Comments on: Bush in Bed with Saudis – America Screwed

By: annika

annika — Sun, 18 May 2008 16:41:15 +0000

We should drill and not worry. Even if there’s some environmental impact, the earth recovers quickly. In 89, the Exxon Valdez dumped 10,800,000 gallons of oil in the water. Today there’s only 0.2% of that oil left. Under any sensible cost benefit analysis, we should have started tapping this resource years ago. But thanks to BS like the poll Tbird cited we haven’t.

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By: Brian

Brian — Sun, 18 May 2008 13:10:05 +0000

I’ve heard from some people that American oil companies aren’t in a big hurry to drill in the US because “the last one with the oil wins”.

This assumes that a century or two in the future that we are all still going to be using oil with the same abandon as now.

I guess we need that Animal Farm moment where a hidden camera goes into the boardroom and all of American executives are dressed like sheiks.

I’ve passed the point of no return on this issue though. It is cheaper to rent a moving van than to own a pick-up truck.

By: Cranky

Cranky — Sun, 18 May 2008 13:03:02 +0000

Ralph, if I understood your comments correctly, then no, you cannot use hydroelectric. It stops Salmon from spawning.

By: Cranky

Cranky — Sun, 18 May 2008 13:01:18 +0000

Good point Tboid. It seems like there is no room in their thinking for the possibility that we can responsibly pull coal or oil out of the ground without disrupting the surrounding eco-system.

In talking with a younger co-worker, he seemed to feel that the Colorado question about oil-shale (mentioned in the second link) was an either-or. Either get affordable oil and stab Mother Gaia throught the heart or leave it alone completely.

By: weasal contractor

weasal contractor — Sun, 18 May 2008 10:08:28 +0000

Its not just Bush in bed with the Saudi’s. It would be interesting to see how much money is flowing from Saudi Arabia into the pockets of Congress.

By: Ralph A.Golec

Ralph A.Golec — Sun, 18 May 2008 03:32:13 +0000

THe answer to our energy problem is just flowing by us.

By: Tbird

Tbird — Sat, 17 May 2008 22:26:11 +0000

Back in the 70’s I believe there was a Gallup poll question to the effect: THE ENVIRONMENT SHOULD BE PROTECTED REGARDLESS OF COST. Sixty something percent of the people polled answered YES. Actually, it was a pretty stupid poll question but that didn’t stop the greens from trotting it out every time they thought a species might be endangered or someone proposed to build a new power plant or refinery.
Oddly enough the greenies haven’t trotted it out lately. Maybe because people are just beginning to realize what the COST really is.