Kahn: I am not mad at american companies - and I guess I either did not see or did not pay attention to any posts that did imply such an emotion. Regardless, the reason Bush invaded was not to stabilize oil flow. The administration itself has refuted that time and time again. Now, that may be a lie (probably)... The fact of the matter is that the argument was WMDs and an imminent threat, coupled with vague and untrue allegations of terrorist ties. Maybe the american people would have supported a war for oil - who knows? But Bush did not make that case. He either lied, or was misled to the point of unacceptable ignorance. I'm not comfortable with either.
I dont post in the D&D all that much, though I read the threads everyday. Am I right in saying, India and China's demand is whats causing the rise in gas prices, and that we are basically screwed until we have an alternate fuel source? I mean there are probably a few other factors...but thats the main cause? I dont know much about this stuff, just asking.
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/factbook/countrycompare/oil/1a.html The US represents about 10% of the world's oil production, and about a quarter of its consumption.
My car gets crappy gas mileage (16 city/ 20 highway) but I live 1 mile from work and about 1 mile from all the places I hang out. So, not much. Plus I don't have any debt so I dont worry about the occasional road trip.
I really don't see why we can't drill more of our own oil, to help in the supply department. Sure, we need to pursue alternative fuels, but our territories aren't exactly barren of oil. Perhaps this is worthy of a different thread, but a drilling site doesn't take up all that much land. I've been on drill sites before, I don't see what the fuss is all about. With horizontal drilling technology, you have more flexibility of the location of the site, and a better rate of success in opening wells. I feel like people relate a drilling site to a huge refinery or something. It ain't so.
