Oh God yes, if it hinders the economic growth of the Middle East then I'm all for it. Only America can has the monies. |
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It seems that is a big talking point between our two lovely political canditates. |
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"A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world."
-oscar wilde
Oh God yes, if it hinders the economic growth of the Middle East then I'm all for it. Only America can has the monies. |
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I said yes because I can't think of any reason not to exploit a source of revenue if it doesn't hurt anyone, which it wouldn't given the US's relatively strict environmental laws. However, I would like to make clear that such drilling would not produce anywhere near enough oil to rival Saudi Arabia, nor would it affect oil prices beyond the level of speculation for many years. |
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I'm not against all domestic drilling, but I think it's only a priority to certain lobbies who are eager to cash in one last chit before the next inauguration. Besides, the stuff will only get more valuable sitting down there, and presumably cheaper and cleaner to extract, assuming no one else goes after the same reservoirs from across our borders. The day will come when burning oil for fuel will seem as mad as using diamonds for gravel in your driveway. |
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If you have a sense of caring for others, you will manifest a kind of inner strength in spite of your own difficulties and problems. With this strength, your own problems will seem less significant and bothersome to you. By going beyond your own problems and taking care of others, you gain inner strength, self-confidence, courage, and a greater sense of calm.Dalai Lama
anyone disturbed at all by the environmental impact? |
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"A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world."
-oscar wilde
Of ANWAR drilling? Certainly. Of drilling off the Florida coast? What can survive there besides Floridians now? Certainly News of the Weird will require more due diligence and investigative reporting with their passing, but is that not a price we are willing to pay? |
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If you have a sense of caring for others, you will manifest a kind of inner strength in spite of your own difficulties and problems. With this strength, your own problems will seem less significant and bothersome to you. By going beyond your own problems and taking care of others, you gain inner strength, self-confidence, courage, and a greater sense of calm.Dalai Lama
I think if the Americans decide to drill of their shore then they should give the contracts to Saudi Companies, thats the least you can do y'know cuz you ppl control Saudi Arabia's Oil Fields and make a fucking huge profit from their biggest resource alot of which The Saudi People never see. |
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Last edited by dragonoverlord; 08-08-2008 at 07:32 AM.
Some are born to sweet deleight
Some are born to endless night
Start drilling you incompetent idiots!! |
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I say drill, we are going to run out of oil eventually so we might as well drill now while we still are drilling, in the future to drill that oil would cost more if we abandonded hydrocarbons. Thats why we must drill it now. |
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I would rather die on my feet then to live on my knees.
If you have a sense of caring for others, you will manifest a kind of inner strength in spite of your own difficulties and problems. With this strength, your own problems will seem less significant and bothersome to you. By going beyond your own problems and taking care of others, you gain inner strength, self-confidence, courage, and a greater sense of calm.Dalai Lama
What we need to do is burn all the executives to oil companies alive and subsidize the transition to alternative fuels. Fuck more drilling, there is no "until we can make the transition" We can, right now. |
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Everything works out in the end, sometimes even badly.
Sigh....look at your gas price, if we don't drill it will go up, if we drill it goes down...simple as that...if you want to pay more at the pump then I don't know what to say to people like you.. |
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Last edited by guerilla; 08-08-2008 at 08:15 PM.
I would rather die on my feet then to live on my knees.
How about we ditch Nevada for solar energy? |
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"Man is least himself when he speaks in his own person. Give a man a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
- Oscar Wilde
What you mean, "people like me?" People that you strawman? I can do it, too, want to watch? |
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Everything works out in the end, sometimes even badly.
I don't quite know where you're going with this killing babies thing...we just want oil companies to drill offshore which won't harm any millions of species...you are just blowing things out of proportion. |
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I would rather die on my feet then to live on my knees.
It wasn't related to something in reality, I'm just saying I can strawman you, too. |
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Everything works out in the end, sometimes even badly.
Your misunderstanding of the issue is impressive in its depth. If we drill, prices at the pump might drop seven cents for six months twenty-five years from now. You've fallen for the same trick Bush used to justify Iraq: say two things in close proximity, whether it's "Saddam" and "9/11" or "gas prices" and "offshore drilling," and people will assume a link exists, lying to themselves to save politicians the trouble. The real effects of drilling in the Gulf will be another check drawn on the taxpayers' account, made out to Haliburton et al., in exchange for warm, fuzzy feelings in the electorate, directed mainly at the GOP. It's an empty political move that does nothing to address the real issues. |
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If you have a sense of caring for others, you will manifest a kind of inner strength in spite of your own difficulties and problems. With this strength, your own problems will seem less significant and bothersome to you. By going beyond your own problems and taking care of others, you gain inner strength, self-confidence, courage, and a greater sense of calm.Dalai Lama
All the wildlife out there can go to hell for all i care. Gimmie 98 cent gas like it was back in 1999! |
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