Comments on: Keep Up The Pressure On Drilling

National Review: The Democrats Find Themselves On The Wrong Side Of The Energy Issue

[ausus-2009]

Many here seem to see this as an issue in black and white, when there are a lot of shades in between. Only 1.6% of America''s oil is used for power generation. That can be replaced without too much disruption. Bigger users of oil are heating and transportation. Public transport using trains and buses are still oil users, not as much but still in most cases it is impractical to use alternatives. Electric buses cannot go great distances. Electrification of train lines would be a huge and in some cases near impossible task. People use oil to heat their homes because in many cases it is all they can afford. Conservation is a must, replacement of oil where possible is also a must. That said, we are still going to need oil for many decades yet. Drilling must not end and refineries must not be shut just to appease some ideological argument.

[jimfinster]

ALL THE OIL, in all the world, will run out some time in the next 20-30 years. NRO wants you to forget alternative energy sources, forget global warming. But NRO is NOT your friend, they are your enemy. They speak for Big Oil and Big Money, and these powerful interests have no interest in energy sources whose fuel comes, literally, for FREE.

Should WE be the same way???

Posted by ubrew12


Good words. I would add that we have already plateaued on global production. Within 10 years max we will see declining production, at the same time as increasing demand. The sticker shock has just begun, folks.

[jimfinster]

1) The oil crisis was caused by an embargo. It ended when the embargo was listed.
Posted by jimfinster at 09:29 PM : Aug 07, 2008

By 1987, we were importing ZERO oil from the Middle East. The embargo was IRRELEVANT.

We were getting ALL our imported oil from the North Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. THOSE SOURCES DIDN''''T EXIST IN 1980.

Posted by txgrouch2006


Your "facts" are wrong. The OPEC embargo began Oct 1973, ended March 1974. So you seem to have your dates mixed up.

You are also wrong about 1987. Look it up! In 1987, the U.S. imported 6.5% of our crude from the Persian Gulf.

[ubrew12]

The world powers are starting the battle for ownership of the HUGE amount of oil once locked under the Arctic ice. The U.S., norway, iceland, Russia, and Canada are all gearing for this battle for oil rights. And yet, at best, this HUGE amount of oil would feed the worlds oil needs for a mere 3 years.

ALL THE OIL, in all the world, will run out some time in the next 20-30 years. NRO wants you to forget alternative energy sources, forget global warming. But NRO is NOT your friend, they are your enemy. They speak for Big Oil and Big Money, and these powerful interests have no interest in energy sources whose fuel comes, literally, for FREE.

Should WE be the same way???

[jayblrdi]

Plus a good portion of the oil we produce in the U.S is exported. And then we import oil from other places to create a global oil economy. Because the more we ship it around the more oil it takes to distribute the oil therefore increasing the profits for the oil industry. Less dependence on foreign oil? It won''t even happen if they can drill any piece of land they want.

[jayblrdi]

The oil companies already have land that was available for drilling that they haven''t even touched in the U.S. They want to use this opportunity to get more, but they already have it waiting for them. Drilling won''t ease the price maybe until 7-10 years down the road and the relief we do get will be barely noticeable.

I say drill on the land you''ve got first then you can start asking for more. Why would they let the oil available to them go untouched? Because they don''t need it right now. They have enough oil supply to met the demand(there''s no shortage0 and they are making top dollar on the supply they have.

[txgrouch2006]

I wonder, after the McCain campaign''''s ''''Obama Tire Gauge'''' giveaway, how many dittoheads and neocons ran out to their cars and purposely let some air out of their tires. Just wondering.
Posted by kazoodan at 09:37 PM : Aug 07, 2008

I did, you betcha. And I disconnected a sparkplug, and I adjustd the choke so that there''s good smoke comin'' from the tailpipe ALL THE TIME!

I''m not gonna let Obama tell me what to do. I''m voting for him, so HE WORKS FOR ME!!!

LOL!

[txgrouch2006]

1) The oil crisis was caused by an embargo. It ended when the embargo was listed.
Posted by jimfinster at 09:29 PM : Aug 07, 2008

By 1987, we were importing ZERO oil from the Middle East. The embargo was IRRELEVANT.

We were getting ALL our imported oil from the North Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. THOSE SOURCES DIDN''T EXIST IN 1980.

[kazoodan]

I wonder, after the McCain campaign''s ''Obama Tire Gauge'' giveaway, how many dittoheads and neocons ran out to their cars and purposely let some air out of their tires. Just wondering.

[noboundary]

Do you need relief now? By adopting a few simple measures, our family has cut back gasoline consumption 45%. How you ask? We leave the SUV parked in the garage and use a Ford Focus for most driving (stick with 38 mpg on hwy). I carpool 2X a week and ride my bike once a week to work - AND I could still do more. If America would cut back 45% (and it can), OPEC would collapse and we wouldn''t need to use our own oil just yet - instead we can save it for our children to use. More wisely than we have, I hope.