formerroadie
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Oh good, more oil...... let's stop that crap please. :doh
It's due to the fact that for every other product and service it's an overhead cost, and that always gets passed on to the consumer.How is the government manipulating the market to the extent it is causing a rise in prices for Americans?
At least we agree on something ...Yea live in a dream world..
No, the market is broken because the government has far too much power in the economic sphere. If the government weren't so involved in manipulating the market, the oil companies' power in government would be meaningless.
Once again, the government is a sickness masquerading as its own cure.
You mean like it has not done so far? Face it the market is broken because the oil companies have far too much power in the political sphere.
It will take at least 10 years to get a single drop out ... at least.
Again, so what? Doing nothing isn't going to produce that pool, nor is doing nothing going to create jobs. There will be oil flowing out of that resevoir before green energy come close to maturity.
Oh good, more oil...... let's stop that crap please. :doh
Oh good, more oil...... let's stop that crap please. :doh
I don't know why folks are deriding it.
Why do people act like oil exploration and alternative energy are either or propositions?
We can and should be investing in both.
Sure this oil won't come out of the ground for a decade, but does anything think we won't be using oil in a decade? Sure this field by itself won't make a major impact, but this field and another field and another field, can add up to make some sort of impact.
And while we're drilling we should be working to expand our use of alternative energy and nuclear energy as well to wean us off oil in the long term.
So, your solution, is to do nothing? How's that been working for us, so far?
My solution? Is to keep on drilling where it's allowed now and fund renewable energy projects. And Nuclear energy is fine by me as well.
Also tax the crap out of fossil fuels and use the revenue to offset income taxes on the middle class.
It's due to the fact that for every other product and service it's an overhead cost, and that always gets passed on to the consumer.
How about doing less? as in less wasting of energy resources....?
Fewer products produced and shipped? Fewer goods and services consumed? Fewer people working? Somehow, I don't see that being the answer.
I thought the treehuggers told us there was no more oil in the Gulf. Guess they were wrong, again.
I agree, we should, it's just that we have to keep in mind that we are not in control when it comes to oil markets and the longer we stay, the more we fuel regimes that are often diametrically opposed to our goals. Imagine if the entire US demand for oil for consumer vehicles stopped. Oil futures would plummet, as would oil revenue. Bye Bye Chavez. Bye Bye Iranian Mullahs. Bye Bye Putin. They are instantly gone.
Maybe. At this rate, we're not even finding fields fast enough to replace the fields that are declining.
Not to mention throwing billions at energy storage and electric cars. Hell, if we could efficiently store electricity and setup solar panels in space....who needs coal, gas and nuclear?
The market isn't broken, the market simply hasn't created a demand for an alternative to oil sufficient to bring said alternative to a cost-effective and large scale level.You mean like it has not done so far? Face it the market is broken because the oil companies have far too much power in the political sphere.
How many people do we all know who commute in a 4x4 3/4 ton truck, alone....?
The market isn't broken, the market simply hasn't created a demand for an alternative to oil sufficient to bring said alternative to a cost-effective and large scale level.