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Originally posted by Digipimp
i'm no tree hugger but i'm smart enough to know that the whole drilling is alaska thing is bullshit and we might see some minimal amount of oil in 10 fucking years big deal. it's all about the oil companies wanting more money.
why didn't they expand the drilling off the florida coast, or was it because king george made his brother a deal not to do that. that could have seen results in less than 2 years.
the bottom line is coming up with new places to drill in america is not a solution to the oil problems we have and never will be, not even a temporary solution.
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Actually according to the things I have read (now I dont believe everything I read but this seemed pretty reputable) is that the oil in Alaska could more than support the US oil consumption for years. I could find the exact information from the book I was reading if it's really that important, but I want to say it was for more years than you or I will be on this earth.
I think we need to find alternative fuels but I also think we need to be much more self sufficient and if we can leverage our own resources then we are much better off. Everyone gets pissed off at Bush as if this is all his fault, they are all saying "FUCK BUSH" as they drive around in their 50k Cadillac Escalades paying $2+ per gallon so they can look cool, its their fault they bought the SUV and gas went up. Oil companies are just going off the supply and demand principle. They may be doing it to make money but there are things people can do to reduce oil consumption as well.