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Greatday you know I rarely agree with you but I do agree with what you say here. I agree probably because you are right.
The stats are easy to look up but if I remember right we had 5 refineries 40 years ago. Today with the modern day huge demand we only have 3. The environmentalists (domestic terrorists) will not let us build any new ones or do any drilling. I guess they dont mind paying $5/gal.
We all know we have oil in Alaska. We all know Mexico is oil rich but they dont have the money or the technology to drill. And the corrupt govt will not let our oil companies come in at any bribery rate.
It's sad.............
But it is also bushys fault. No I will not capitalize his name due to lack of respect.
you had me up till the very last sentence..
What EXACTLY has Bush done to cause this, and what does a failure to capitalize his name have to do with a lack of respect for him, other then a lack of respect for grammer.
A Republican favorite solution, building more refineries, will only put a bandaid on a problem. Why not drive more fuel-efficent vehicles to hold us over until we can advance to an alternative energy source? If everybody would trade their 12 mpg Excursion for something that got 28 mpg, just think of all the fuel we would save.
A Republican favorite solution, building more refineries, will only put a bandaid on a problem. Why not drive more fuel-efficent vehicles to hold us over until we can advance to an alternative energy source? If everybody would trade their 12 mpg Excursion for something that got 28 mpg, just think of all the fuel we would save.
Look - the fact is, even with "more fuel efficient" vehicles - we still will not have sufficent refining capacity.
Bandaid you say? Well - Bandaids do help heal wounds. We need more refining capacity - that is a fact. Yet, the enviornmental lobby stops this from happening.
We need more oil production - domestically. Yet, the enviornmentalist stop this from happening.
And realistically, as a percentage of vehicles on the road - very few are "Excursions" type vehicles.
Look - the fact is, even with "more fuel efficient" vehicles - we still will not have sufficent refining capacity.
Bandaid you say? Well - Bandaids do help heal wounds. We need more refining capacity - that is a fact. Yet, the enviornmental lobby stops this from happening.
We need more oil production - domestically. Yet, the enviornmentalist stop this from happening.
And realistically, as a percentage of vehicles on the road - very few are "Excursions" type vehicles.
We won't be able to cure our oil addiction with more oil. Why do we need more oil production? So we can drive even bigger SUVs and commute from gated subdivisions even further from our jobs? What needs to happen is people need to cut consumption to react to supply. We need to be focused on conserving oil so there can be a smoother transition to life beyond oil. Right now we are headed for a hard landing sometime mid century, and its going to be a catastrophe unlike anything we've seen.
About ANWR, there is only enough oil in there to sustain our current oil consumption for a little over a year. That isn't much of a bandaid.
We won't be able to cure our oil addiction with more oil. Why do we need more oil production? So we can drive even bigger SUVs and commute from gated subdivisions even further from our jobs? What needs to happen is people need to cut consumption to react to supply. We need to be focused on conserving oil so there can be a smoother transition to life beyond oil. Right now we are headed for a hard landing sometime mid century, and its going to be a catastrophe unlike anything we've seen.
About ANWR, there is only enough oil in there to sustain our current oil consumption for a little over a year. That isn't much of a bandaid.
ANWR is not the only domestic source of oil that can be tapped.
We need more production to fill the needs of the American people - Fact is, there are lots of vehicles on the road - of all sorts and, unlike what you are trying to portray, not everyone has a gas guzzling SUV. I have two SUV's - both get 26mpg in town and near 30 on the road. And, they are fairly large (Volvo XC90's)
AND, your bias is clearly evident by seemingly belittling "gated communities". Again, nationwide, few live behind a gated community. So, perhaps your envy is unwarranted there.
Frankly, people need to drive. Not everywhere in the country has mass transportation. Not everyone can live "close to work". Our country runs on oil - that is a fact - and its not going to change for a very long time.
If you truly want to conserve oil - take all the big rigs off the Interstates. At 5 mpg, they go through far more oil than cars do - by far. Yet, I hear very little about taking them off the road.
If you want to conserve oil - get rid of the oil fueled heating systems - here in the west - we have none. But, in the Midwest and east coast - they are abundant. That would save 10's of 1000's of gallons of oil - yet, I hear only complaining about "SUV's" -
We won't be able to cure our oil addiction with more oil. Why do we need more oil production? So we can drive even bigger SUVs and commute from gated subdivisions even further from our jobs? What needs to happen is people need to cut consumption to react to supply. We need to be focused on conserving oil so there can be a smoother transition to life beyond oil. Right now we are headed for a hard landing sometime mid century, and its going to be a catastrophe unlike anything we've seen.
About ANWR, there is only enough oil in there to sustain our current oil consumption for a little over a year. That isn't much of a bandaid.
You know I'm left to wonder something.. In the 100+ years that we have been using oil, have we really not come up with a viable, man made option, thats really usable?
Here's a novel idea: Let individuals decide where they wish to live and how far they wish to commute. Let individuals decide what type of car they wish to drive and what mpg they desire. Let individuals decide how they wish their goods transported and their homes heated.
How did we become a bunch of fascists telling people where they must live, type of car and how are homes must be heated? It's really not all that difficult a situation with endless solutions. If oil's such a concern the only viable alternatives are to slide back progress, open up new oil fields or use alternative energy sources. And the only alternative source today worth discussing is nuclear.
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