If only the stupid environmentalist wusses would listen. More jobs. Cheaper oil. Cheaper fuel, which would result in cheaper EVERYTHING. So yeah, lets just ignore a vast supply of oil under our feet (and the abundant benefits that it could present us) because the wusses on the left side of the aisle are making more money off of environmentalism and the global warming hoax.
Ah, the age old excuse of "it won't be immediate." That is illogical, at best. It should have been done decades ago, so that we would be reaping the benefits now. It would be moronic to continue to ignore the problem when the solution is right beneath us prime for the taking. Especially knowing that a crisis is looming in the future. Anyone that thinks that we are better off depending on the middle east for oil needs to have their head examined immediately. The people coming up with the numbers that you are presenting as "facts" are the same people that produce erroneous report after erroneous report. They don't have a clue as to what American oil companies could or couldn't do. They don't have a clue as to how it would affect global oil prices. So if you want to take their wild guesses to heart, go for it. You probably still believe in global warming after all of their numbers have been proven fraudulent, as well.
And this comment is the most baffling of them all. How is removing an unseen substance from deep within the Earth "raping" it? If we were talking about ravaging forests, then you would have a point. And oil rig taps into a supply, removes it, and moves on to the next site without leaving a trace. Stop being over dramatic.
But is is liberalism to take 1 bad example out of decades of successful drilling to promote their tree hugging agenda. Actually, this has yet to even prove to have a negative impact on the environment. It hasn't harmed any wildlife. It hasn't harmed any vegetation. And it may be completely contained before it ever does. As usual, the media is sensationalizing the incident, and you sheep are just blindly gobbling up every crumb.
Some people are too stupid to realize that the media is hyping this up for ratings. Some people are too stupid to realize that scientists are already competing for a breakthrough in a clean fuel alternative. Some people are too stupid to realize that shutting off the oil supply would do nothing to speed up progress in development of that technology. Some people are too stupid to realize that the only effect that decreasing our oil supply would have would be to create a financial disaster of Biblical proportions. I hope that you tree hugging liberals are prepared for the outcome of sending society back to the Stone Age if you get your wishes.
I use facts. Your head is the one filled with science fiction fantasies. A legitimate alternative energy source would make the creator(s) TRILLIONS. You're dumber than I thought if you truly believe that there aren't organizations and individuals out there trying to develop the technology. The few small successes they've made are unrealistic, because the technology is cost prohibitive. Who wants to spend thousands of dollars every couple of year to replace battery packs or fuel cells in their vehicles? The simple fact of the matter is that it's not a simple problem to solve. Stop watching Star Trek and rejoin the real world.
Stop using oil and use what? When the technology is realistic and affordable, people will use it. You people that think we aren't conducting an insane amount of research for alternative energy sources are either naive, uneducated, or both. Here's one example that came out today of where we've spent BILLIONS on single project.
