First, why are the oil companies lobbying for more drilling. According to some experts, they aren't making very good use of the lands for which they already hold leases.
Many Americans are now in favor of increased drilling and exploration. But the question is: do we open up more land, or crack the whip on those oil companies to make better use on the lands they already have?Do you support the Bush administration's proposals to open up more federal land for oil drilling?
well i dont beleive much in the peak oil thing, however im not a geologist or a sceintist, i guess its my personal theory but i have a hard time beleiveing that we havent used up all the oil from dinosaurs yet if thats where it came from
but in any case they do have certain land leased ouut but they have so many rules and stipulations on them that its almost impossible to drill anywhere
for a similar example im in central minnesota so it doesnt effect me yet but it might, anyways they wanted to put a clean coal burning power plant in south dakota but they were stopped i dont recall actual numbers but, the reason they were stopped was because they had no alternative power sources involved meaning, wind or solar
both of which would allmost double the cost of the plant construction solar is grossly expensive still however wind is still competetive with a catch, its not a very windy area no wind=no power so how would they build twice the plant and still keep power competetively priced?, they cant
along with drilling, we dont want spills and what not but it has been many years since weve had a spill, and i know the exxon valdeez will pop up however the cleanup was paid for by exxon and cleaned up with exxons money which would be the same scenario if it did happen, but the chances of that happening is pretty much nill
we all know that
we do need something else but if we can produce our own oilas long as the government dont get too engrossed into it our prices would drop hugely plus we could throw any extra on the open market and sell it for a huge profit to china or india while giving back to our economy
the biggest problem is we screwed up long ago and were coming in at 3rd place
chinas economy is beginning to become based on oil such as ours which is good for them however also hurts us at the same time, and india is headed that direction too
im hoping im not wasting my breath because im guessing youll look at it rationally
but in any case we are not ready for alternative fuels yet, they just arent viable yet, about the best ive heard is that we should stick to coal and wind for power generation untill solar becomes less expensive and use natural gas and gas in cars
natural gas is the cleanest of fossil fueals and the best part is it regenerates basicly so its not quite renewable but its far closer then this ethenol bs were screwing ourselves with right now
if your interested in an oil big wigs speech about the whole ordeal email or im me and ill get it for ya, i just dont have it in front of me right now but he seemd to be the most sensible person ive heard speak to thus point so far about itDo you support the Bush administration's proposals to open up more federal land for oil drilling?
I do support Bush for his drilling proposals. I'm a very conservative republican and I think that domestic drilling is the way to go. First off even though the oil companies have over 68,000,000 acres to drill the majority of that land doesn't have oil and/or enough oil to turn a profit. Therefore if we open up more land for drilling what will happen will be for more oil to appear on the market in the future and for any speculation about future supply to be stable. Because the reason for high prices now isn't because of a reduced supply, it is because that perhaps in 10 years there won't be enough supply so getting more oil on the market in about 5 or so years is the way to go.
GO GEORGE BUSH, DICK CHENEY, AND MY GOOD FRIEND RUSH LIMBAUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not at all. It doesn't even come close to addressing the issue at hand....America's oil consumption. Open your eyes America, oil is a finite resource and opening our land to oil will, at most, barely delay the inevitable supply problem.....actually it's a demand problem. We can't continue our oil consumption addiction. Any money put into oil drilling or exploration would be much more wisely used allocated for alternative energy research and/or development. It's like solving your wife's crack addiction by stealing your kid's college money to give her more crack. Yeah she'll pass out for a few more weeks, but she's still addicted to crack and now your kid has less.
Yes.
And I am an environmentalist.
For your first point- what I understand is that the land which they have available is not as suitable for drilling as what they would like to have. It needs to be cost-effective. You can be assured if companies could make money drilling on the land they have, they would be doing it.
for your second point-drilling has a very small environmental footprint these days- with small platforms, lateral drilling, double walled tankers (to eliminate the possibility of another valdez)- times have changed.
The ';they already have unused leases'; argument is bogus - there's not a lot of oil under the ground subject to the existing leases. There's a lot of oil under the ground that Bush wants to open up.
Hey - the guy's an idiot. He gets one good idea every six years. This is that one good idea. Let's take advantage of it.
i am for doing all we can to make our country as self sufficient as possible. the lands already leased for drilling are not good prospects for producing oil. the experts say we have oil in the rocky mountain area and in Alaska. the democratic congress is playing games with our security. for 18 months they have stalled and stopped every attempt to allow drilling for oil. it just doesn't make sense to let them stop us from helping ourselves. i have talked to my congressmen and everyone should do the same . lets get the oil and get the blackmailers off our back. we have the resources to do it quickly if we want to . i cannot excuse the democratic congress and no one should democrat ,republican whatever.
There is already a ton of drilling going on right now in the US. Several states are having a record oil production year. Active rigs are up, work over rigs are up, permits to drill on federal land up 300%.
When Bush says we need to drill what he is talking about is ANWR and the offshore. Why those areas? Because the Bush puppet masters (the big oil companies) are wanting their payback now before he leaves office. The oil companies have wanted their hands on ANWR for 30 years. This is just the latest in their cons to get it.
Do you honestly think that we open up ANWR tomorrow and by next week gas prices will drop? Do not be so gullible. Conservative estimates are that any oil in ANWR would take at minimum 5 to 10 years to hit the international market and even then it would have a marginal effect (2 to 4 cent drop) in gas prices at best.
The oil companies have 68 million acres of ground leased for drilling and are not using it. Some in Congress have suggested that they either use it or lose their leases to open up these areas to people who will use it. I have heard they have even capped proven producing oil wells. I don't know if that is true or not.
Why does Bush want to drill off shore and in Anwar? Both places will require several years just to either build platforms or pipelines before drilling can even begin.
Drilling for oil is the best alternative in holding prices, and even bring them down in the long run.
I believe we have way more oil than anyone is saying right now, because that would mean they are speculating on guessing our supply of oil is limited. How can anyone say how much oil we have when exploration is prohibited 鈥?br>
The liberals all say that the supply is minimal. I don鈥檛 think they want us to find it, because it would mean that oil would be plentiful, and with that knowledge, people would demand drilling.
they are not making good use of current land because of all the special interest environmental red tape when Clinton shot down the first anware attempt part of his reasoning was that it would take ten years that was 12 years ago at that time oil was around 30 a barrel let us not make the same mistake twice the technology is there for safe drilling let US use it
I support doing as Japan has done and going with alternative fuel sources.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrxfMz2eD鈥?/a>
Now... why aren't these things being made or sold in America... hmmm....
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As a former President once said, they sure aren't making any more land.
Why do you want to infect our life support system (planet Earth) with more of our 'intelligent' technology?
Please consider the long term consequences of immediate gratification.
If there was no exploitable oil under the current leases, the oil companies would have turned them back in. Once they have either exploited them OR provided reasonable proof that there is no economically oil under them, THEN we can discuss opening up further areas for exploration.
No, I don't, because it's not a solution. It's merely temporary appeasement. Quite simply put, the United States holds one percent of the world's oil, yet we make up for twenty-five percent of the world's oil usage. Even if we were to drill the U.S. dry, it wouldn't solve the problem. It might shut people up for awhile, but it's not a long-term solution.
No, because there is really not that much oil left in the United States. We hit peak production in 1970 and the amount of oil we produce has been declining since that time.
We need to leave some oil for the future. This stuff is not a renewable resource.
What we need to do is find a replacement for it. I think we should build more nuclear plants and use them to power electric or hydrogen cars.
Wouldn't you want oil companies to drill where there is lot's of oil.
It's like a mother saying eat your peas before you get your dessert. We need the dessert now! Let's let them get started drilling where there is lot's of oil that is easily transported.
I am voteing for McCain, I am a registered voter in the American Association of Poor People, no lie it is a real political party. I totally do not want off shore drilling to take place! McCain says off shore drilling is a good idea, but faced with that or Obama I still have to vote McCain
Yes! It may not be a short term answer to the oil problem ,but it is a step in the right direction.If we can open up more drilling here it will in the long term wean us off of imported oil. Now that is a goal worth going for.
I am all for drilling.It brings to light the audacity of next step events.Will oil come out?Will this oil reduce the price of gas?Can oil companies be 'forced to sell at responsible prices?
supply of oil isn't the problem. Oversupply of US dollars is. Too many US dollars reamianing in circulation...lower US dollar value....higher oil will be.
No.
Drilling will not produce a drop of gasoline for 7-10 years.
For an immediate impact on our crisis we need conservation and alternative sources, e.g. solar and wind.
I support more drilling because I am sick of buying oil from terrorist countries!!!
I believe a bold and strong commitment to drilling will ease fears of oil shortages and help drive prices down. I don't buy the democrat propaganda it will take 20 years. If America puts it's mind and muscle behind something under dedicated, committed, unified, leadership, that something gets done pronto. More drilling and huge tax incentives for electric cars and hybrids will drive the price of gasoline down to below $3 a gallon very quickly. Couple that with increased electricity production from multiple nuclear power plants and we have a major economic boom to look forward to.
I think we should invade China and take their vast and rich resources of undiscovered oil fields. Use Tibet as an excuse.
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