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Originally posted by neo96
we are out there in the rest of the world because the treehuggers will not let us drill here
we still have alot of resources ALOT and they handcuff drilling here at home.
its their fault. DRILL DRILL DRILL!
The US ALREADY gets about 25% of it's oil from within it's own borders. So to pretend we don't drill here is obviously false. In addition, unless one believes in the fairy tale of 'aboitic oil', one recognizes that productivity of existing reserves in the US has declined since the 70's, which is the main we reason drilling is not expanding exponentially. The oil likely isnt there, and what is there isn't profitable to extract.
Originally posted by unityemissions
reply to post by ccponzi
I'm not stuck in your box. The term liberal socialist has no meaning to me. There are many groups, some government funded, that are starting to produce algae oil. We should certainly be very wise about how we produce our energy needs, and how it effects the environment.
Originally posted by Arcade425
This a great find. It brings to light a lot of things. I feel we are keeping the oil in reserve because the rest of the world is burning through their own fields. Remember oil is used for everything.
Originally posted by ccponzi
America does not wait for the rest of the world to catch up to us. We are better than the rest of the world.
It's called American Exceptionalism. You should be proud to be an American Exceptionalist.
And what's all this stuff with Obama apologizing to the world because we are Americans??
Do you have a logical way of accomplishing all this.
And oil is a finite resource.
Originally posted by rigel4
reply to post by ccponzi
S&F for great thread and research
well done
Originally posted by nixie_nox
You do know the US alone uses 20 billion barrels of oil per day. So by your estimate,the Anylargest oil reserve in teh world" would last us about 3-4 hours.
Anytime prices go up, someone always touts that we need to drill our own little reserves as a solution. It shows you have no idea how the oil industry works, and you don't solve any problems. You just created a 3 hour bandaid.
There is a reason that President Obama came out and said the prices are now going to be investigated. They are being manipulated. And the turmoil in the middle east is creating excuses, not problems.
Supply is up and Demand is actually down. If you look at the history of gas spikes, they always follow a mid east conflict.
So if supply is up and demand is down, why are prices skyrocketing? I don't think it is a coincidence the prices in the US dropped ten cents immediately upon the Presiden'ts announcement.
Originally posted by Rockpuck
reply to post by incrediblelousminds
And oil is a finite resource.
Mmm that's a myth. There is no evidence that oil is a "finite" resource, just as there is absolutely no evidence that it originates from decomposed animals. In fact all evidence suggest that it's a naturally produced within the earth where hydrogen in the from of water and carbon mix .. and considering those two elements are most abundant on Earth, it's pretty easy to make with enough heat and pressure. (we can actually make oil in a lab, just not at large enough production). If you look at a map of the Earth and note the various wells of oil, gas and coal you will see that they are hardly "scarce".
It's a farce to get in your wallet.