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Earlier today, we mentioned that President Obama would use tomorrow's Oval Office address, in part, to call for a comprehensive energy reform. And now he's asking his several million-strong email list to stand with him to push for passage of this reform. (The House has already passed an energy/climate change bill; the Senate has not.)
[O]ur work will not end with this [oil-spill] crisis. That's one of the reasons why last week I invited lawmakers from both parties to join me at the White House to discuss what it will take to move forward on legislation to promote a new economy powered by green jobs, combat climate change, and end our dependence on foreign oil.
Today, we consume more than 20 percent of the world's oil, but have less than two percent of the world's oil reserves. Beyond the risks inherent in drilling four miles beneath the surface of the Earth, our dependence on oil means that we will continue to send billions of dollars of our hard-earned wealth to other countries every month -- including many in dangerous and unstable regions.
In other words, our continued dependence on fossil fuels will jeopardize our national security. It will smother our planet. And it will continue to put our economy and our environment at risk. We cannot delay any longer, and that is why I am asking for your help.
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Good deal! Lets start taking our money out of the hands of countries that hate us and want to destroy us. Lets take the lead in this technology too.
Do you mean the two billion that obama gave to the Chinese for wind turbines?
You are right=sending money to our advesaries is just not smart. There are trillionw waiting to invest in clean energy and help with job creation. We can't hid our heads in the sand. OIL will be with us for a while but it must be safe. If we really focus I don't believe this great country can't create more jobs here and do it within 10 yrs. Remeber we went to the moon in 8 yrs. Have we lost our can do innovation?
What do you think we went to the moon on, clean energy? Last time I checked it took fossil fuels to get us there, what are we going to do, convert commercial jets to solar, or better yet wind? How many planes will come crashing to the earth on that bonehead idea, sorry we cant fly today because it is cloudy or night time. Brilliant.
No you don't fly rockets on fossil fuels and jet fuel is made from kerosene which can be entirely grown. This comment needs research. If you are going to blast clean energy, I just want you to know that the exhaust of the Apollo rockets were steam just in case you thought we were using coal or something to get to space.
Hey, Jake ... maybe we'll just have to fly less and teleconference more. And take a vacation in your own backyard. We have an insatiable lust for air travel, and auto travel, and that may be the first thing that has to go. But since no one ever does anything anymore that might inconvenience them, and even fewer people look past their own generation, I think I can say with some confidence that we're doomed.
HEY, Anna Molly, tell Obama, Pelosi, Michelle, Al Gore about the situation. I think they lost the memo.
Mr. Obama. Go to hell. Stop using every crisis (real and manufactured) to push your commie agendas.
Excuse me.....commie agendas
Yet, republicans in congress will oppose the president's plan in favor of more drill baby drill/spill baby spill, and favor the status quo because they clearly hate America and their own planet.
Can't argue with that, Pat. At the very least, they're totally indifferent and unable to see past the end of their own pier.
Ought to be ineresting, to see how many ways the Repubs can say 'no' to reform in this area. Do I doubt they will? Not in the least.
The repug's will all say NO. They have no reason to support our president. They will block everything he tries to do, even when they claim to be on board and switch come vote time. They will then point out that President Obama has done nothing forgetting that they have stalled everything he tries to do with no ideas of their own to even support their position. It is just NO, NO, HELL NO.
The worst part is that the people will forget that the GOP has done nothing but say no the whole time as well.
M. Fisher,
This is true but as long as we have people like you and Rachael, Keith etc we will keep reminding the people who got us into this mess for the pure sake of the holly dollar then do nothing to fix it when they get caught, and have the nerve to blame the very people who come after them trying to fix it as the ones that caused it.
I don't think any of us will forget all the Republicans "NO's", and then, not giving any suggestions of their own, only criticism of our President. When I was growing up, you looked up to the President, not down your nose at him. The Stale, Pale Old Men, have ruled long enough, and we have had enough of them!
Mac in OK
What the Hell is wrong w/ Inhoff? He's blocking and amendment for unlimited liability just like that Alaskan shill Murakowsky. You need better in your state
Psst, Philip ... check his pockets. They're lined.
Mac in OK
I think your wrong. The electorate has a short memory. Even, you seem to have forgotten all the NO's and obstructionist behavior the Dems engaged in with Bush in the Whitehouse. Or are you just showing your lib bias?
US Navy Disabled Veteran - Retired I'm not sure really what your point was. As I've said many many times here I am an independent, not a liberal. I used to be conservative but they have made fools of themselves and continue to do so. Former pres. Bush and the republican congresspeople have made asses of themselves and this country and have really screwed things up. There is no denying it. They are paying for their sins and pay they should. It will take time to fix things and likely some will not ever get fixed.
Good to see President Obama push for passage of sane necessary energy and climate change legislation. The Ostrich party of sore losers wants to stick their collective heads in the sand and ignore all of the global warming facts because they are too immoral and irresponsible to do what is needed because they're too cheap to pay the price. Sad that Harry Reid can't get the Senate's act together on passing legislation Nancy Pelosi got passed in the House long ago. But then it's the dopes of nope who are responsible for not being responsible, all they want is for our country to remain slaves to foreign oil as long as possible.
What's really sickening is to hear this morning that Germany, Italy and Japan, the old Axis TriPartite Pact, is ahead of our country in solar power production. Where is the American Exceptionalism crowd at crying that we need to be Number 1 in solar power production? Yeah they've got their heads stuck in a dark place and can't see that solar and wind power production are what we need to minimize how much foreign oil we consume.
The Drill Baby Drill crowd has delusions that more offshore oil drilling is somehow going to close the gap between the amount of oil we consume and how much we produce, it will never happen morons. The longer you delay smart energy and climate change legislation the longer you fools keep our country a slave to foreign oil.
Perhaps you should let the rest of the world in on your brilliant plan to solve the need for fuel. Last time I checked oil was used for transportation and not for our other energy needs. Read all about it Eric "the douche" from Salinas (liberal armpit by the way) has found the alternative to the internal combustion engine? Whose the moron now!
This reminds me of your "rockets run on gasoline" comment. Obama's long term energy policy horizon includes a switchover to plug-in hybrids. In case I need to make it clear, plug-ins use electricity. Even if nothing passes Obama's higher CAFE standards alone will save more oil than the Gulf produces.
Any climate change law will pick your pocket and steal your freedom. The "environmental movement" has been hijacked by global federalists like AL GORE. Remember him he is the guy who fronted for NATA and GATT. Now 40% OF AMERICANS WORK AT LOW WAGE SERVICE JOBS and 30 million are on food stamps. His hysterical ranting about global sea levels rising and next thing you know he now has a 25 room seaside mansion in the tropics. Evil hypocrites. Next step is full control of economy and money. No country will ever be allowed to be as successful as America. Final step is for you to take an RFID implantable chip $600.00 a month government living allowance in exchange for your loyalty oath.
Great point! The answer is that when Kennedy was president and with presidents before him it was about the country. It was about the people. And, the citizens felt the same way. Everyone would pull together. DC worked for the country and for the people minus a few behind the curtain events and activities.
Now it's all about the behind the curtain activities. No one in DC cares about the country or the people. All they care about are numbers, ie. dollars and votes, and they will bend over for anyone one or any company that can give them those numbers.
DC's behavior says, who cares about being number one in the world. I'm in it for the cash.
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Jake and EdEdwards,
Jake, I think the thrust of the post was about other countries passing us up in renewable energy tech. That would indicate that at 2 or more countries have begun solving the world's need for fossil fuels which makes your comment completely empty and a waste of time, you f'n bone head. Electric cars are getting better every day and many are already for sale.
Ed...You sound like you need a nap.
This is a good way for "ole Obummer" to push his cap and trade bill through!! Guess Obama and Al Gore will jump on the "Global warming theory" and make a few more millions!!! Nothing wrong with drilling in more shallow water like they have in Alaska. The enviornmental group pushed so much that the rigs HAD to be set futher off shore. They are to blame as much as anyone !!
"RC" you need to do a little reading instead of name calling and throwing out talking points that are not necessarily true. This has nothing to do with warming "theories". This has everything to do with the future of our country.
Go to Scientific American. They have many articles showing ALTERNATIVES (notice the plural) to oil. Wind alone can't do it, solar alone can't do it.....etc. Different parts of the country, different seasons, different hours on the clock require different types of alternatives. Scientists tell us they are all available to us, we just need the POLITICAL WILL to make them happen. It starts at the top...with the President...this President. We all need to support him in this effort.
Note: Oil companies go further out to drill due to the tax breaks. FOLLOW THE MONEY - IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT THE $$$$$
CHA-CHING!!!!!!!
RC are you kidding. The republican dismantled any all regulations that might have prevented this. They also stocked MMS w/ people directly from these industries to regulate them> I mean really, do you really expect some stooge from the oil industry to lay down the hammer on their buddies when they know when the last administration left, they would need a job. Yes Obama screwed up royally by not cleaning house there and for letting Salazar in there as well, and yes Salazar needs to go because of his ties to these industries. But it was Bush-Cheney who started this mess. Why is it that when ever republicans create a mess, they won't clean it up?
Any climate change law will pick your pocket and steal your freedom. The "environmental movement" has been hijacked by global federalists like AL GORE. Remember him he is the guy who fronted for NATA and GATT. Now 40% OF AMERICANS WORK AT LOW WAGE SERVICE JOBS and 30 million are on food stamps. His hysterical ranting about global sea levels rising and next thing you know he now has a 25 room seaside mansion in the tropics. Evil hypocrites. Next step is full control of economy and money. No country will ever be allowed to be as successful as America. Final step is for you to take an RFID implantable chip $600.00 a month government living allowance in exchange for your loyalty oath.
Yes, EDED, we heard you the first time and you're starting to studder again. Go take your nap...
So many ignorant environmental know-nothings. For decades our public schools have generated millions of environmentally conscious idiots that don't have a clue about the reality of converting to wind or solar energy. The just “feel” that we should do this, that it would be so easy. If you think we can run our infrastructure on wind or solar power you are mistaken. We get only about 2% of our power now from wind. Why, because it is cost prohibitive. Wind farms require large tracts of land, operates only when the wind is blowing, requires a huge infrastructure (power lines/roads). Sure, let's just turn our nation's economy lose towards increasing wind energy creating jobs and saving the planet. This would cost the nation billions if not trillions of dollars for even a token effort to do this at a time we are in a deep recession. Hate the oil industry all you want, but your idealistic save the planet rhetoric is moronic at best, and fatally destructive at worst. Hell, if it wasn't for you know-nothings we wouldn't be drilling in mile deep water that we can't get to without robots. Friggin idiots.
Strange, Milcon, that you would complain about enviromentalist, but you offer nothing for a solution.
But then, this is what I would expect from a Repunk-lican like yourself. Why don't you do yourself a favor, go down to the gulf coast states, and see the havoc that has been reeked upon us, Jerky Boy, but then again, you probably would like the taste of 10W-40 to go with your seafood.
Perhaps you aren't aware of the economic impact this has on Gulf States like Florida, Alabama, Loiusiana, and Mississippi, but when a disaster like this hits, it kind of has a way of messing up money made in TOURISM, AND THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY IN A BIG WAY. You would be surprised at how many restaurants rely on fishermen who fish in the gulf; hell, you will be equally surprised at how much it is going to go up because we are going have to IMPORT it from half way around the world.
So I ask you, what alternatives do you have to offer,smartass?!?!?!?
Kind of funny, isn't it, Kevin- when the subject is money and debt, all they can worry about is what we are leaving their children and grand children. When it comes to creating a huge toilet for them to live in, they don't seem to care as much. It's all ME ME ME right NOW NOW NOW. Typical 'conservative' attitude. (not sure how THAT term ever got applied to them.....)
So Drill baby Drill is your answer?
Kevin, Millcon doesn't offer any solutions because (1) he works for the oil industry; (2) he doesn't recognize the problem; (3) he doesn't care about the problem because he knows there will be enough fossil fuel for his own lifetime; and (4) substance would seriously interfere with dogma.
Look, we are chemically damaged. This oil spill show how addicted we are to oil/fossil fuels, and how corrupt the oil industry is. We need to find an alternative source for our daily use, and we need to find them now!
I wonder how much depleted uranium, how much hydrogen, rare earth magnets, and the like on hand, because we could use those to power our vehicles SAFELY, with VERY LITTLE waste to deal with on a fragile enviroment like this.
President Obama needs to start implementing these programs NOW!!!!
As I thought he isn't going to talk about the oil spill, or how other countries has asked to come help but he refused the help because of the unions. He is going to pull the old let me put this energy bill out of my hat one more time and take over the rest of the country. There is only 1 month and 17 days until elections I sure hope we can hold on.
Everyone will be happy to pay $10 a gallon for gas when his "energy" bill is past!!! Does anyone really think that we are going to stop buying oil from the countries that he bowed to!!! We stop drilling and then the price of oil goes up for the guys overseas. There will always be supply and demand and when we don't supply, they can demand higher prices!!! Plus, who can afford to buy a new car for alternative fuel sources to be used when so many are unemployed!!!
Hell, Deborah, we came close to paying $5/gallon($110/barrel of crude) under the Bush Administration, which is part of the reason why people aren't doing so well TODAY IN THE FIRST PLACE!!!!
Amen Kevin
So by your liberal "advanced" logic its better to pay $10 a gallon, while we transition to your so called gas saving cars? My, my ignorance must really be bliss. Lord give me the strength to change the things I can and the serenity I cannot change. Have any of you heard there are no more deep pockets? We're broke!!!! Trade in all your cars for 2 mules and a bike.
Aha, exactly my point about Millcon. And thank you for playing, dolores. Lord knows we shouldn't have to pay for safety, security, infrastructure, health care, education, and clean energy. Better we should pay for wars without end, corporate greed, cleaning up the messes made by criminal polluters, and subsidizing businesses like BP who resist regulation until it comes time to pay the piper. And then ... it's always "save me from myself."
Oh, and let's not forget the $50 million BP just sent down the ... (oh, never mind) ... for PR ads that could have gone instead to those who have suffered losses. Because, you know, you've got to draw the line somewhere. And God forbid that ad executives should have to give up lattes.
I'll turn in my car right after you do.
Nice moniker, by the way. Ever watch Seinfeld?
Anna Molly, the oil companies were under regulation by Obama's MMS. Two weeks before the oil spill they got straight A's to continue drilling. By the way, BP is going to go bankrupt, who's going to pay for it? Acorn, the Unions? I know who, the U.S. taxpayers AKA saps that voted for this hell. By the way, pouring more money into the vast hole known as education in this country isn't making anyone smarter; it's called the Dept. of Dumbing down America now.
Delores-310544
You forget who set up the MMS w/ all the corporate stooges and insider regulators. People forget that the Republicans had all 3 Houses of government for 6 years before the Dems took them back except for the White House. By that time regulations had been so dismantled and meaningless that when Obama took over, and yes he bears some responsibilty for that now knowing what wa happening prior and now cleaning out the roaches there. His biggest mistake was having Salazar made Secretary of the Interior, the man hands are dirty because of his dealing w/ the industry in the past.
BP has spend over 50 million on adverstising to rehab their image instead of paying out claims, setting aside and escrow account to take care of those who are really being hit by this. And we now find out about the corners that were cut and how this may have cost 11 people their lives. Lets not forget, 11 people died because of their greed. Obama needs to get the Raid, kill the roaches, and restock w/ regulators who are not part of of the industry. People w/o a stake in oil or coal or any industry for that matter. Then and only then will you have regulation and regulators who are then able to do the job they are supposed to do,
President George W. Bush talked about alternative energy in several speeches. Unfortunately it was all talk and no do. Now President Obama is stuck with the task of doing something about cleaning up the environment and promoting alternative energy. The Democrats in Congress will be all for reforms but the Republicans will just say no. Sadly they can't do anything but whine and complain but offer nothing constructive in return.
Let me get this straight, you progressives would have us devastate our current economy, to invest in nascent technology that can't become efficient for at least two decades! Now that is a prime example of progressive logic, the ultimate oxymoron!!!
So.....You think its best not to at least start SOMEWHERE? Anywhere?? You really think 'progressives' are saying "turn off the oil taps completely, right now"? Do you smoke dope? Crack??
Drill Baby Dill right Ted?
If Reagan hadn't rescinded the funding for alternative energy research that was put in place by Carter, we would HAVE reliable alternative forms of energy by now. How long do you think it will take to transition to renewable energy if we DON'T start now?
Yes drill,baby,drill. Drill in anwr, drill in shale, drill where we can contain a leak, closer to shore. If you listen to the EPA types that literally caused this mess, you'll be rollerskating to work (if you have a job) and eating your grass by candles. Sort of like the dark ages. Obama like Chavez will supply all your needs.
Wake up dilirius-310544. Where do you think the oil goes that we "drill, baby, drill" ? It goes on the global market. It gets sold for profit by the company pumping it out of the ground. BP stands for British Petrolium. They get rich, we get the shaft. Oh, and when the oil runs out and we have no energy source in place to replace it then we really will have to "rollerskate to work" but hey what do you care you probably will have died of cancer by then anyway.
As long as your Big SUV gets it cheap gas right Delores-310544, screw everyone else including future generations. Way to go Delores, way to go
So tedcrawford, let me get this straight, you would have the U.S. not to invest in any kind of alternative energy research and devlopment so that our kids could one day live in the dark ages of the future while being under the threat of control by foreign entities anytime they wish to cut off the oil. No one is saying devastate the economy but many are saying we need a starting point to move us towards alternative means of energy. Oil will not be around forever. Wouldn't you want your kids future to be planned for so that such a transition nears completion as they and their kids mature rather than leaving it up to them to attempt to resolve the matter at the last minute. Perhaps when it is too late.
CA, I couldn't have said it better.
Voted.
Any climate change law will pick your pocket and steal your freedom. The "environmental movement" has been hijacked by global federalists like AL GORE. Remember him he is the guy who fronted for NATA and GATT. Now 40% OF AMERICANS WORK AT LOW WAGE SERVICE JOBS and 30 million are on food stamps. His hysterical ranting about global sea levels rising and next thing you know he now has a 25 room seaside mansion in the tropics. Evil hypocrites. Next step is full control of economy and money. No country will ever be allowed to be as successful as America. Final step is for you to take an RFID implantable chip $600.00 a month government living allowance in exchange for your loyalty oath.
The money from cap and trade will not be used for technology or any other energy wise program, the plan is to filter it through the Chicago Climate Exchange to the unions. This has been documented, the money will be used to employ Ex cons in union positions!
Just like Obama to use every opportunity to destroy our economy, and the unintellignet mobs will say "go obama go" He need to actually get control of the spill, not work to take advantage of the situation. what a scum. he cannot use this as another excuse to bankrupt our economy with another democratic pet project.
Anyone can say green jobs and clean energy, but that does not solve the problem, it cannot be done in a sort period of time, other administraitons have been working on it too. Lets all pray that this gut is voted out of office as soon as possible so that a leader who will put the americnl people above party politics can erase all the damamge that this guy, (the worst president in the history of the US by FAR) has done.
1) he probably had something to do with the explosion in the first place so he could take advantage of this.
2) the enviromentalist movement DID require that the drilling be so far offshore that it was 4 miles deep to begin with, That interferance is why this is so hard to clean up. This would have been a easy fix if it was 2 miles deep. another example of government making things worse.
3) the wetlands would have been protected by building berms right away, but Obama blocked this so that they could do enviromental impact studies on the building of berms....until it was too late....so he could then stand on the beach and stare at the tar and act like he cares. I know a FEMA engineer who is in my family who told me that Obama blocked this. what a tool, impact studies while the oil floats in.
Obama does not acre about the environment, not one bit it is all something for him to use to manipulate dumb voters.
Think about it. how long do you think it will take for the Green jobs group to find an alternatoive to oil that can solve the us needs???? really. just sell your cars and see how you can survive for the next year. put your money where your big, ignorant mouths are.
Let's hear what the man has to say tomorrow night. My bet is he goes all out in support of a strong new energy policy. STRONG!
oh yah....blame the republicans for Obama screwing up the oil spill. I think one of you actually just blamed Regan...... Obama the uniter......what a joke. The US has never been more divided becasue of Obama and his scums that surroud him who screw the american prople and then cry "racisim" if anyone disagrees. they appeal to the lowest commen denominator of us society....the ignorant who will follow him blindly.
This is EXACTLY ABOUT CAP AND TRADE. The spill was allowed to get this bad through Obama interferance with the legitimate efforts to fix it. this is all about the democratic agenda. Cap and trade will mean that US companies will pay third world governments to use thier "pollution allocation". they will still pollute, it will just cost americans more to buy products.
It is Obama extending welfare to third world companies at our expense. he is making a joke out of what could have been a great moment for the Black community. His corrupt, dishonest and backhanded way of doing business is giving racisists a chance to say "see I told you so" It is quite sad for everyone.
Just when you thought he could not find any way to drive this country further into the ground....he gets even more bold in his agenda to ram this stuff down the Americal peoples throats.
by the way, republicans cannot block anything. the dems still have the numbers so blame the dems if they do not pass anything they want to. republicans have suggest a lot of ideas that are ignored.
However, you losers bring up a good point., The dempocratic congress did block efforts of Bush to do things about the environment. many other things that Bush tried to do were blocked by the Dems, they had the numbers to block everything and anything they wanted to ALL 8 years.
History is not something that you can re-write for your convienince.
We finally have a president who thinks we need a national energy policy? It's a miracle -- after years of obfuscation from the past regime!
Rich
You are sadly delusional. The minority party can block everything from passing in the Senate. The Re-peat-the-lie-to-the-public-ans have employed Rule-22 (filibuster-in-name-only) a couple of hundred times since Obama and the Dems have "been in charge". Obstruction is the name of the game. I do not recall any environmental initiatives offered by Bush which were blocked by the Democrats, please enlighten us with the specifics of your claim.
delusional is thinking that this latest Obama effortis anything more than Crap and trade, and other old ideas that have little to do with the environment and everything to do with socialism. read man read and you will see right through it. you probably are in favor of the health care plan and the failed economic policies that Bama boy is getting away with twhile blaming bush. Did you know that it was the democratic congress' meddling with the morgage industry that really got us in this mess. research it yourself, talk to someone in the morgage business for pete's sake.
you will find any energy bill that Obama tried to pass will have a whole bunch of crap in it for thier pet causes, more government control and very little that will do anything to help the situation.
How about Obama doing something, anything to help stoip the leak instead of blocking efforts and looking for someone to "kick his ass". what a thug....this is a national joke.
Meddling? The Community Reinvestment Act did not require banks to sell their questionable loans to Wall Street. The point was to get banks to take a greater interest in their COMMUNITIES. If a new mortgage holder in your community loses their job, you as their banker, and the holder of their mortgage, have an interest in finding them a job within your community. Maybe you do so by making a business loan to their future employer, etc. Selling debts does little for the community, retaining the debt and working with the debtor builds communities up.
also, look for earlier posts i had when obama said he was explanding off shore exploration. As i predicted, there would be a "disater that would allow him to repeal it and move on to the real agenda, which is passing cap and trade. Cap and trade will be the center piece of his "national energy policy" and will do nothing except send money to poor conuntires and drive up our prices for everything.....
Obama can crap in his hand and tell you people it is candy, and you will eat is and argue over how wondferfull it is.
Ok, here are a few link to news articles about the Democratic controlled congress blocking efforts by bush for national energy reform, immigration and other key issues, by filibuster prior to having the numbers and by vote when they took over.
read and learn
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/19/politics/19patriot.html?ex=1292648400&en=3fed326d2285b707&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss
http://articles.latimes.com/2003/nov/22/nation/na-energy22
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2006/apr/07/20060407-113202-5032r/
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2006/apr/07/20060407-113202-5032r/
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8Q1UNF00
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/21/politics/21CND-ENER.html?hp
A little reading comprehension would be nice. I wrote ENVIRONMENTAL initiatives, you give me links to energy. More evidence of your delusional state of mind.
Ok Kevin, I'll bite. You didn't address my points because you can't: “Hate the oil industry all you want, but your idealistic save the planet rhetoric is moronic at best, and fatally destructive at worst. Hell, if it wasn't for you know-nothings we wouldn't be drilling in mile deep water that we can't get to without robots”. I am totally aware of the damage being done. It's the solution you and your nutty crowd demand that doesn't make any sense. Like stop all oil drilling, and build wind mills. Oil is and will be a major part of our energy equation for decades to come. If you environmental wacos would have allowed nearer shore drilling we wouldn't be facing this catastrophe. If you would have allowed nuclear power plants somewhere we wouldn't have to rely on countries like Iran as much to give us their oil, If you would let us drill on land where there are known oil deposits we might not either. You can cry stop drilling now all you want if it makes you sleep better at night. Just leave real decisions to adults Kevin.
You just don't get it, do you, dumbass? I listed sources that we COULD use in our infastructure, such as natural gases and ores. The technology to create, build and use, EXSIST TODAY!!!! Want proof? Look up Nikola Tesla, and look up the inventions he came up with! Notice something missing? That's right, Jerky boy, NO OIL!!!!! Not one of them used ANY petroleum products, and if they were in production NOW, they would have sold like hot cakes.
I have no problem with using nuclear energy; there is an abundance of plutonium, uranium and cobalt on the planet. The thing is IF YOU DO SOMETHING STUPID, WE HAVE A NUCLEAR MELTDOWN!!! Ever heard of Three mile Island? No? How about Chernobyl? Then, On top of that, there's the matter of getting rid of, and disposing of the nuclear waste that's generated from our reactors, AND DOING IT SAFELY!!!!
How about the folk that are running their vehicles off of Bio-Diesel? That's right, Numbskull, people have found another use for Crisco than just COOKING WITH IT!!! They are getting up and down the Interstate with it, and it's only a matter of time before they get an engine that runs at 30 MPG.
And I'll bet you didn't even consider the one source that could provide for our energy needs: Water. Think about. Our planet is covered with 70% of it, MORE THAN ENOUGH to supply our needs.
The VERY NEXT TIME you decide you want to go head to head with me, you better make damn sure you do your research, or I will wipe the floor with your stupid conservative ass.
Thank you for taking the bait.
Amen brother
Soros Ready to Profit from Oil Disaster
Perhaps this is why drilling in Alaska is off the table–it would actually keep America safe and strong and won’t make Obama Boss George Soros even richer than he is now.
Interestingly, it seems the more trouble we have, the better it is for Soros. Last year, Soros noted he was “having a very good crisis” having bet against the United States and profiting from her economic downturn.
Now we learn Soros is set to be one of the biggest beneficiaries of the Gulf oil catastrophe. With Obama’s ‘moratorium’ and the Obama Admin’s general hostility to drilling, it’s reported many oil companies have already inquired with Brazil regarding a move those shores. And what is Soros principally invested in right now? Petrobras, the Brazilian state oil company.