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Originally Posted by 79CamaroDiva
so.. instead of making existing oil cheaper, we're going to spend more money to drill protected waters and possibly kill of 100s of species of animals.. smart. real smart.
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...and how would you suggest doing that? How about lifting the ridiculous EPA laws, the 8+ different blends of gas that have to be made...how about lifting the federal gas tax just for a bit.
People can blame Bush for EVERYTHING which seems like the bandwagon however Congress and BOTH sides have accomplished NOTHING.
Also, as far as the killing 100's of species...drilling is more safe now than ever. Have you seen the spot in ANWR they want to drill at? It's a barren frozen tundra in the winter and a swampy Everglades type area in the summer. It's very similar to Prudhoe Bay. The wildlife just fine there. People keep saying drilling won't help now, probably right but do you want to put your faith in Ethanol? Do you want to be saying "we should have drilled" 10yrs in the future? We have enough energy sources to do our own thing for the next 60-100 years...but we might hurt a f'in caribou in the process. We BOUGHT Alaska for this very reason, OIL. The governor wants to do it, hell the citizens want it, who are we to say they can't do what they want, they live with the consequences up there, not us.
We did this to ourselves, we have no one to blame but us(sure, there other factors) but WE, as a country let this happen. Administration after administration dating back to Nixon's time ignore calls for us to do our own thing, to NOT rely on foreign oil, now we're paying for it. We're not going to wake up tomorrow and have renewable energy sources. It's going to take time and a ton of money...oh...and no red tape from the environmentalists(yes, even THEY have tried blocking solar and wind power).
The only real way to control gas prices is to do with China is doing, subsidize gas prices. Do we REALLY want to go down that road? Do we really want them involved in yet another aspect of business? No thanks.
We're actually lucky it's taken this long for prices to go up. Our dollar fell a lot in the last few years which directly relates to oil prices. Our dollar falling creates inflation, a lot of other stuff has gone up over the years, gas prices have lagged behind. It's finally caught up.