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Old 07-20-08, 03:04 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Re: Texas Approves a $4.93 Billion Wind-Power Project

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To the Democrats - Drilling will help some, and we need all the help we can get, so stop lying to the American people, telling us that it will do nothing. Something, even if not much, is better than nothing. We need action NOW.
And this kind of propaganda is exactly why many people are leery about drilling for oil. I have no PROBLEM with drilling for oil persay; I just worry that too many people will think along these lines and use it as an excuse to not take any REAL action.

No, drilling for oil will NOT do anything. Certainly not any significant amount. It might increase the overall world supply a whopping 1%, after the production actually hits full power. What it WILL do is give lots of people an excuse to say "z0MG we have an energy plan! We're drilling for more oil LULZ!"

If states want to drill for oil, go for it. But please stop with the misinformation that it's actually a solution (even a partial solution) to our energy problems.
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