Originally Posted By: John from Madison CT
Petroleum is the life blood of the global economy.

There lies much of the problem. But American's are held hostage by petroleum demand.

Originally Posted By: John from Madison CT
Less drilling in the U.S. means more dependency on Foreign Oil. A very dangerous option that puts the Middle East in a more important light than we may want.

A great set of choices . . . but the most disappointing part. We could see this disaster developing in 1990's. Twenty years of failed adjustment & leadership.

Originally Posted By: John from Madison CT
Just because one of the 3500 Oil wells in the Gulf has failed, it doesn't mean we shouldn't continue to pursue deep sea drilling as an option.

I think it does - we should expend the resources to get off the petroleum treadmill or we will find ourselves even deeper in the same hole in 2020

Originally Posted By: John from Madison CT
Why don't we ban all Automobiles when there's a fatal car accident?

John - this analogy you frequently use just seems silly. Its not the same - not even close


Edited by swwind (06/01/10 02:29 PM)
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