, in 2008 when oil prices began to rise to a point that made much off continental shelf (OCS) drilling profitable oil companies struggled to hire enough employees to work their rigs, frankly, I don't believe nor have I seen an evidence that there are 190,000 workers with the skills to work on an offshore rig. Further the idea that increased drilling can reduce U.S. dependence of foreign oil by 92% is risible at best.
another field that would help create jobs is the expansion of our off shore fishing industry. Too bad that is being fought by our good conservationist friends as well.
Nita
I'm sure the fishermen in the gulf coast love those oil wells, and now more than ever.
Why create actual drilling jobs, when we can create make believe "green" jobs.
Those green jobs are awesome because you basically file a claim with the government saying that you are turning pig manure into fuel and the government pays you! Awesome!
I wish I had the time to go through all the blatant distortions contained in the article. For just one example, in 2008 when oil prices began to rise to a point that made much off continental shelf (OCS) drilling profitable oil companies struggled to hire enough employees to work their rigs, frankly, I don't believe nor have I seen an evidence that there are 190,000 workers with the skills to work on an offshore rig. Further the idea that increased drilling can reduce U.S. dependence of foreign oil by 92% is risible at best.
To quote the conservative Cato Institute on that issue...
"OPEC market power, [Bush] contends, can only be combated by energy independence secured by increased domestic production. It's one of the central premises of what passes for Republican energy policy. And it is beyond nonsense. To paraphrase Jeremy Bentham, it's nonsense on stilts."
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Originally Posted by Frank DeForrest
Somebody run this by the central planners and see what they think.
I'm sure it has been run dozens of times before Obama took office.
Why create actual drilling jobs, when we can create make believe "green" jobs.
Those green jobs are awesome because you basically file a claim with the government saying that you are turning pig manure into fuel and the government pays you! Awesome!
To quote the conservative Cato Institute on that issue...
"OPEC market power, [Bush] contends, can only be combated by energy independence secured by increased domestic production. It's one of the central premises of what passes for Republican energy policy. And it is beyond nonsense. To paraphrase Jeremy Bentham, it's nonsense on stilts."
I'm sure it has been run dozens of times before Obama took office.
Why is it nonsense?
If we switch to CNG cars, drill in ANWR and deeper in the gulf, then also drill in low perm oil-shales and gas-shales, we can easily be energy independent.
Use clean coal technologies and nuclear power as well.
We have the capabilities as a country, we just need to get on the right track.
You're referencing electricity transmission. Oil drilling addresses the supply of fuel to generate electricity. You can't transmit electricity that doesn't exist, and you can't generate electricity without fuel.
Why is it not? But those aren't my words (take note, when you read the article linked).
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If we switch to CNG cars, drill in ANWR and deeper in the gulf, then also drill in low perm oil-shales and gas-shales, we can easily be energy independent. Use clean coal technologies and nuclear power as well.
We have the capabilities as a country, we just need to get on the right track.
Great... I didn't realize choices in life was THAT easy.
You're referencing electricity transmission. Oil drilling addresses the supply of fuel to generate electricity. You can't transmit electricity that doesn't exist, and you can't generate electricity without fuel.
I believe she's talking about job creation, not electricity creation (and as luck would have it, the Japanese are working on wireless electricity creation which is likely to help with jobs as well... using solar power).
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